Safety especially journalist safety is very vital in this day and age we find ourselves. The corona virus pandemic has heightened the already present need for safety of journalists and now more than ever, journalists who are at the war front with health care workers deserve to be safe. Journalists in a bid to bring…
The #RCCE200 project from African Women in Media in partnership with UNESCO under the framework of the IPDC is pleased to present the trainers for the Risk Communication and Community Engagement training. Meet the trainers; Trainer: Ruona Meyer Bio: Ruona Meyer is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with 17 years’ experience in print, radio, wire agency, TV and digital outlets across…
African Women in Media (AWiM), in partnership with UNESCO under the framework of the IPDC announces the kick off/ launch of the Risk Communication and Community Engagement project (RCCE) today, July 1, 2020. This project which received applications from over 600 female journalists from Eastern Africa with interest in the areas of health/risk communication and community engagement in light of the Covid 19 global pandemic. The…
COURSE: Online fact-checking and verification training Facilitator: Carina van Wyk Date: 25 – 26 June 2020 Time: 0900-1600 (GMT+2) Places available: 20 Register here. Course outcomes After completing the two-day online training session, participants should be able to: Describe what fact-checking is and why reporting accurately is so important Explain what false information is and…
Addis Ababa 11 May 2020 (ECA) – The director of regional integration and trade at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Stephen Karingi, told an online group of journalists on 11 May 2020 that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could help African economies recover from the impact of COVID-19. Watch the video here!!!
A group of 200 Eastern African women journalists will soon be connected through an on-line resource hub addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and providing online training materials on how to cover the outbreak. The hub will also include a database with reference media content and links to good practices on reporting sanitary emergencies in the world. Read more…
Episode Four: Mental Health of Journalists In our final episode of the ‘Covid-19 for Journalists’ podcast series, we speak about the mental health of journalists, and duty of care of editors and senior management in news organisations, to journalists. Dr Yemisi Akinbobola, is joined by Qaanitah Hunter, Politics Editor at South Africa’s News24, and Stephanie…
Tech Cabal and UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, have released a report examining the distribution and level of involvement of women in technology and STEM fields in Nigeria. It identifies successes, gaps, challenges and offers recommendations for further improvement. “It is no news that there is in existence, a gender disparity between men and women in the…
COVID-19 has, in a matter of months, infected over a million people, torn apart families and societies, and destabilized economies. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has revised Africa’s growth downwards, from 3.2% to 2%, and African economies will likely need a stimulus of $100 billion. This does not even take into consideration…
Esther Armah, Director of EAA Media Productions was one of the Panelists on the ‘#MeToo in Africa: Global Solutions for Sexual Harassment’ panel at AWiM19 in Nairobi. Her panel featured Kenyan journalist Rachel Ombaka. Inspired by Rachel’s presentation that highlighted four specific sexual harassment actions that occur within Kenya’s media houses, Esther connected with Rachel…
Websites Data and information Africa Centre for Disease Control (AfricaCDC) World Health Organisation coronavirus updates Google Schema: Testing Facilities Global Health Security Index AMREF Health Africa Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Map Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Data Journalism resources Keeping people safe and informed about COVID_19 (by Facebook) First Draft’s Tips and Guides for Covering COVID-19 World Health Organization…
As we move close to the fourth conference scheduled for July 29-31 in South Africa (here’s the concept of AWiM 2020 [PDF] )we are delighted at the realization that the AWiM family is growing. Therefore, we invite applications for a qualified person for a full-time role of a Media and Communications Officer! The officer, who…
