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By Swaum Mustapher

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TMF fellows 2012 on their marks

• Seasoned journalists and mentors encourage them to aim higher

 

Joas Kaijage, Bukoba                                                             fellows

About 10 journalists linked to the Tanzania Media Fellowship programme 2012 are putting final touches on their work schedules pending execution of an inspiring rural media undertaking.

The fully fledged undertaking of the programme involving in-depth print and electronic rural media coverage is slated to commence early October this year.

During their mission, the TMF fellows are expected to be immersed in public interest journalism in the health sector and extractive industry.

Throughout the six month undertaking, the journalists will intensively cover stories revolving around policy issues on maternal health service delivery as well as oil, gas and mineral extraction activities.

As part of preparations for the mission, mid-career journalists have undergone intensive mentorship sessions supervised by seasoned journalists including Ndimara Tegambwage, Lawrence Kilimwiko and Atilio Tagalile.

Mr Tagalile who led a team of mentors urged the fellows to demonstrate high level of diligence and commitment throughout the programme as way of acquiring competence within their respective areas of specialization.

He said the fellowship was an ever valuable opportunity not only for the journalists sharpening their skills but also elevating their professional credibility on the local and global media perspective.

Despite formal class coaching sessions, the fellows were also accorded opportunity to interact with high profile personalities and academicians who enlightened them on issues related to their respective PIJ areas of interest.

The list of those invited to the fellows orientation session in Dar included Prof. Chris Peter Maina who took the fellows through the legal side of extractive industry starting from the colonial age todate.

Prof Maina cast his concerns over contracts in the mining sector which have literally failed many Tanzanians to adequately benefit from the immense resources which the country is endowed with.

He was of opinion that the prevailing situation whereby the country has ended up earning almost nothing from the extractive industry was mainly due to lack of patriotism and intellectual neglect.

Other key facilitators to the fellows’ orientation session included Magoma from Evidence for Action, Dr Makame from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare all of whom dwelt on issues related to maternal health.

However of all the facilitators, Mr Richard Mgamba, a seasoned journalist working with one of the major media houses in the country seemed to have inspired fellows the most.

Mr Mgamba gave the broad insight on the risks attendant to investigative journalists and provided concrete evidence over gruesome incidents in which he himself could have been prospective victim.

“Instead of jumping on hearsays, an investigative journalist you first need to acquit yourself with what you are investigating.  This can be termed as having prima facie evidence prior to investigation on the matter in question” he said.

Mr Mgamba said most of the so called investigative journalists in the country were only jumping on mere hypothetic issues of which as a result they were finally not able to get out proof.

He said any investigation starts with a “doubt” rather than a mere assuming. Owing to this philosophy, he said, it was upon a journalist to dig up and crosscheck the facts surrounding his doubts before coming up with proof.

Mr Mgamba said short of this a journalist who jumps on issues without prima facie evidence was likely wasting his or her time if not suffering professional disrepute as the consequence.

The renowned journalist also gave the exiting experiences regarding the security of a journalist in the assignment area citing corruption temptation and intimidation as major threats inherent in the field.

Besides Mr Mgamba, one of the first batch TMF fellows Mr Orton Kishweeko was invited to testify the best lessons and professional hassles of the fellowship programme.

Mr Kishweeko spilled the beans on what, perhaps, the fellows might have been waiting to hear since the orientation session had started a few days ago.

The most intriguing question for most of the fellows seemed to have been what practically the fellowship was all about. For him, the fellowship was not for journalists merely doing the stereotype event reporting business. It was just an entirely open minded and objective way of breaking the fresh ground of issues of great public interest.

He said for most journalists it was very easy to write about something which was already obvious to the public. However, he said the fellowship was about swimming in the complexities and doing comparative analysis on issues revolving about policy benchmarks and the situation on the ground.

Mr Kishweeko urged the fellows not to just write on problems but highlight hopes. He observed that the TMF fellows 2012 were likely to outperform the previous batches since they shared rich experiences from their predecessors.

The ten fellows from various media outlets were selected to participate in the third TMF fellowship intake after a competitive vetting process in which about 70 journalists had applied.

The TMF Executive Director Mr Ernest Sungura said the desire to accomplish what the fellowship was meant to achieve should be a top motivation among the follows.

The TMF fellowship is designed to provide the mid- career Tanzanian journalists an incomparable opportunity to write on issues that break a fresh ground and widen their perspective on different aspects of society. Ends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serayahabarinautangazaji BY Mariam

MAMBO FELLOWS BY MARIAM

Hi, natumani wazima wote popote mlipo mpatapo ujumbe huu lengo langu kubwa ni kuwajulia hali tuu ninyi na familia zenu huko makwenu.

Micu all

thank

i wish u all the best

Mwaaaaaaah?

 

Dawa za kurefusha na kunenepesha uume na njia mbadala

From The Book “The Kama Sutra of Vatsayayana”

When a man wishes to enlarge his lingam, he should rub it with the bristles of certain insects that live in trees, and then, after rubbing it for ten nights with oils, he should again rub it with the bristles as before. By continuing to do this a swelling will be gradually produced in the lingam, and he should then lie on a cot, and cause his lingam to hang down through a hole in the cot. After this he should take away all the pain from the swelling by using cool concoctions. The swelling, which is called ‘Suka‘, and is often brought about among the people of the Dravida country, lasts for life.

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