i am amah bertrand achou

I am Amah Bretrand Achou 19 years of age.I am
currently a student in Bamenda North
West Province of Cameroon. I started schooling and
attending classes in 2000
with great passion of listening to lawyers. This
passion drove me to work hard towards pursuing my
career in law leading the law clubs in
my secondary school. November 2003-2007.
i collect and treat news concerning the environment and
broadcast in a programme called ''Our Environment''
Recently, I attended a law reporting course
in cape town with my dad found in south africa.
sponsored by my dad and i
must say i learned a great deal.I have the duty of
going to the field for actualities, look for resource
persons to participate in the programme and search the
web for information which might not be readily
available for dissemination.

I also freelance for the Cameroon Radio Television
where I obtained an opportunity to participate on a
Distance Learning course on Radio about law and
Production organised by the Commonwealth Broadcasting
Association,Taught by Robin White one of my models in
the profession. After the course i was awarded a
certificate in youths and its right.I
thought it selfish to keep all the knowledge to my
self so i produced a book''PRACTICAL HANDBOOK ON RADIO
JOURNALISM AND PRODUCTION'' to help others learn.

Furthermore,I send stories for a quarterly online
publication to World Wide Fund for Nature in Yaounde.
I am a correspondent for Radio Environment in Yaounde.
I enjoy promoting musicians who sing about the
environment.

I fumbled to create a blog and finally came up with
something like amahbertrand.blogspot.com
I have not updated anythinhg yet on Wiki but i will do
so immediately.

I will like to increase my skills and update my
technique on how ICT can better enlighten me in my
journalistic pursuit.

Also, our broadcast media face many constraints in
their operations as they have feeble and partial use
of ICT's. i.e computers and internet implying
Cameroon's contribution to global cyberspace is far
way below its potential. We therefore need trained
journalists in this domain to upgrade their
contribution.

In the same limelight,I am engaged to this
course,because as a media practitioner,i should be
able to promote awareness on ICT policy and issues and
i can only do so if i have a grasp and practice of the
subject.

I know the media are users of ICT who help to shape
and reflect public debate.Therefore, effective
involvement of journalists will enable greater public
awareness and understanding of ICT issues.

I believe the world has become a global village and
every journalist should be at the forefront of
information technology as they are expected to
disseminate the sourced information using new
communication technologies. In the same perspective, I
have the conviction that providing people with access
to vibrant diverse news and information empowers them.


The most fascinating content of the course is that I
will learn to research and publish content online,
learn how to use ICT tools for journalism and have a
grasp of ICT tools available for journalism.


I like to learn and to share with others giving others
the opportunity to be informed, educated and better
handle the issues around them.
thanks much
see you
amah bertrand