By Chisomo Phiri
Misa Malawi Chairperson, Golden Matonga has urged media professionals in the country to be in forefront popularizing use of podcasts in information dissemination.
Matonga was speaking on Friday at the end of a-five-day media training on podcasting at Mtolankhani House in Lilongwe.
The media body chair said the training was the first of its kind in the country and pledged that Misa Malawi would continue providing more hands-on training to help grow journalists’ passion and profession.
”We are sending you out there as ambassadors; go and represent us. In other countries, podcasting is very well-known nowadays and we believe that with the skills you have acquired, you will be able to develop your own podcasts and advance this new industry,” said Matonga.
One of the participants, Anthony Manda from Transworld Radio, hailed Misa Malawi for training; saying it would help him understand more about podcasts.
”I believe that I will now be able to develop a high quality podcast which will be appreciated internationally,” he said.
MISA Malawi organized the training in partnership with DW Akademie, Deutsche Welle’s centre for education, knowledge transfer and media development.
A total of 12 journalists, drawn from Zodiak Broadcasting Station, Yoneco FM, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, Umunthu FM and The Radar Digital News,received certificates after completing the training.
Simply put, a podcast is a digital medium consisting of audio or video episodes that relate to a specific theme.
