by owates | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog
Ex-Reuters man helps bring journalism degree to Somaliland SUNDAY 22 JULY 2018 The unrecognised state of Somaliland formally launched a TV training studio in its first faculty of journalism in July in a move to help the media professionalise the flow of news to the...
by owates | Nov 10, 2016 | Blog
By Andy Hill, MediaTrain Director The International Fund for Agricultural Development may not roll off the tongue as easily or as often as some United Nations agencies. But IFAD is a key player across the developing world in helping the small-scale farmer get more and...
by owates | Oct 20, 2016 | Blog
One of the most fascinating moments in last night’s final US presidental debate was when Donald Trump called out Hillary Clinton for using a “pivot”. You won’t find it in Wikipedia, but a pivot in this sense means using a particular word or phrase to change the...
by owates | Mar 25, 2015 | Blog
By Oliver Wates, MediaTrain Director It’s a familiar scenario. The conference is launched with an opening speech by the Minister, or other senior politician, invited because in Ruritania that’s the way it’s done – a gesture of support, and ownership, from the...
by owates | Mar 8, 2015 | Blog
By Andy Hill, MediaTrain Director Fact sheets. Check. Messages for the interview. Check Background data and figures. Check....
by owates | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog
By Marian Hens, MediaTrain Director There is no sign that the appetite for well-told narrative stories has gone away. Take Serial, the wildly popular investigative American podcast launched in the US in October last year. Although podcast is not the most favoured...
by owates | Sep 27, 2014 | Blog
No workshop of two to three days is ever going to turn media-shy people into media stars for their employers. But MediaTrain can help you make a good start. Understanding how the media works, what it wants and how to give it to them is key, and the foundation of much...
by owates | Jun 14, 2014 | Blog
No-one anywhere likes paying tax, least of all citizens of Burundi, one of the poorest countries in the world. But increasing numbers of Burundians are now paying tax since the launch four years ago of a new tax authority, the Office Burundaise des Recettes (OBR). In...
by owates | May 31, 2014 | Blog
Oh would some power the giftie gie us, To see ourselves as others see us.” ― Scottish poet Robert Burns My client was a very senior executive who appeared frequently on television, radio and in the media because of her position and authority. She could be relied upon...
by owates | Jan 28, 2014 | Blog
It’s the silent and unsung war in Somalia, and the forces of information are winning. In a setup unique in modern-day conflict, the United Nations has sub-contracted the task of winning Somalia’s media war to a private company with worldwide media experience, Albany...
