The Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) Executive Training Program that was introduced to advance financial journalism in Africa recently marked the completion of its first year with 260 graduates receiving recognition at graduation ceremonies in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
The series of ceremonies concluded in Kenya on 22 February. The six-month certificate program is offered to journalists and mid-career professionals in business and civil society to strengthen their skills in capital markets and data analysis and enhance their knowledge in financial and economic reporting.
A statement from the organisers explained that the program is a core component of the BMIA, which aims to accelerate development of a globally competitive media and financial reporting industry as well as promote transparency, accountability and good governance in Africa.
“We hope participants will consider this exposure to business and financial reporting as a lifelong vocation to further the development, quality, accuracy and impact of the field in Africa. Bloomberg is proud to partner with preeminent journalists and leading universities in Africa to make this program possible," the Director, Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, Erana Stennnett said.
“I am proud of the journalists and executives who completed the program, and thank their employers for giving them the opportunity,” she added.
Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, with additional support from the Ford Foundation, the BMIA Executive Training Program brings together leading faculty from the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and five other preeminent business and journalism schools in Africa, including: Rhodes University School of Journalism in South Africa; the University of Lagos Department of Mass Communication and Radio, and the Pan Atlantic University Lagos Business School in Nigeria; and University of Nairobi, School of Journalism and Mass Communications and Strathmore Business School in Kenya.
The Dean of Strathmore Business School, Kenya,Dr. George Njenga said extraordinary business journalists who have completed the BMIA Executive Training Program in Kenya would help grow the financial and business sector to greater heights.
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