My Musings

What media conferences should you attend this year?

Al Jazeera Media Network continues in its demand for the immediate release of its journalist Mahmoud

Hussein who has undergone a full year of detention in Egyptian prison without trial.

St. George’s, Grenada – On Dec. 3, the Media Worker’s Association of
Grenada (MWAG) held its journalism awards gala – the first time it had
done so in two years.

More than 1,100 investigative journalists and their supporters are gathered in
Johannesburg this week to discuss everything from how to gather data to safety of
journalists, how to fund investigative journalism to teaching methodology in data
and investigative journalism.

November 2 is the day that the world recognizes the need to
end impunity for crimes against journalists. This year, I am
participating in a regional symposium on freedom of the press and
the safety of journalists in Doha, Qatar.

Wish you could attend the 10th Global Investigative Journalism
Conference (GIJC) in Johannesburg next month? Don't be sad;
I'll be there from 14-19 November!

Honest, professional storytelling lies at the heart of good journalism.
But coupled with this there must be ongoing training and upgrading
of resources for journalists, especially in the digital age.

Digital media consultant Nic Newman says traditional media companies
risk losing relevance unless they put digital at the heart of what they do.

Alison Bethel McKenzie, former executive director of the International Press Institute,
said on Friday that xenophobia is one of the major challenges confronting Caribbean
media workers in the digital age.

Many people cannot image the stress associated with preparing for,

living through and surviving a hurricane. Nor can they imagine losing everything.

It’s not the little things, like the vase you bought on your visit to New York;

nor is it even the big things, like your house. What hurts most is the loss of baby pictures,

diplomas, family jewels, the family Bible – things that cannot be replaced.