The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) has unveiled the second edition of its Financial Journalism Training (FJT) program in Tanzania.
This program will train journalists and media professionals in business and financial journalism, to bolster the country’s financial reporting industry.
The Bloomberg program is resuming in Tanzania after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The training will be done with participation from the University of Dar es Salaam School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Kenya’s Strathmore Business School, the University of Dar es Salaam Business School.
In 2019, the program had its first intake that saw 40 scribes graduate.
BMIA training manual for Tanzania
This second intake will cover six months and see over 50 scribes from prominent media organizations in Tanzania trained on public policy, economics, media landscape, data analytics, accounting and capital markets, and financial reporting.
The facilitators will include new reporters from Bloomberg and faculties of various universities involved.
Bloomberg targets to advance the level of financial and business reporting in Africa while taking note of the role played by media to promote accountability, transparency and good governance.
Erana Stennett, Director at BMIA, said her organization is coming back to train journalists in Tanzania after a pause that lasted two years.
She said BMIA aims to equip scribes with the knowledge and skill required to improve their financial reporting skills.
The BMIA has been successful in South Africa, Ghana, Zambia, Kenya and Nigeria, where together with Tanzania, over 785 financial journalists have been trained.
Since its launch in 2014, BMIA has reached more than 1,000 stakeholders in Africa.
BMIA has also hosted five annual, in-person forums for media owners and senior leaders in business, government and civil society.
ALSO READ: Bloomberg Expands International Presence With First Creative Hub to Serve Africa
