Media chiefs and PROs discuss best practices

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2025-07-18

SWAKOPMUND, 17 July 2025 - New Era Newspaper Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Maletsky and Namibian Sun Editor, Toivo Ndjebela at the 2025 Effective Communicators Conference in Swakopmund on Thursday afternoon. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 18 JUL (NAMPA) – Newsroom chiefs of local daily newspapers met with nearly 250 communications officers in Swakopmund on Thursday to discuss improved media relations going forward.

Namibian Sun Editor, Toivo Ndjebela, addressed the relationship between public relations officers (PROs) and the press at the three-day Effective Communicators Conference.

“Mindsets need to change. Those days when PROs would look down on journalists becaus...

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SWAKOPMUND, 17 July 2025 - Former Media Ombudsman, Dr John Nakuta at the 2025 Effective Communicators Conference in Swakopmund on Thursday afternoon. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 17 July 2025 - New Era Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Maletsky and Namibian Sun Editor, Toivo Ndjebela at the 2025 Effective Communicators Conference in Swakopmund on Thursday afternoon. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 16 JUL (NAMPA) - Minister of Information, Communication and Technology (MICT) Emma Teofelus, Deputy minister of education, innovation, youth, sport, arts, and culture Dino Ballotti and Executive Director in the Ministry of MICT Audrin Mathe photographed among delegated at the Effective Communicators Conference taking place at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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