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ZUJ,Telecel embarks in journalists ICTs and bussiness training
23 Jan 2016 at 06:34hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) in conjunction with Telecel is conducting a training workshop on ICTs and business at the Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel which started on Friday and ends today (Saturday).
Over 20 journalists are taking party in the workshop and Zenzele Ndebele who has an expert knowledge in the ICTs and digital softy wares is the trainer.
He urged journalists to safeguard their gadgets, mostly mobile phones, indicating that if one get hold of them with evil intentions, he or she may trace their bank or Ecocash accounts and withdrew their money.
Speaking at the same workshop, Nonhlanhla Ncube emphasized on the journalists venturing on blogging as a way of expressing them selves in the areas which they want to report on. She said while journalists may have limitations on what information they want published in the newspapers they work for, blog could serve that role of having them writing their stories to the extent they feel they have exhausted the issues.
A veteran Photo-journalist Dennis Mudzamiri who spoke of the issues of digital safety said journalists must always secure their photographs and keep their passwords as a secret. He said failure to do so will enable someone to open their machines and either destroy their files or use their machines in a way that will discredit their images.
Over 20 journalists are taking party in the workshop and Zenzele Ndebele who has an expert knowledge in the ICTs and digital softy wares is the trainer.
He urged journalists to safeguard their gadgets, mostly mobile phones, indicating that if one get hold of them with evil intentions, he or she may trace their bank or Ecocash accounts and withdrew their money.
Speaking at the same workshop, Nonhlanhla Ncube emphasized on the journalists venturing on blogging as a way of expressing them selves in the areas which they want to report on. She said while journalists may have limitations on what information they want published in the newspapers they work for, blog could serve that role of having them writing their stories to the extent they feel they have exhausted the issues.
A veteran Photo-journalist Dennis Mudzamiri who spoke of the issues of digital safety said journalists must always secure their photographs and keep their passwords as a secret. He said failure to do so will enable someone to open their machines and either destroy their files or use their machines in a way that will discredit their images.
Source - Byo24News
