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IDRC has long understood that media and science journalists have a special role to play in developing and expanding science literacy in all cultures and all sectors of society, especially in Africa. And thus, the Centre has constantly sought to expand the role of communications in sharing the results of development research.

 

To raise the profile of development research issues in the media, IDRC’s regional office for West and Central Africa supported the Cameroon Union of Journalists for organizing from March 16th to 18th in Buea (Cameroon) a three-day capacity building workshop for 15 journalists from the Southwest, Northwest, and Central Regions of Cameroon.

 

This workshop was a unique opportunity to build news and feature writing skills, and provide a better understanding of how the Centre is playing a vital role in enhancing development research.

 

Presentations by research project leaders on key IDRC thematic areas such as micro-finance, agrarian reforms, health and climate change kick-started discussions on how the media actually covers these areas and on what needs to be done to strengthen the coverage. 

 

In addition to tasks such as writing and researching science and development news stories, participants learned how to research for news stories, the editorial process and how to negotiate for the publication of a news story.

 

To learn more about this workshop, please consult the final report on the Cameroonian Platform between Researchers and Decision-Makers and the concept note attached below :

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