• Media Development Training by VIKES Finland and MISA Tanzania

    VIKES is a Finnish acronym which stands for the Finnish Foundation for Media, Communication and Development. This organization provides training to journalists and educators working in the media field. Along with the Media Institute of Southern Africa’s Tanzania branch, or MISA-TAN, VIKES hosted an online investigative news gathering workshop March 17-19, 2014 at the University…


  • Journalists for Human Rights Face New Challenge in East Africa

    Years of experience working with journalists in West Africa could not prepare Canada’s media development organization, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), with what would happen next in East Africa. Written by a former JHR Tanzania media trainer. ARUSHA, Tanzania – Canadian journalist Chris Oke never thought when he accepted a position at Journalists for Human…


  • From Accra to Arusha: A journalist’s journey across Africa

    Okay, I know it’s cliche to travel to Africa and expect to launch my career as an international journalist. But, hey, if it worked out for so many others, why not give it a try? Of course I spent six months backpacking and not a lot of time actually doing my journalism. Throughout my travels…


Design a site like this with WordPress.com
Get started