University of Dar es Salaam in partnership with UNESCO has embarked on a two-day orientation training to journalists

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication of the University of Dar es Salaam in partnership with UNESCO has embarked on a two-day orientation training to journalists on the use of a system for their newly launched Online Diploma in Journalism Programme.

This training to journalists, who are in the first cohort of the diploma programme that is new of its kind in the country, was held in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza on Tuesday and Wednesday this week respectively.

The coordinator of the programme, Dr. Darius Mukiza said the training is introducing the said journalists in the Moodle System, an online simplified system, which will enable them to be conversant with the programme and use the online system easily and fruitful.

Dr. Mukiza said that online studies have their challenges but with commitment and hard work, it is possible to perform well and pass examinations so that one could graduate with a Diploma in Journalism.