Uganda Radio News Workshop

September 6‹17, 2004

 

 

     

 

The Uganda Radio News Workshop was one of two concurrent workshops sponsored by the International Broadcasting Bureau/Voice of America in cooperation with the United States Embassy in Uganda.  The second workshop focused on radio management and sales strategies and techniques.

     

 

International Communications Trainer and Consultant Stephen C. Coon was the trainer for the Radio News Workshop.  Dr. Sam Swan, professor of journalism at the University of Tennessee‹Knoxville ,  project coordinator,  led the management sales workshop along with Dr. Greg Pitts of Bradley University.

 

The goal of the radio news workshop was to work with Uganda broadcast journalists to help identify area where we could help enhance their professional skills.  This was a cooperative effort in which the participants and I developed mutually acceptable themes of interest and relevance to contemporary Uganda.

 

There were 14 broadcast journalists in the news workshops: Tusime Faisal, senior news reporter Bunyoro Broadcasting Services; Jack Otim, programs manager Radio Apac; Jackee Baziga Radio One FM; Wambi Michael,  head of news Voice of Teso; Eunice Kabahuma Voice of Toro; Olivia  Cerendu and Linda Kibombo Sanyu FM; Aisha Sematiko, editor and Charles Bukuwa, journalist Dembe FM;  the Reverend Nelson Otto, editor Kiira FM; Daniel Mngabi Radio West; Luke Seku Haumba, managing editor Mbale FM; Christopher Ocowun, editor Radio Four; and Alex Akankwasa, reporter and producer Voice of Kigezi.

 

Also on hand for a number of sessions was Paula Caffey, regional marketing director for Voice of America.

 

All the radio news journalists  discussed several journalism topics during week one including  identifying and confirming news sources, interviewing and reporting techniques,  investigative reporting strategies, effective use of audio, as well as observing professional journalism standards and ethics.

 

In week two the participants formed two teams to prepare  separate radio newscasts, which would demonstrate the skills and concepts we had emphasized in the first week. 

 

The Uganda radio journalists are to be congratulated for their dedication to the tasks developed during the workshop and the commitment they have demonstrated to  improving the standards of broadcast journalism. 

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