Kenyan academic Mac Ochieng, from the Communications Department at Fort Hare University, and Finnish media advisor Elina Sana, now at the FAO in Rome, each contributed greatly to the project. Dr Tawana Kupe, formerly of the University of Zimbabwe, and now at Rhodes, has been a hugely valuable resource person. For all the help of all these, and especially for the enthusiasm and hard work of the students, I am extremely grateful. It is our hope that this website will constitute a valuable resource for journalists, researchers, NGOs, and the like on a worldwide basis, and that we will continue to build upon it in future years. Please keep in mind that much as we have tried to produce quality work, we apologise for any inaccuracies and ommissions.
Journalism is a critical element in any society.
In Africa, this is probably more so than in most other places. For this reason, this website is dedicated to all journalists on this troubled continent. These are people who wrestle on a daily basis with a multitude of problems, but who still successfully communicate despite the difficulties. We salute you. The data generated in this programme could be subjected to analysis by experts and stakeholders at such a seminar, and be fed into NSJC training programmes.