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For further information, contact David Lush or David Nthengwe at
MISA, Private Bag 13386, Windhoek, Namibia, tel:+264 61 232975,
fax:+264 61 248016, e-mail: dlush@ingrid.misa.org.na,
research@ingrid.misa.org.na.


International Freedom of Expression eXchange Clearing House
________________________________________________________________
Date: 21 August 1996

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Environmental reporting workshop to take place
in Namibia in October

ORIGINATOR: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Windhoek

The Gemini News Service is to conduct a two-week workshop on
Environmental Reporting from 14 to 26 October 1996 in Windhoek,
Namibia. The workshop will focus on environmental education in
sub-Saharan Africa and has been slated for candidates from the
following southern African nations: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho,
Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland.

Applicants should be at the level of senior reporters and news
editors; that is, journalists whose work often decides what gets
published or spiked. Candidates should be literate (not
necessarily fluent) in the English language so that they will be
able to benefit from the workshop and pass on its benefits to
colleagues; and, by using the improved skills acquired, be able
to educate their audiences better on the environment.

Themes of the workshop:
-The environment remains high in the political agenda -- next to
human rights issues. Some environmental issues require specialist
knowledge of science, for instance, in order to be understood;
others involve intricate economic and political considerations.
-While governments prefer to use their own structured services to
inform people on the environment, the media generally achieve a
broader flow and coverage and thus a wider delivery, and are,
therefore, better placed to educate the public on environmental
and related issues.
-Journalists need to determine the range of topics and report
them in a readable form. Also, they need to appreciate the link
between proper environmental management and sustainable economic
development.
-Good reporting will improve public appreciation of the issues
involved and contribute to better decision-making by the people
and governments. In particular, journalists need to maintain a
balance so that environmental issues do not divert attention from
other development problems.

Workshop administration:
The workshop is structured such that subjects not completed
during the normal sessions can be taken up during meal times.
Therefore, lunch and dinner are considered as part of the
workshop and will be paid for by the workshop administration.

The workshop will be responsible for the return air fare between
the capital cities of the participants' countries and the venue,
Windhoek.

Only twenty places are available, and in order that candidates be
considered, a C.V. of each candidate must accompany each
nomination to reach Gemini by and not later than 9 September
1996. Participants may be selected from print or electronic media
because Gemini believes that the principle of journalism is the
same; only the medium of practice is different.

Send your applications by fax to:

Environmental Reporting Workshop
Gemini News Service
9 White Lion Street
London N1 9PD
United Kingdom
Attn: Bethel Njoku
Fax: +171 837 5118
Tel: +171 833 4141

For further information, contact David Lush or David Nthengwe at
MISA, Private Bag 13386, Windhoek, Namibia, tel:+264 61 232975,
fax:+264 61 248016, e-mail: dlush@ingrid.misa.org.na,
research@ingrid.misa.org.na.

The information contained in this press release is the sole
responsibility of its originator.
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