MALAWI: ECM and Dedza Diocese Jointly Train Lay Journalists on Mass Communication
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| Group Photo of the participants with Fr. Kaufa |
The Social Communications Commission
of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) in conjunction with the Catholic
Diocese of Dedza recently trained lay Catholic Journalists drawn from all the
sixteen parishes of the Diocese in Mass Communication.
of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) in conjunction with the Catholic
Diocese of Dedza recently trained lay Catholic Journalists drawn from all the
sixteen parishes of the Diocese in Mass Communication.
According to Dedza Diocese Social
Communications Secretary, Fr. Peter White, the training workshop aimed at equipping
the lay Catholic journalists with knowledge and skills in mass communication as
one way of empowering them in covering Church stories to various Catholic and
secular Media Houses in the country.
Communications Secretary, Fr. Peter White, the training workshop aimed at equipping
the lay Catholic journalists with knowledge and skills in mass communication as
one way of empowering them in covering Church stories to various Catholic and
secular Media Houses in the country.
Among
the facilitators of the training workshop was Fr. Andrew Kaufa, the Communication
Secretary for ECM and Director of Luntha Television.
the facilitators of the training workshop was Fr. Andrew Kaufa, the Communication
Secretary for ECM and Director of Luntha Television.
The participants were brought
through principles of journalism and the skills of writing a good story. Also
they were given some training on how they can sniff stories as they happen.
through principles of journalism and the skills of writing a good story. Also
they were given some training on how they can sniff stories as they happen.
Fr White said the training was
crucial for the young people aspiring to become Catholic journalists to be
equipped with knowledge on the new media technologies as an alternative way of sharing
information hence promotes Church stories within the Diocese.
crucial for the young people aspiring to become Catholic journalists to be
equipped with knowledge on the new media technologies as an alternative way of sharing
information hence promotes Church stories within the Diocese.
Fr White challenged the young
Catholic journalists to embrace the use of new media technologies as they can easily
make the Gospel message reach out to many people within or outside the Catholic
Church.
Catholic journalists to embrace the use of new media technologies as they can easily
make the Gospel message reach out to many people within or outside the Catholic
Church.
During his presentation Fr. Kaufa
challenged the participants to be proactive and spread the Gospel by sending
Church stories with Catholic Media Houses. “Make use of what you have learnt
here and obviously we expect a change when you go back to your respective
parishes. We need to hear a lot from you through stories,” he said.
challenged the participants to be proactive and spread the Gospel by sending
Church stories with Catholic Media Houses. “Make use of what you have learnt
here and obviously we expect a change when you go back to your respective
parishes. We need to hear a lot from you through stories,” he said.
SOURCE: Prince Henderson, ECM Communications Officer
