Community radio for the coastal area

MEDIA students at the coast attended a two-day training course in Swakopmund this week.

The course was conducted by Andre Engelbrecht, co-ordinator of Ocean Wave Community Radio (OWCR). The broadcasting station is part of the National Community Radio Network initiated by Misa Namibia and is expected to go on air at the coast early next year.According to Jonathan Beukes, Information Officer of Misa Namibia, it is important for community radio stations to maintain a high level of ethics and morality in order to become a responsible educator to the communities they serve.The network was established to address the lack of information among rural communities.The students received hands-on training in the importance of community radio, investigative journalism, radio scripting and sound recording and editing.The broadcasting station is part of the National Community Radio Network initiated by Misa Namibia and is expected to go on air at the coast early next year.According to Jonathan Beukes, Information Officer of Misa Namibia, it is important for community radio stations to maintain a high level of ethics and morality in order to become a responsible educator to the communities they serve.The network was established to address the lack of information among rural communities.The students received hands-on training in the importance of community radio, investigative journalism, radio scripting and sound recording and editing.

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