Internews in Tanzania

A two-day community and digital journalism training is currently underway in the Iringa region. This comprehensive training program has brought together journalists from various media organizations operating within the region. The primary objective of this initiative is to empower these journalists with the skills and knowledge necessary to craft news stories that can generate positive outcomes within the community.

Zanzibar Minister of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, Ms Tabia Maulid Mwita emphasized the importance of proactive engagement by government information officers in addressing fake news shared on social media. "When confronted with mis and disinformation shared on social media, your immediate response should involve countering it and offering an explanatory clarification." She said this while inaugurating a two-day training program for Government Communications Officers, jointly organized by Internews in partnership with the Ministry of Information and Culture in Zanzibar. The primary aim of this training is to enable free flow of access to information between the government and the public.

🎉 Join us in celebrating the remarkable 6-year milestone of the Project by Internews Tanzania! Deputy Minister for Information, Communication, and Technology, Eng. Kundo Andrea Mathew (MP), extends heartfelt congratulations to the project's donors and , as well as our incredible implementing partners , , , Geopol, ICNL, and . Together, we have achieved extraordinary outcomes across four key objectives:

✅ Enhanced Media Enabling Environment
✅ Empowered Media Professionals
✅ Strengthened Community Radio Stations
✅ Amplified Civil Society Engagement

Let's continue our journey towards accurate, impartial, and relevant media, and effective advocacy on critical issues. Thank you for being a part of this incredible success! 🙌🎊

With support from Internews and other development partners, Misa Tanzania organized a freedom of expression forum that served as a platform for exchanging a multitude of ideas on how the media and civil society organizations (CSOs) can advocate for freedom of expression in both the media landscape and civic sphere. The event was well-attended by a diverse range of participants, including media stakeholders, MISA Tanzania members, and other individuals interested in the subject matter.
"The government under President Samia recognizes the good work done by journalists and is side by side with journalists and that is why within two years. In her administration, we have not heard of any media outlet that has been closed and newspapers that were closed have been opened." said the forum’s guest of honor Gerson Msigwa, The Director of Information Services and Chief Government Spokesperson, representing the Minister of Information, Communication & ICT.

Commemorating the May 3, 2023, the President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, reaffirmed the government's commitment to upholding and valuing the right to freedom of information and expression. Attendees being media stakeholders and ambassadors from various countries, President Mwinyi acknowledged the significant increase in media establishments across the country, citing the favorable environment created by both governments as a contributing factor. He highlighted that Tanzania now has 312 registered newspapers, compared to just 10 after gaining independence. Additionally, he mentioned that the new media laws have been drafted in Zanzibar and are awaiting submission to the House of Representatives.

Today marks the beginning of a conference in to commemorate the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. Media stakeholders from various organizations and institutions across the country are convening to deliberate on the future of justice, with a focus on how freedom of expression can serve as a catalyst for promoting and upholding other fundamental human rights. ,

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English Translation is below: Waandishi wa habari kutoka Fadhila FM iliyoko wilayani Masasi mkoani Mtwara wakiwa katika mafunzo ya vitendo ya kuandaa maudhui kwaajili ya vipindi vya redio.
Fadhila FM ni redio ya kijamii mshirika wa mradi wa

Journalists from Fadhila FM located in Masasi district Mtwara region in practical training of preparation of content for radio programs.

Fadhila FM is a partner Community radio station

English translation is below: Mafunzo kwa vitendo ya siku mbili yakilenga kuboresha maudhui yanaendelea katika kituo cha Nyemo FM mkoani Dodoma. Nyemo FM ni moja kati ya radio shirika za mradi wa

Two days of practical training to improve the content are proceeding in Nyemo FM station- Dodoma region. Nyemo FM is a radio partner of the Project

Wanahabari wa Chai FM, wilayani Rungwe wakiwa katika mazoezi ya vitendo ya namna ya kuandaa habari zinazohusu jamii inayowazunguka. Chai Fm ni radio mshirika wa mradi wa Boresha Habari

“The other Measure to fight gender violence is the possession of sexual harassment policy that will demand human resource managers display the document at conspicuous position and remind employees on the policy in every staff meetings.” Deodatus Balile Tanzania editors Forum Chairperson.
https://www.ippmedia.com/en/news/callreport-sexual-harassment-fight-gender-violence-newsrooms

Call:Report sexual harassment to fight gender violence in newsrooms Tanzania Editors forum (TEF) Chairperson Deodatus Balile, has urged journalists to find courage in reporting the sexual harassment incidents as one of the measures to curb gender violence in media houses.

Information saves life! Radio can shape a society’s experience of diversity, stand as an arena for all voices to speak out, be represented and heard.

The long waited amendments of Media Services Act to be tabled today. "The aim of the amendments is to provide a conducive working environment for journalists through which their freedom and rights will be promoted and protected." Minister for Information, Communication and InformationTechnology Nape Nnauye.
https://www.ippmedia.com/en/news/media-services-act-amendments-bill-will-be-tabled-today-nnauye

Media Services Act amendments bill will be tabled today - Nnauye THE government is today expected to table a bill for the amendment of the Media Services Act, 2016 following a criticism from key stakeholders, including the Tanzania Editors Forum (TEF).

Internews Tanzania under the project connects its 12 community radio partners to provide three days training opportunity for presenters to exchange ideas, learn from each other and understand key issues on health (Covid-19 Vaccine), Gender, youth, and good governance and democracy report.

‘’Lazima tufahamu kwamba uhuru wa habari kwenye Nchi ni nguzo muhimu inayoweza kusaidia maendeleo na ndio maana enzi za uhai wake Nelson Mandela alipigania uhuru wa habari katika muda wake wote hususani vyombo binafsi (Private media),’’ Dkt. Mzuri Issa, Mkurugenzi Tamwa Zanzibar

Happy holidays to our funders USAID Tanzania& , partners and beneficiaries!

“The society sees persons with disability as burdens because of economic challenges. It becomes a problem serving somebody who is just seated, doing nothing. But if we all have a positive mindset and give them a chance, starting from giving them low-interest loans, it will assist to move them from a group of people who depend on others to survive, and make them be able to depend on themselves,” Temigunga Mahondo, Internews Senior Media trainer
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3-day training for media professionals on disability reporting that
is conducting in Nairobi, Kenya.

Join the Investigative journalism training that will equip you as a journalist with the skills necessary to discover, uncover and report on news stories nobody else has. You will learn how to use various investigative tools and ask the right questions to source materials.

Zanzibar Press club forum, a leading discussion on how best journalists can report to emphasize the community to get vaccinated against COVID19

Standing against gender-based violence begins with you. Let's unite!

Internews Tanzania under the Boresha Habari project (Funded by USAID) this held a physical media marketing forum in Dar es Salaam with its 15 partners Community radio station with the aim of sharing successes and lessons learnt for improvement and learning new marketing strategies for community radios’ sustainability. The forum was attended by media owners, station and marketing managers.

Resist the rollback of girls' and women's rights towards the 16 days of Gender activism.
!Activismtoendviolenceagainstwomenandgirls”

It’s our pleasure to introduce to you our new Tanzania Chief of Party, Agnes Kayuni. She brings 13 years’ experience in management of media development programs in Tanzania, Kenya, and Somalia. Pleas join us in welcoming her to our Internews Tanzania team.

Internews kupitia mradi wa inakukaribisha katika mafunzo ya siku moja yatakayo wezesha mashirika ya watu wenye ulemavu (OPDs) kujifunza mbinu mbalimbali za kufanya kazi na vyombo vya habari na matumizi ya mitandao ya kijamii katika kuwasilisha maudhui yao.
Mafunzo haya yatafanyika kwa njia ya mtandao wa zoom hivyo mnaweza kufatilia mafunzo haya katika mtandao wetu wa facebook https://web.facebook.com/InternewsTanzania

Over the weekend, Internews Tanzania in collaboration with the under the , conducted a Media forum to discuss the use of media to disseminate knowledge and information on COVID-19 Vaccine uptake to the public. The meeting has been funded by and in Tanzania.

Waandishi wamehimizwa kuendelea kuandika habari chanya za kuelimisha wananchi ili kupata chanjo muhimu ikiwemo ya UVIKO 19. Mganga mkuu wa mkoa wa Mwanza DKT. Thomas Rutachonzibwa amesema mkoa wa Mwanza umevuka lengo la kitaifa la utoaji wa chanjo ya UVIKO 19 la asilimia 70 ifikapo Desemba mwaka huu.
https://www.mwananchi.co.tz/mw/habari/kitaifa/asilimia-87-wapatiwa-chanjo-ya-uviko-19-mwanza-3989702