CCMN CENTRE HOLDS MAIDEN ONLINE MEETING, GETS TRAINING ON HUMANITARIAN REPORTING.

Members of the Cameroon Community Media Network, CCMN Centre have held their first online activity ahead of the World Press Freedom Day 2020. During this meeting, the members highlighted that the Cameroonian press is yet to enjoy freedom thus restricting them from effectively carrying out their duties. While celebrating the World Press Freedom day of May 3rd 2020, they said for Cameroonian journalists to successfully carry out their duties without being arrested or detained, they should always follow the ethics and deontology of the profession. It was equally highlighted that Peace Journalism should be the watchword.

Also during the meeting, the journalists were schooled on humanitarian reporting.

The training that was facilitated by the coordinator for CCMN Centre Moma Sandrine, laid emphasis on reporting stories in a way that gives a suffering community hope of a better tomorrow while equally drawing the attention of different stakeholders that can offer assistance to such communities. Drawing an example from the Corona Virus pandemic, the journalists were called upon to start their reports with the recovered cases and not the number of deaths. The journalists were equally told to hold on to the humanitarian principles of "humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence" whenever they intend to do a humanitarian report. Other principles of humanitarian reporting were given to the journslists to aid them in their reporting.

At the end of the meeting which lasted more than two hours, the participants were reminded of their roles as community journalists; those to amplify the voices of the masses with emphasis on the slogan for the CCMN 10% Media and 90% community.

Photo Credit:@Moma Sandrine

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