Introduction The African Centre for Media Excellence, with support of the Global Road Safety Partnership, is calling for applications from journalists in Uganda interested in covering road safety issues in the country. Why now? Well, Uganda predominantly relies on the road to move goods and people. However, this dominant mode of transport is unsafe. According to […]
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By Bloomberg Philathropies The way journalists write or speak about road traffic crashes influences how the audience perceives what happened, who is responsible and what should be done in response. The recommendations in this document illustrate how reporting can help change the discourse about road safety as a public health issue and denormalize the prevalence […]
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Applications are now open! Learn more and apply. Deadline: December 1, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) are conducting a WHO Road Safety reporting contest to raise awareness and spur dialogue around critical – yet underreported – road safety issues with a Vision Zero/Safe System Approach. Journalists reporting on road safety […]
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