We bring a message from Dr. @EMaractho, a researcher, academic & policy analyst. Her research focuses on media, communication,& development, focusing on media, gender, and social justice. let her message on #endchildmarriage inspire you to act
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7. @EMaractho How kind! I want you to know that these words you wrote about me, mean the world to me. Thank you for recognizing my small building blocks. Of course, I have not arrived yet. I acknowledge that I am still a work in progress. But with mentorship, I will get there.
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So, I read Emily's column. I never imagined that my name would be mentioned anywhere. Guess what! I landed on my name 😘😘😘😘😘. Emily (sorry, I did not use the Dr title) said so many things that complimented my work. I will share the column at the end of this tweet.
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It is one thing to have a story and quite another to make it make sense to the reader. Some gallant men and women leave the newsroom at midnight to have this job done. And I feel this category is never appreciated. They never win awards. They have no bylines. Back-end work.
4. Truth is, there is too much back-end work that goes into stories before they are published. Think about story idea generation, choosing a story angle, execution, editing, proofreading, page layout, designing et al, which all require critical thinking skills.
3. See, people (except those that have worked in a typical newsroom) assume that working with a newspaper company is all about bylines. So, if your name doesn't appear in the daily, you come off as a masquerader and it is easy for people to discredit your work and contribution.
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After reading the tweet, I switched off the TV just so I could focus on reading @EMaractho's column. I am afraid I won't repeat the words she mentioned. But one thing stood out for me. Emily recognized the work women do in the newsroom. She gave @Akeda3 and I some flowers.
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After a long day, yesterday, I turned to Twitter. I landed on a tweet, in which Claire Muhindo had tagged me. She was thanking @EMaractho for giving flowers to some women in newsroom. Her tweet was accompanied by a screenshot of a column that Emily had written.
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@MissMuhindo@EMaractho@Akeda3@HarrietNayebare@f_aduk@APeninah@gkenganzi@justinejulietr1 Emily’s heart shouldn’t break when women leave newsrooms. It’s a good thing bse we need to grow beyond certain confines & create room for others to lead.
At some point it becomes a dead end professionally & it’s pointless to hang around. Best wishes to those still carrying on.