Computer security and advantages of the Web 2.0 : The WAJA equips the journalists

To improve the capacity of the journalists and to sensitize them on the technic of report for the web, the notions of the security internet and the opportunities that the web2.0 offers, it is the objective of a formation shop that held from February 2 to 4 in Bamako in Mali. Initiated by the union of the journalists of West Africa (WAJA) and financed by the Commission of the ECOWAS, this formation united 35 journalists come of the countries of the ECOWAS space and Mauritania.  

One knows it the new technologies of information and the communication revolutionized this world, the press with. But forces is to recognize that the majority of the journalists of Africa is not conscious of the numerous impacts, advantages and inconveniences of this technological thrust. They are often same the prey of the crooks of the web. To rectify shooting, the formation and the sensitization of the publishers, the journalists and the owners of medias imposes itself. 

In spite of the financial difficulties the WAJA fights to reinforce the capacities of the journalists of West Africa. Of the 2 to February 4 it initiated a shop of formation of the formative on the theme" security internet, journalism and new technologies of information and the communication for the development ". During three days, the participants learned to secure their data, to create and to enliven some blogs, without forgetting the social networks as facebook, tweeter, etc. They also familiarized themselves to the notions of google reader, Rss flux and to the animation of the site of the WAJA, notably the pages reserved to every country. Back at home, they are also called to form on their turn 160 (10 in each of the 16 countries of the ECOWAS) local journalists with the support of their national unions and the WAJA. 

The PRC/WAJA (project of backing of the capacities of the union of the journalists of West Africa) hopes through this formation, and those that will follow in the different countries, to participate in the edification of a press more free, democratic, playing his/her/its sentry's role. 

 

Koundjoro Gabriel Kambou