{"id":4538,"date":"2019-02-05T16:30:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T15:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amdf-centre.org\/?p=4538"},"modified":"2026-07-05T20:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:00:58","slug":"amdf-commences-one-year-journalism-skills-advancements-project-jsap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amdf-centre.org\/2019\/02\/05\/amdf-commences-one-year-journalism-skills-advancements-project-jsap\/","title":{"rendered":"AMDF Commences One-Year Journalism Skills Advancements Project (JSAP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By Joy Gadani<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Africa Media Development Foundation, has flagged-off its 2019 Journalism Skills Advancements Project (JSAP) in Kaduna, northern Nigeria. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project which aims at strengthening the scope and capacity of participants, will over the next ten months build capacity of reporters, especially those without journalism background, to an acceptable basic journalism level.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other objectives of the project include;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To train reporters on how to carry out computer aided research for integration into reporting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To train reporters on how to mainstream the social media into their work, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To introduce reporters to basic data journalism.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The training is part of AMDF\u2019s mission of providing professional support to media.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By its design, the project will involve face to face meetings, practical sessions field trips and newsroom visitation, among others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The project will be anchored by a veteran journalist, Mr Andrew Fadason, who had worked in both broadcast and print media.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the opening, Mr. Fadason called on participants \u201cto have an open mind to learn and share ideas,\u201d this he believes will help participants acquire firsthand experience and practical lessons that will help them stand out as proud journalists in the Society. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Also speaking, Executive Director of AMDF, Mr. Iliya Kure said the training will add value to the skills of participants and address ethical issues in journalism, especially in Nigeria and Africa at large.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe are working with experts to deliver tailored trainings that will address specific issues whether it is fake news, investigative journalism, development journalism, advocacy journalism, etc. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; 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