Online Seminar on Ethical Journalism in the Digital Age

The online seminar on Ethical Journalism in the Digital Age was organized by Rwanda Journalists Association (ARJ) supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Rwanda Governance Board (RGB), and the School of Journalism at the University of Rwanda (UR). The training aimed to address the challenges and ethical conflicts faced by young journalists in the era of social media and new technologies. It provided journalists with valuable insights into the challenges and ethical conflicts faced by media practitioners in the era of social media and new technologies. The seminar also explored the role of journalism in minimizing harm in society, even in an era where violence often dominates media content.

Training Goal: To examine the status of ethical communication and explore the pressures on ethical journalism due to social media and new technologies.

It highlighted three important ethical conflicts:
– Preserving truth while gathering and sharing information in rapidly changing circumstances.
– Maintaining and honoring news media fairness and justice principles when faced with social forces that challenge those principles.
– Assessing whether an institution that benefits from violence can also contribute to minimizing harm in society.
Dates: 29th January 2021
Venue: Zoom
Participants: A total of 25 journalists applied successfully will attend the training, including 10 females and 15 males.
Partners:
– RGB
– RMC
– RURA
– School of journalisms – UR.