{"id":8266,"date":"2018-03-27T06:15:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T06:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=8266"},"modified":"2018-03-27T12:43:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T12:43:40","slug":"referendum-vote-burundian-media-professionals-urged-to-work-in-synergy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/referendum-vote-burundian-media-professionals-urged-to-work-in-synergy\/","title":{"rendered":"Referendum vote: Burundian media professionals urged to work in synergy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nestor Bankumukunzi, Minister of Communication, Information and Technologies has met, this 26 March, all representatives of media organizations, leaders of the National Media Council and the National Independent Electoral Commission. They have discussed the role of the media in the constitutional amendment process. \u201cMedia professionals play a great role in the success of the referendum process and other elections\u201d, says Minister Bankumukunzi.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6024\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6024\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Bankamukunzi-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"Nestor Bankumukunzi: \u201cThe Ministry of Communication plans to set up a technical commission that will indicate the coverage roadmap to the referendum\u201d\" width=\"476\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Bankamukunzi-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Bankamukunzi-600x497.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Bankamukunzi.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nestor Bankumukunzi: \u201cThe Ministry of Communication plans to set up a technical commission that will indicate the coverage roadmap to the referendum\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He says a technical commission composed of media organizations\u2019 representatives, journalists, media technicians, members of media council and electoral commission will be set up in two days. He says the commission\u2019s main objective will be to identify all issues, opportunities and security of journalists that will be deployed to work in synergy so as to cover the referendum process. \u201cThe achievements of the commission will help the Ministry of Communication have a clear and precise idea about what the media organizations need and then plead for them so that they can have financial support and equipment,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Bankumukunzi calls on media professionals to refer to the past electoral process to avoid making mistakes. \u201cReferring to what happened in 2010 and 2015, media professionals must respect the media ethics while covering the whole process,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Claude Nkurunziza, Managing Director of Rema Radio and TV, says his organization will respect the road map that will be set up by the commission to cover the entire process. He, however, says the government should strongly support the synergy of media. \u201cWe really need to follow the referendum process very closely,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>The same view is shared by Sylv\u00e8re Ntakarutimana, Director of Isanganiro Radio. He says working in synergy is a good thing but the National Media Council and local administrative officials must also facilitate the work of journalists.<\/p>\n<p>The constitutional referendum, which is scheduled for 17 May 2018, was officially launched by President Pierre Nkurunziza on 12 December 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nestor Bankumukunzi, Minister of Communication, Information and Technologies has met, this 26 March, all representatives of media organizations, leaders of the National Media Council and the National Independent Electoral Commission. 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