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General News of Monday, February 4, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-02-04
Professor Kwansah-Aidoo (4th R), along with other GIJ officials and members of the GBC leadership
The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) will create an endowment fund to help train journalists and media professionals to meet the needs of industry and society as a whole.
The fund, which will be used to acquire the necessary logistics to facilitate the training of student journalists and media professionals, is part of the activities organized to mark the 60th anniversary celebrations of the school.
Dr. Lawrencia Agyepong, head of research and acting head of the institute's communications department, revealed this information when the rector of the school, Professor Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo, visited the director on Monday, February 4th of this year. General Director of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Mr. Augustus A. Yamson in Accra.
Tower
Professor Kwansah-Aidoo was on site (GBC) for a familiarization tour and also to inform the station management of the upcoming 60th anniversary celebration of the school and solicit their support, particularly in the field of publicity.
Dr. Agyapong, Chair of the School's 60th Anniversary Celebration Committee, explained the need to train media professionals to respond to modern media practice trends as well as the needs of the industry.
According to her, although the school is one of the best media trainers in the country, the lack of modern means of media training hampers the school's efforts to equip its students with the necessary skills and competencies.
Dr. Agyapong said the school wanted to become an excellent media hub in the subregion, training the caliber of the country's journalists and, as a result, Africa was to grow.
interventions
Professor Kwansah-Aidoo also explained that the school, as part of its initiatives to train the type of journalists desired by the industry, its subcommittee of the school council is putting into place measures to ensure the quality of their products.
He emphasized the need for the industry to involve universities in the development of their programs in order to ensure that graduate school students have the skills and competencies required by the industries.
"We need to find common ground because we train not only journalists but critical thinkers," said Professor Kwansah-Aidoo.
He expressed optimism about GBC's involvement in supporting the school's anniversary activities, probably describing it as "the greatest end-user of our products".
He therefore called on all relevant stakeholders, especially the direct beneficiaries of the school's products, to partner with the school to design the right course content to produce the type of products desired by the industries.
Quality of students
For his part, GBC Acting Director General, Mr. Yamson, said that GBC, as an institution, had a long-standing relationship with the GIJ, saying that "this relationship exists and that GBC, in as a sister public institution, is willing to help you ".
However, he said he was concerned about the quality of students who were coming out of school lately, pointing out that many of them (GIJ products) lacked skills industries. necessary basis, thus inviting the school to review its training.
Specialization
Similarly, GBC's director of legal services, Kwame Waja, urged school leaders to introduce specialization courses in the school, noting that the school's products would be better equipped to specialize. in the school only for giving a general education.
Mr Waja was of the opinion that many new school students were struggling to cope with the demands of the profession because of a lack of practical experience, resulting a lack of specialization.
"The relationship between you (GIJ) and the industry should be extremely critical," he said.
The President and his team also paid a courtesy call on Dr K. K. Sarpong, General Manager of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, where they discussed areas in which they can collaborate.
For his part, Mr. Sarpong is worried about the quality of work provided by some journalists, especially in the energy sector.
He therefore suggested that school officials design a course that will equip the journalism students and future students of the school who wish to describe the skills and competencies required in the energy sector.
Dr. Sarpong congratulated the rector and his team for the visit and pledged the institution's support for the 60th anniversary celebration of the school.
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