This is a just a quick post to share what has probably been the highlight of the trip for me so far: teaching a photo and video journalism workshop to students at the University of Ghana. As part of my internship with Radio Univers, the campus radio station, I’m training 12 eager young reporters to Read More …
I was sitting at my desk at work when two of my coworkers walked in singing to me. I was astonished and confused. My face was bright red as everyone around me stared. When they finished singing they announced that they loved the first story I had just sent them and congratulated me. Even though Read More …
On my second day of work, when my boss told me I would get the opportunity to accompany my co-worker to Parliament, my initial reaction was excitement. I was finally going to experience what it’s like to work in Accra, and see how the government works first hand. The government of Ghana is a parliamentary Read More …
On my first day at the Daily Guide, Ghana’s most popular independent newspaper, I was just happy I didn’t get sent home at the get-go. Leslie took me into the reception office to meet the paper’s editor, but he wasn’t in. The receptionists gave us skeptical looks but let us sit down while we waited Read More …
This is an update post, and I’ll keep it short and sweet. In my last blog post, I discussed my somewhat unorthodox and disappointing first day of work. I’m happy to report that by the end of the week, I had a different story to tell. I came into the office on Friday feeling optimistic Read More …
As the first week working as an intern is now over half way through, I find myself reflecting on the past few days and the experiences I have had. If I said it was easy, I would be lying. And if I said I didn’t cry every day when I got home, my nose would Read More …
After the first week of getting accustomed to the city of Accra, bonding with group members and acclimating to the humidity, it was finally time to start our internships. Yesterday was my first day at the Ghana Football Association (GFA), and to say the least, I hit the ground running. After arriving to the workplace Read More …
If there’s one thing that Ghana has taught me so far, it’s that things almost never go as planned — and sometimes, that’s okay. I woke up 15 minutes before my alarm this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. It was the day I’d been anticipating since my plane touched down here in Ghana: Read More …
August 1st, 2015 — Over the two months that I worked at Joy FM, I have been surrounded by some of the most talented journalists I may ever meet. I will miss them very much. George — Tall and wearing solid-colored shirts that makes him look a bit like a cowboy, I will always admire the Read More …
My last day at work came all too soon. I became really good friends with my coworkers and I was sad to leave them. There were some coworkers that I hadn’t really talked to, but on my last day they kept giving me hugs and telling me how sad they were to see me go. Read More …
Today wrapped up the last day of my internship. I know I learned a lot about what ICT (Information Communication and Technology) is and I also learned more about what Penplusbytes is and how their company trains journalists in their New Media Hub. I think that going to meetings and conferences about things related to Read More …
In a few days, I’ll be leaving Ghana. Time flies by. Monday was my last day at Radio Univers. I didn’t realize my co-workers would be so heartbroken (not really, but they do express slight sadness towards my departure). Then again… I am quite oblivious towards most things. For example, on my last day, I Read More …
I didn’t bring my camera along very often during the first two weeks of my internship. There were a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, I consider myself to be more inclined as a writer or an audio person than a photographer, which is why I requested to be placed at a radio station for Read More …
Yesterday Ryan and I got the privilege to take part in a Ghanaian press conference at my work at the Ghana Football Association. With both of us having played college football, we have interacted with the media and taken part in press conferences plenty of times before, so we figured we understood what we were Read More …