African Governments Must End Media Restrictions and Censorship - African Editors Forum (TAEF) statement on World Press Freedom Day 2024 #WPFD2024

Kenya makes progress in cervical cancer vaccination and prevention despite Covid-19 disruptions.TalkAfrica

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'When editors and journalists are better informed they are able to hold the gov't to account earlier on. We need more proactive reporting on climate change as opposed to reactive.' ~Rosalia Omungo-KEG CEO.
Baraza Media Lab Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) John-Allan Namu
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KEG CEO Rosalia Omungo: 'Climate change being a specialised area, there is need for sensitization of editors and reporters through continous training.We need to report beyond the crisis.'
Baraza Media Lab Rosalia Omungo John-Allan Namu Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)
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IFRC Africa Kenya Red Cross IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media Internews Christine Mungai John-Allan Namu Rosalia Omungo Ringos Beryl Rose Lukalo-Owino In addition to telling our individual and community stories, it’s important for us to understand what is happening systemically around the world in order for us to lead the conversation on climate change. That is where I think we need to be more deliberate” John-Allan Namu

KEG CEO Rosalia Omungo speaking at the Baraza Media Lab's #WorldPressFreedomDay2024 event.
' The spread of awareness, dedicated environmental segments and follow up stories by journalists has escalated environmental reporting.'
Rosalia Omungo Baraza Media Lab Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)

WPFDay: It was a privilege to join media industry players to reflect on media freedom & environmental reporting ⁦Baraza Media Lab⁩ ⁦John-Allan Namu⁩ ⁦Ringos Beryl⁩ ⁦Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)⁩ ⁦Kenya Editors’ Guild⁩ ⁦Christine Mungai⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦Maurice Otieno⁩

Kenya Editors' Guild congratulates the Association of Professional Broadcasters ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTERS-KE on the launch of their Strategic Plan.
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Tune in to the #BreakfastClubKBC today from 8.00 am to 9.00 am as KEG council member Toepista Nabusoba speaks on Journalism and Environmental crisis.
Nick Ndeda Angie Haki
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KEG council member Millicent Awuor: 'Financing impactful stories is very expensive.Sometimes climate change stories may be lost in donor interests. We need to be able to tell these stories in our own way, highlighting the human interest.'
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'Fact checking tools and techniques are available. However, fact- checking of climate change stories also requires high quality data that show trends.Newsrooms need to invest in this.' ~Francis Mureithi-KEG council member.
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KEG council member Francis Mureithi: 'In digital platforms speed is key.Sometimes getting feedback from a credible source is difficult.We need a pool of climate experts to be able to get information and data on climate change to promote factual reporting.'
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Panel discussion on
'Digital Space asVehicle to Information Integrity in a Climate Crisis Age.'
'The audience consumption habits have been changing.Climate change stories needs to be packaged in the new story formats.' Francis Mureithi-KEG Council member.
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'The current environmental crisis is largely because of human development, people have stopped doing sustainable development, that we extract without caring about future generations.'

~ Victor Bwire, OGW Director, Media Training & Development Media Council of Kenya
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The General Order will end pay discrepancies and exploitative practices towards journalists, including unpaid correspondents. #WPFD2024

'Freedom of expression is important so that knowledge and opinions are freely expressed and circulated. The media are an essential part of our constitution. Journalism serves as a powerful tool for enlightening the public, mobilising action, monitoring progress by holding the…

“There are no natural disasters, there are natural hazards. Hazards occur because of the human element” - Alexandros Makarigakis, PhD, Regional director and representative UNESCO. #WorldPressFreedomDay #SocialMedia4Peace

'The policy and the laws surrounding the media must be amended so that they can fix some of the challenges faced in the media sector. As we talk about climate justice we must uphold justice for journalists and establish general order for the media sector so that every year we fix…

'The role of journalism in shaping public discourse is relevant to the crisis we are facing now. Environmental crises pose significant challenges and opportunities for journalism, shaping the way news organisations cover, prioritize and respond to environmental issues.A free and…