Reporting on Poverty

Panos, an international media organisation, asked me to produce a poverty reporting toolkit for Mozambican journalists. The 20-page manual will be used as a training tool for junior to mid-level reporters in various media workshops in and around Maputo.

The toolkit gives journalists useful tips on how to report sensibly on poverty-related issues, find interesting story angles, understand and scrutinise the effectiveness of poverty policies and hold governments, international organisations and NGOs accountable. It also has an extensive resource section with useful contacts and background information.

I hope the toolkit will contribute to creating a league of reporters writing interesting, in-depth articles on a wide variety of poverty-related issues, economic growth and sustainability.