media matters
Wednesday 30 of November 2011
COP17: Currently, the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place in Durban, South Africa.
African Journalists' Leaders Back Global Unions' Stand over Workers' Rights at UN Climate Change Summit
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its African group, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) joined the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to demand recognition of workers' rights at the United Nations Climate Change Summit 2011, COP 17 / CMP 7 ...
The FAJ in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) will hold in Durban a major conference of journalists' unions leaders under the theme of "African Journalists & their Role in Tackling the Perils of Climate Change" during the Summit.
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Bush Radio 89.5fm providing coverage on COP17
Get your info – breaking news: bushradionews.blogspot.com
Bush Radio 89.5 FM will be providing coverage of COP17 to various radio stations and other media organisations in South Africa and around the world for the duration of the conference (28 November – 9 December 2011) in Durban.
You will be able to access updates, audio, video and pictures via the Bushradionews platform or by following us on Twitter and searching here #COP17.
This project is a continuation of a partnership between the station and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, which involved a in-depth training course for radio stations throughout South Africa, community dialogues and the creation of a COP17 focused newsteam lead by Bush Radio and drawn from other stations in South Africa.
Related posts: Getting journalists ready for #COP17 Tackling climate change in Khayelitsha #COP17