KENYA: Catholic Communicators challenged to liaise with the changing Media Technology
The
Vice chairman for the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Social
Communications Commission, Bishop David Kamau has challenged the Catholic
Communicators to adhere with the changing technology while playing their role
of evangelizing the society through media.
Vice chairman for the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Social
Communications Commission, Bishop David Kamau has challenged the Catholic
Communicators to adhere with the changing technology while playing their role
of evangelizing the society through media.
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| Bishop Kamau and Director of Waumini Communications Mr David Omwoyo |
Bishop Kamau was speaking at the opening of 5
days Capacity Building Workshop cum
Annual Meeting of Diocesan Media Practitioners and Communications Coordinators going
on at Don Bosco Youth Education Services (DBYES) Center in Karen Nairobi from 28th October to 2nd November, 2012.
days Capacity Building Workshop cum
Annual Meeting of Diocesan Media Practitioners and Communications Coordinators going
on at Don Bosco Youth Education Services (DBYES) Center in Karen Nairobi from 28th October to 2nd November, 2012.
Bishop Kamau
reminded the participants about their crucial role as experts in their field, and
that the Bishops rely on them on issues of communication in the Church. “You
have a huge responsibility bestowed on you to make sure that these projects
succeed for the advancement of the Church’s mission and mandate to spread the
Gospel to all Nations,” he said.
reminded the participants about their crucial role as experts in their field, and
that the Bishops rely on them on issues of communication in the Church. “You
have a huge responsibility bestowed on you to make sure that these projects
succeed for the advancement of the Church’s mission and mandate to spread the
Gospel to all Nations,” he said.
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| Sr. Teresa Marcazan, one of the facilitators of the day. |
Bishop Kamau
said that the trend in communications is changing very fact with the
advancement of social media, and that the Church cannot be left behind. “Social
media has taken the world by storm, especially in breaking news. We can no
longer take these advancements for granted or afford to be left behind. We must
therefore, constantly re-invent our communication strategies from time to time
to be part of this phenomenal revolution in communication,” he said.
said that the trend in communications is changing very fact with the
advancement of social media, and that the Church cannot be left behind. “Social
media has taken the world by storm, especially in breaking news. We can no
longer take these advancements for granted or afford to be left behind. We must
therefore, constantly re-invent our communication strategies from time to time
to be part of this phenomenal revolution in communication,” he said.
Some
of the topics covered during the training included the design and function of
modern Diocesan Communication office; challenges and opportunities; Training on
Information Communication Technology (ICT), Basic Web design for a dioceses,
photography and photo Journalism, Radio and video production, basic training on
print media management, which included basic news gathering and reporting,
editing and proof reading and media laws and Ethics.
of the topics covered during the training included the design and function of
modern Diocesan Communication office; challenges and opportunities; Training on
Information Communication Technology (ICT), Basic Web design for a dioceses,
photography and photo Journalism, Radio and video production, basic training on
print media management, which included basic news gathering and reporting,
editing and proof reading and media laws and Ethics.
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| Fr. Sebastian (left) giving a demonstration to one of the participants |
Fr.
Sebastian Koladiyil, SDB a senior lecture at the Institute of Social
Communications at Tangaza College, a constituent college of Catholic University
of Eastern Africa, one of the resource person in the training challenged the
participants to start producing news items for radio from their various
dioceses and emailing them to radio Waumini for broadcasting. “You can make the
best News channel in the country becausewe know that many events are happening
there and yet are not covered,” he said.
Sebastian Koladiyil, SDB a senior lecture at the Institute of Social
Communications at Tangaza College, a constituent college of Catholic University
of Eastern Africa, one of the resource person in the training challenged the
participants to start producing news items for radio from their various
dioceses and emailing them to radio Waumini for broadcasting. “You can make the
best News channel in the country becausewe know that many events are happening
there and yet are not covered,” he said.
The
training which started on 28th October and ended on 2nd
November was attended by 45 participants comprising of lay people, priests and
religious men and women from National and Diocesan offices of communication
including radio and Communications institutions
staff from across the country.
training which started on 28th October and ended on 2nd
November was attended by 45 participants comprising of lay people, priests and
religious men and women from National and Diocesan offices of communication
including radio and Communications institutions
staff from across the country.
Source: AMECEA
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