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MediaWatch is our first attempt to track media coverage Emeagwali.
Africa has two media-related problems:
minimal and negative coverages. Stories
are typically limited to wars, poverty
and AIDS.
You can play a role in improving your local media's coverage of Emeagwali
by starting a media watch group in your area. Here's how:
- Form a media watch group.
Look for people with good writing skills, communication students,
journalists and community activists. The groups best writer(s)
should teach and critique the writings of other members.
Write letters to editors.
- Put together your local media file.
- Scan your local newspaper for their email addresses.
Find out who is who at each newspaper. Who is the reporter on the
science, technology, information technology, news, etc? Write to each decision maker.
- Write letters to your local editors.
Your letter to your local editor is an opportunity for you to share your opinions about
what you learned from emeagwali.com.
- Send an email to MediaWatch@emeagwali.com to
inform Society of Friends of Emeagwali about the creation and activities of
your
local Media Watch Group.
Media Watch invites journalists, writers, media critics and other
professionals to join the Media Watch.
Click on emeagwali.com for more information.
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