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Are you a journalist or aspiring writer from Africa looking to improve your science and environmental writing skills? Want to learn how to navigate the intricacies of writing for Mongabay Afrique? Mongabay’s upcoming webinar will provide valuable insights into crafting well-written articles, mastering punctuation, and understanding the rules of grammar that shape impactful science journalism.
This session will cover the basics of science writing, common mistakes to avoid, and tips for simplifying your reader’s experience while ensuring your writing remains engaging and informative. Whether you’re a freelancer or someone interested in writing for Mongabay, this webinar will offer practical guidance on how to enhance your storytelling and communicate effectively.
Join us for Mongabay Africa’s second-ever webinar designed for journalists and aspiring writers across francophone Africa.
Register here for Mongabay’s second French-language webinar.
What is Mongabay Africa?
In November 2023, Mongabay officially expanded its coverage of environmental and conservation news in Africa by launching a news bureau dedicated to producing renowned, award-winning journalism in both French and English.
Event details
When: October 25th, 2024 at 10:00 am GMT+1 (Benin time)
Where: Live on Zoom
Register: Click here and tell a friend!
Pitch Mongabay a story
If you have a story idea, please submit your pitch via Mongabay’s Opportunities page.
The experts
Christophe Assogba – Mongabay Africa French Editor
Christophe Assogba has over 20 years of experience in journalism and communication. He started his career as a print journalist. He held numerous positions of responsibility in his country’s media before moving on to various journalism and communication roles by coordinating several training projects in scientific journalism in West and Central Africa. He worked for several years for SciDev.Net 2011 about science issues in Benin and the wider West Africa region. He is also the president of the Association des Journalistes et Communicateurs Scientifiques du Benin and the West Africa Forum of Science Journalists and Communicators.
David Akana – Mongabay Africa Program Manager
Originally from Cameroon, David has masters degrees in Mass Communications with a focus on digital journalism and in Business and International Relations. David began his journalistic career in his homeland of Cameroon as a writer for The Post Newspaper before transitioning to broadcasting. He then worked for Radio Reine, Radio Environment, and the Cameroon Radio Television Corporation while freelancing for Reuters and RFI. Over the past ten years, David has actively driven innovative environmental journalism initiatives and reporting projects in the Congo Basin. He played a significant role as the managing editor of InfoCongo, the Congo Basin’s first geojournalism platform, and is currently a member of the UN Ocean Decade’s Strategic Communications Group, an Advisory Committee Member for the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Journalism Fund, and an Editorial Committee Member for Our Planet on Earth.
Juliette Chapalain – Mongabay Fellowship & Multimedia Editor
Juliette has over a decade of experience in journalism and has lived in France, the United Kingdom, Ivory Coast, Togo, Spain and Canada. She holds a BA in Politics (Nottingham Trent University) and a dual master’s degree in Journalism and Politics (Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Lille, Sciences Po Lille). She has gained experience as a reporter, writer, video journalist, producer or director (TV5 Monde, Arte, France 2, TF1, Mediapart, Libération). As an editor and team manager, she piloted “Le Journal Afrique” and “Les Maternelles d’Afrique” on TV5 Monde, as well as “Made in Africa” on RTI1 (Elephant Africa) TV programs before joining BBC News in London for its digital African programs. She has also taken on the trainer role, aiming to build a global network of highly skilled journalists who are always looking for impactful stories.
Terna Gyuse – Mongabay Managing Editor
Terna has been a journalist, radio producer, bad student, and great editor. He’s been a short-order cook and a media trainer and still occasionally plays as a right-footed left-back. He’s worked to defend people and the environment against Shell in Nigeria, supporting Indigenous rights against hydropower in northern Manitoba, and for biodiversity and community-controlled food systems everywhere. He is suspicious of milk chocolate, acronyms, and words with more than three syllables. He threw his hands up in disgust after Copenhagen but can’t escape the fact that the question of climate change demands careful answers to all the most urgent challenges facing the world today. He’s lived longest in Canada and Nigeria but now lives in Cape Town.
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