The Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM),an arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) in partnership with the Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy (CEPA) receintly organised a media training workshop for Environmental Journalists where they were among others drilled in effective reporting on Climate Change,Disaster Risk Management and Mining.
The two day workshop which was held from 24th to 25th February,2014 at Game Haven Golf Club in Thyolo had facilitators from the Department of Fisheries,Ministry of of Persons with Disabilities and Elderly,Ministry of Gender and representatives from Blantyre City Council.
The Department of Fisheries presented on the effects of Climate Change,Mining and fisheries and the Ministry of Persons with Disabilities and Elderly presented to journalists on Climate Change and Disability where as the Ministry of Gender highlighted the effects of Climate Change and Gender,Youth and Reproductive Health.
During Editor’s workshop,George Kasakula from the Nation Newspaper challenges fellow editors to accomodated stories on Environment written by their reporters and be considered space in their publications or bulletins.
He however,urged journalists to make sure that their stories have a human-face approach hence attractive to readers.
For her part,CEPA’s Project Officer,Doroph Tembo commended its partners,among others CADECOM for supporting the training of Environmental journalists and Editors.She said the cordial working relationship that exixt between her organisation and its partners is crucial hence the need to continue working together.
Association of Environmental Journalists (AEJ) General Secretary,Mathews Malata commended CEPA and its partners for organising the workshop.He said through the workshop,they have been equipped with skills on how they can report on issues affecting climate change,Disaster Risk Management and Mining.
According to Malata,the workshop also created a conducive working environment between journalists and editors.
Atleast 20 journalists and 15 editors attended the training workshop
ECM was represented by its Communications Officer Prince Henderson
