Penplusbytes Calls for Responsible Use of Social Media on December 7
Penplusbytes is calling on all Ghanaians to use social media responsibly on Election Day by reporting election related incidents on…
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Penplusbytes, NRGI First Alumni Refresher Workshop Ends
A 3-day refresher course for past trainees of Penplusbytes/Natural Resource Governance Institute’s “Strengthening Media Oversight of the Extractive Sector” media training…
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What to do at the Polls on December 7
In every election, voter and civic education are necessary to ensure that citizens understand their rights, their political system, the…
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Penplusbytes, NRGI Engage Past Trainees at First Alumni Refresher Workshop
Since 2009, Penplusbytes and the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) have trained over fifty (50) Ghanaian journalists on knowledge and…
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Voters’ Education Campaign Launched Ahead of December Polls
During the 2012 elections, Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) adopted the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system. A novelty as it was,…
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Media Persons in Ashaiman and Tema Schooled on Reporting Citizen Engagement Using ICTs
A 2-day media workshop to train selected journalists from the Ashaiman/Tema area has successfully ended at the New Media Hub…
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Social Media Tracking Centre for Ghana Elections 2016 Ready to Commence Operations
Although there is a lot of activity when it comes to monitoring mainstream media, there is currently only an inefficient…
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7TH National Course “B” On Oil, Gas and Mining Governance Underway in Accra
After a successful week long regional course “A” in Tanzania with 24 journalists reporting on the extractive sector in their…
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Penplusbytes to Train Journalists in Tema/Ashaiman Area on Reporting Using ICTS
While Ghana has been lauded for electoral success in times past, there are challenges with participatory, transparent and accountable governance…
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Penplusbytes to Equip Journalists and Civil Society Players in the Extractive Sector with Data Skills
Since 2013, Penplusbytes has trained over 1,500 journalists in Sub Saharan Africa in using data journalism. In order to build…
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