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CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Competition 2016 now OPEN for entries

The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Competition is now OPEN for entries.

ALL submissions can be made via the entry form website.

Category information and full details on how to enter, also can be found at the Awards’ website. 

Closing date for entries is March 24th 2016.  As the Competition is open for a limited period only, journalists are requested to submit your entry now and be part of the most prestigious journalist awards on the continent.

The 20th African Journalist Awards 2015 were held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi to crown and celebrate the crème de la crème in different journalism fields across Africa.

On Saturday, October 10th 2015 we crowned Hyacinthe Boowurosigue Sanou from Burkina Faso The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2015.

Here below he is pictured with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Deborah Rayner SVP International Newsgathering TV and Digital and Tim Jacobs CEO MultiChoice Africa.

KCSE results 2015 out Thursday- send index number to 22252

More than 520,000 Form Four candidates who sat the 2015 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams will know their results on Thursday, March 3, 2016.

Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) Chief Executive Officer Joseph Kivilu  (pictured) said  atleast 525,802 candidates sat for the examination last year according to the examination council.

Immediately after the release by the cabinet secretary, parents and students can send the candidate’s index number to 22252 to access the results.

Candidates are advised to thoroughly scrutinise the results for correctness and ensure accuracy of names, index number and gender, school name and code, and individual subject.

Any discrepancy noted on the examination results should be reported within one month from the date of release of the examination results. This includes any appeals for remarking.

The examination result slips will be issued to county directors of education after the release.

EJC Launches Online Video Training Platform for Journalists: LEARNO.NET

The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is excited to announce the launch of LEARNO.NET - a cutting-edge, online video training platform for journalists.

LEARNO.NET is made possible through the support of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Google, and the World Bank.

The platform launches with 4 free courses:

·         Google Search for Journalists
by Nicholas Whitaker
This course will teach you how to use Google search more efficiently and reveal some of its secrets that are useful for any of your research online.

·         Verification: The Basics
by Craig Silverman, Claire Wardle
In the age of the Internet, rumours and hoaxes quickly spread during breaking news situations. As a result, there is an increased need for journalists to sort real, authentic content from the fakes. This course will provide the basics on how to get started with verifying online information.

How to check form one selection 2016 via SMS and Online:

• To check the secondary school you have been admitted to online, go to this  Website:  http://www.education.go.ke/ and enter your Index number.
• To check the secondary school you have been admitted to via SMS,  send an SMS with your Index Number to 20042 from any network.

All the 7,000-plus candidates who scored more than 400 marks in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams were placed in national schools of their choice irrespective of whether they attended public or private schools.

This was a remarkable departure from last year, when the exercise was muddied by a perverted quota system that ended up practically locking out the bulk of top private schools candidates from national and best county schools.
Whereas there is reason to ensure equity in admission, this should not be done at the expense of merit.
Overall, some 759,603 candidates out of the 925,744 eligible KCPE candidates will get admission, representing 82 per cent of the cohort.

Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang wrote to county directors of education and secondary school heads and said that selection would be on merit, equity and choice of schools.

Dr Kipsang said five top boys and girls in every sub-county would be placed in national schools of their choice.

“However, the top three will be selected first across all sub-counties and then the remaining two according to their marks because there are areas with very few students hence the equity requirement,” the Education PS said. 

In terms of transition, this is a major leap and ranks among the best in the region and compares favourably with the best cases in other parts of the world.

But the challenge remains for about 170,000 who may not get admission.
Although conventional argument would be that they should join youth and vocational training institutions, it is doubtful if that is the best option, given their tender age and the fact that not all may have the aptitude for it.