West
Coast Radio commenced a six-day training programme for producers and presenters
under the EU/UNESCO project geared towards building the capacity of Gambian
media personnel on Monday.
In
his welcoming remarks at the start of the training at the Wavecrest Hotel in
Kotu, Peter Gomez, managing director of West Coast Radio, said the radio was
able to implement a project it worked on for months with UNESCO and European
Union.
“We
all have weaknesses in our workplace,” he said, adding that a training project
like the one they are embarked upon would allow them to strengthen those skills
that are lacking with a view to improving on them.
“Over
the next five days we will learn specific knowledge or skills to improve
performance in our current roles,” he added.
Mr
Gomez said West Coast Radio would continue to work with partners like the
European Union and UNESCO to develop the capacity of their reporters and
editors, who want to uncover and tell stories that matter.
“Our
emphasis will be on traditional journalism skills, investigative reporting,
skillful interviewing, relentless fact checking and clear elegant writing.”
