This archive report was first published on 9 August 2019.
On August 8, 2019, the Standard Media Academy officially launched at Aga Khan University, marking the beginning of a nine-month practical training for 12 young aspiring journalists.
The programme, a partnership between The Standard Group PLC and Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications, is the third of its kind. The first and second groups went through the media talent incubator in 2015 and 2017, respectively.
According to Standard Group Human Resource Director Nicholas Siwatom, the group was selected from about 900 applicants after a series of rigorous interviews, testing various potential skills required in the media industry.
Dr. Peter Kimani, an author and lecturer at Aga Khan University, revealed that the training will be led by experts in all fields, including online, television, print, and radio.
Interim Dean of the Graduate School Alex Awiti stated that the programme will take six months before trainees are dispersed to the newsrooms to put into practice the skills they have acquired.
Standard Group's Editor-in-Chief Ochieng Rapuro expressed high expectations from the trainees, while Chief Executive Officer Orlando Lyomu thanked Aga Khan University for the partnership, emphasizing the programme's importance in strengthening the push towards ethical journalism.
