By Godwin Chukwumaechi
Editor of Port Harcourt Mundial Newspaper, leading online medium in the South South, Mr Kelechi Nwaucha, has been selected as one of participants of the ‘NLNG Change Your Story’ 2025 Training.
The 2025 edition of the training has been slated to begin on Monday February 17, 2025.
For over ten years, the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited has through the ‘NLNG Change Your Story’ project positively impacted the training and capacity development of journalists in the country.
Anchored by The Journalism Clinic, led by renowned veteran journalist Taiwo Obe, and supported by trainer and consultant, Dan Mason, the workshop enables participants to build digital communication skills and gain proficiency in the use of social media in journalism.
Our correspondent gathered that Mason has shared his expertise with communication professionals and journalists in 30 countries, teaching them how to create captivating digital stories.
In appreciation of the opportunity to be part of the 2025 cohort, Port Harcourt Mundial editor, Kelechi Nwaucha, said the selection could not have come at a better time than now when journalists are hard pressed to contribute to the development of an evolving national economic and political landscape.
He said, “In today’s fast-paced global digital landscape, information is transmitted and received in seconds, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the verge of leading global socio-economic momentum.
“Learning is a continuum. This is even more so for a journalist constantly interacting with forces that shape social growth and direction.
“As a journalist practicing in the Niger Delta, NLNG Change Your Story offers me, and my colleagues, the opportunity to retool and acquire new skills, to change my narrative and tell more efficiently the story of a region blessed, yet struggling to achieve needed development.
“I am excited to be part of NLNG Change Your Story. l look forward to learning new skills, including the impact of AI. I believe this programme will be inspiring and valuable, and I am eager to see how this training impacts my own career,” Nwaucha said.
He commended NLNG for “not only giving back to the society through the training of journalists, but also being agents of change through building the capacity of individuals entrusted with the moral and constitutional duty of serving as watchdog of society and agenda setters.