Radio journalists in Mali board the ICT train
Source: IICD
Radio journalists in Mali board the ICT train
In July 2007, a group of Malian journalists from five different radio stations attended a four-week training course in digital radio broadcasting. The session focussed on strengthening their skills in producing and editing digital radio broadcasts. The training course was organised jointly by the Malian Association of Public Radio and Television (l’Union des Radio et Télévisions Libres du Mali, (URTEL)) and Radio Klédu.
Five different radio stations from the interior of Mali were involved: Radio Jamana from Nioro, Radio Diedougou from Dioro, Radio Wassoulou from Yanfolila, Radio Foghas from de Bourem and Radio Daandé from Douentza. Each of these radio stations sent two representatives to the training course. The goal of the training course was to strengthen the journalists’ skills in producing end editing digital radio. The training course lasted for four weeks during which the journalists divided their time between theoretical training and an on-site traineeship at Radio Klédu.The theoretical part of the training course consisted of training materials that explained how to work with Goldwave; a programme developed by a Canadian and English software developer to produce and edit digital radio. Choosing this software programme was easy as it was by far the cheapest software and has many advantages for local radio stations.
