SOME pupils and students from basic and second- cycle institutions in the three northern regions have undergone a three-day basic training in media skills and ethical reporting in Tamale.
The programme was organised by the Children and Youth in Broadcasting - Curious Minds and supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
According to the Operations Officer for Curious Minds, Mr Emmanuel Brown, the training was organised as part of the group’s media activities to enable the youth from the beneficiary regions, including Greater Accra, to sharpen their skills and also learn new skills in line with the changing trends in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
The children were trained in communication and basic broadcasting skills, article writing, understanding projection rights and issues for the children in Ghana, ethical reporting, photo reporting, studio ethics, etc.
The participants also held a live radio broadcast on Radio Savannah in Tamale and later embarked on an outside broadcast programme at the Ghana Senior High School, Tamale, where teachers and students discussed issues about the young people in the country.
They later visited the Zogbeli community, a suburb of Tamale and interacted with the elders, opinion leaders, parents and children in the community.
The Assembly Member of the community, Mr Mohammed Polo, expressed appreciation to the group for choosing the community for the field activity. He also tasked the people in the community to continue to advocate the advancement of youth issues in the country, since matters of young people were enormous and needed more time and resources to handle.
The Co-ordinator for the group, Mr Kingsley Obeng-Kyereh, also urged the participants not to go back and relax, but to engage themselves in writing articles and stories that would help in the development of children in the country.
He expressed appreciation to the UNICEF for its immense support to the group over the years.
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