"This manual has been designed to help journalists acquire the necessary skills that are needed when reporting on HIV/AIDS. The book builds on the Media Council of Kenya’s Code of Conduct for Journalists and provides guidance and suggestions for effective HIV/AIDS reporting. It is the hope of the
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authors that this manual will enhance the positive role that media can play in responding to AIDS." (Introduction, page 2)
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"This clear structured reference book covers thirty questions on practical aspects of journalism. Following the journalist's intermediate position between the information source and the recipient, the first 10 questions refer to how recipients can be attracted towards newspaper articles or radio pro
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grammes. The construction, language code and quantity of an article or programme are discussed here. After this introductory chapter the authors proceed towards the collection of data, addressing the journalist's efficient self management, like interview techniques and optimal note-taking procedures. Consequently, the third chapter focuses on the style and appropriate means of how to sort out, arrange and shape the collected data, in order to convey the intended news item. In the final chapter the presentation itself (e.g. what is a good photo, headline, etc.) is assessed. The range of practical tips which are often enriched by examples from the African context make this handbook especially recommendable for "greenhorn" journalists, but could also be used by more experienced journalists to check their own performance. Additionally, a list with basic technical terms and an overview of schools of journalism in Africa are given at the end of the book." (CAMECO Media Forum 2003/1)
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"This guide is both ambitious and modest. Ambitious because it wants to help journalists working in war situations. Modest because we have no miracle solution to offer. But the suggestions you will find in this guide, based on an all too often ignored common sense, should help many reporters to stee
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r clear of a lot of problems. We have recalled first key documents that spell out the principles of press freedom, along with charters and declarations concerning the journalistic profession. They come from all over the world, ranging from the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights to the Munich Charter about rights and duties of journalists to a charter the staff of the Japanese newspaper Nihon Shinbun Kyokaï use as guidance. As well as general documents, we thought it very important to include practical advice, such as the BBC gives to all its journalists when they go on a dangerous assignment. We have listed all the precautions to be taken to give better protection in such situations, such as where there are snipers, where people are taken hostage and when journalists are ambushed or have to pass a checkpoint. And when these measures fail, how to start saving a wounded or injured person. Also in the guide are how to go about investigating press freedom violations, as well as a list of the operating rules of the International Committee of the Red Cross and NGOs involved in freedom of expression. These recommendations are practical ones based on long experience in the field. With each new edition, we add suggestions from journalists who work daily in conditions of constantly changing information techniques and technology." (Preface)
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