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JET announces environment feature writing competition
2008-03-22 10:03:36
By Njonanje Samwel
The Journalists Environmental Association of Tanzania (JET) has announced the commencement of the competition for the best environmental journalist for the year 2008.
JET Chairman Deodatus Mfugale announced the commencement of the competition at a news conference in Dar es Salaam on Thursday.
According to Mfugale, the competition is open to journalists in the print and electronic media.
He said the competition aims at stimulating journalists to write more environmental stories in a bid to inform and sensitise the public on the importance of preserving the environment to the lives of living organisms including human beings.
``Through stories the people will be aware of the ways which they should utilise water at the same time design projects to make water resources more sustainable,`` said Mfugale.
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