Media Tour

22. October 2007 by admin.

As I’m working with journalists from the Réseau Informel des Journalistes, “Informal Network of Journalists” in English, I visited medias with the largest number of members belonging to the RIJ.

Just to clarify what I’m doing here…I’m on the Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA’s) International Youth Internship Program (IYIP). I’m a software trainer specializing in audio, visual, film et layout design programs for the RIJ. Since the RIJ is informal in nature and its members are journalists work at their own office they don’t have an permanent office per se. Which is the reason why I’m located at l’Oeil des Jeunes, whom has previously hosted other interns and cooperated with Oxfam-Québec. Confused yet? There’s more! The RIJ was created in 2001 after a study conducted by the Der Deutsche Entwicklungsdienst (DED, translates into “German Development Service”), on the training needs of journalists in radio, television et written medias. The informal structure of their network allows them to be dynamic, flexible, non-hierarchal and un-bureaucratic (a rare phenomenon in Burkina). Going back them not having permanent offices, Suzanne who takes care of the media promotion at the DED seems to be the RIJ’s “unofficial” headquarters.

Let the tour begin! I was accompanied by Suzanne and Claudia from the DED to visit newspapers and radio stations.

Entrance to the offices of Journal du Jeudi, a weekly satiric on politics.

Koffi (my other supervisor and also journalist at JJ), Claudia and Suzanne from the DED.

Sneak peak at caricatures. The caricaturist also works freelance, sometimes for the Washington Post! The one near the bottom is of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s president.

Pages fresh off the press, waiting to be hand-folded and delivered nationally the next day.

Oops.

An original Heidelberg they use to print!

Radio Pulsar, a privately owned radio station.

Their production studio.

Ouaga FM, another privately owned station located in Ouaga 2000.

Radio Salonkoto, a community radio station located in the Dapoya, the oldest neighbourhood.

Their logo.

The director, Roger and one of the supervisors.

Unfortunately, my batteries died and thus no photos from Radio Savane (government), le Sidwaya (government national newspaper) and Radio of the Mayor (government).

Back to work!

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