ASMAC hands certificates to 1,000 graduates
Over 1,000 journalists and communication experts from the last five batches of the Advanced School of Mass Communication (ASMAC/ESSTIC), are now in possession of their certificates.
The documents were handed out on Friday, October 20, at the Yaounde Conference Center, as part of the official ceremony which marked the 50th anniversary of the institution.
The former ASMAC students expressed excitement, highlighting the need for media professionals to adapt to technological development.
“ASMAC has a big responsibility in adapting the training to the realities of today. The social media has complicated the media landscape and today we have citizen journalism. The Advanced School of Mass Communication has to remain relevant in the face of the current challenges. Journalists have to be encouraged to go online, work online because people don’t have time today as much as in the past to sit down to listen to the radio or to read newspapers” – Joseph Chebongkeng Kalabubse, President of the National Communication Council (NCC) and graduate of the 17th batch of ASMAC.
