Deputy Minister of Communications looks to students for inspiration
COLLABORATION: Deputy Minister of Communications with Journalism students
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Deputy Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams looked to CPUT students for inspiration for her parliamentary budget speech happening today.
Ndabeni-Abrahams visited third-year journalism students in their classroom to discuss everything from the digital migration to the Protection of State Information Bill.
She told the students that wanted to hear their concerns because one day they would be shaping opinions when they head into industry as journalists.
“I will be tabling my department’s budget vote and I did not want to do that without your input. Because ultimately if government wants its voice to be heard you have to consult all the platforms which is social media, print, radio and TV,” she says.
“I also wanted to come here to discuss some of our key interventions.”
Ndabeni-Abrahams then explained the critical role community media plays in diverse South Africa.
“If we want to actively reach out to the people we need to encourage community media. That includes proper training, keeping nepotism out and encouraging females to take positions at these media outlets,” she says.
Ndabeni-Abrahams told the students that they would now form part of a platform of young students her department would consult who were studying law, journalism and communications and would analyse South Africa’s current media landscape.
Senior Journalism lecturer Jude Mathurine told the students that they were now part of an interesting relationship being forged, not only with the Communications Ministry, but also with parliament.
Written by Lauren Kansley
Tel: +27 21 953 8646
Email: kansleyl@cput.ac.za
Liaises with the media and writes press releases about interesting developments at CPUT.
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