TANZANIA: Media Coordinators resolve to network for bigger impact in sharing information

The Catholic Media institutions of Tanzania have resolved to start
a venture of collaboration in order to provide a rich content to the wider
audience in the country and beyond.
The resolution was passed during the Directorate meeting of
Tanzania Episcopal Conference involving the Diocesan directors of communication,
Catholic radio directors and other media institutions held at the Catholic
Secretariat, TEC Kurasini from 10th to 12th March 2016.
In this new resolution the Catholic Media practitioners from diocesan
level will now start sharing information and program of similar content to
reach a wider audience fast. The exchange of program, experience and expertise will
bring bigger impact and increase the efficiency of the coverage to the wider
audience.
Speaking
during the opening of the meeting, the Bishop Chairman of the Communication
committee Rt. Rev Bernadin Mfumbusa asked the diocesan communication directors
to work hard and improve their knowledge and skills as the communication milieu
is changing very fast.
He said
that Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) which is undergoing restructuring of
its secretariat intends to increase the efficiency in the performance of its
activities.
According
to Bishop Mfumbusa in the new structure, Bishops do not chair departments,
instead new directorates have been formed to oversee the activities of the
departments. The directors now work directly under the Secretary General of the
Conference whose powers are more or less like those of CEO in a typical
corporation. “That is to say Communication Committee is among the seven Committees
of the Permanent Council,” he explained.
Bishop
Mfumbusa said that Communication Directorate is tasked to enhance internal
communication within the Conference and external communication with other
stakeholders. Also it will manage communication assets such as televisions,
radio, newspapers, and printing presses.

By
AMECEA Online News Reporter; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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