Thursday, October 25, 2012

A short summary of what we did yesterday


Thursday 25, October 2012.
We had an introductory session whereby each participant introduced himself/herself, what she/he is doing and where she/he works and the position held.Each participant stated what their expectations upon completion of the training. 
Mr. Jussi Nummelin, Second Secretary, Embassy of Finland made the official opening address underlining the importance of freedom of speech, good use of the resources Tanzania is endowed with (minerals, gas, and uranium and the responsibilities vested upon the media in the proper use of the same.
The importance of transparency when reporting pertinent issues such as in the cases that hit the deadlines of the media in Tanzania of the abduction, torture of Dr. Ulimboka Stephen, and the killing of a journalist Mr. Daudi Mwangosi and the importance of confirming the rumours and challenging the information availed by sources.
The facilitator (Mr. Peik Johansson) took the participants through a number of topics namely how to construct a blog, defining investigative journalism, and how to make use of the Internet, how to access various data from the Internet.
An assignment at the end of the session (day one)
Ø  The topics were quite interesting useful and I can say I liked all of them.
Ø  I learnt that Investigative Internet journalism is a vital working tool especially when seeking information from adamant and bureaucratic sources.
v  The most important point that caught my attention was: TO SPEND MUCH TIME ON THE INVESTIGATION THAN ON ACTUAL WRITING.
Concrete examples about researches, assignments and discussions in class are:-
Websites where information can be accessed namely The News Manual, Investigative Journalism Manual (KAS), the importance of Google search engine, the use of investigative the prospering of investigative journalism in the social media, and the use of Reporter tools. 

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