{"id":846,"date":"2024-05-07T15:38:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lira.wordcamp.org\/2024\/?post_type=wcb_organizer&p=846"},"modified":"2024-06-12T18:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T15:19:11","slug":"emmy-milton-akwam","status":"publish","type":"wcb_organizer","link":"https:\/\/lira.wordcamp.org\/2024\/organizer\/emmy-milton-akwam\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy Milton Akwam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Milton Emmy Akwam is a Ugandan practicing journalist who also holds an ATD<\/a> in accounting. As an accountant, he turned his passion and zeal to journalism, beginning in 2012 with a local newspaper called Adwarping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, he worked as a hotelier in Lira Municipality (now City). Akwam’s love for journalism and having a pro-community media establishment grew tremendously as a result of his passion for journalism, which was greatly inspired by his late father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 12, 2012, he founded The Northern Daily “TND”<\/a>, which would later become known as tndNews<\/a>. The publication, however, had to wait until April 2018 to begin regular operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From February 2015 to early April 2018, Akwam worked as a Reporter (Bureau Head) for The Pepper Publication Limited’s brands, including Red Pepper<\/a>, hello!, and Dwon Luo newspapers. He was the latter’s inaugural Managing Editor for eight months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has worked for tndNews and its parent company, GLCSMS<\/a>, since April 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akwam believes that journalism and the media in general have the power to change society and should provide a platform for the creation and dissemination of factual, fair, and balanced news or information. He later became known for mobilizing his like-minded friends to start the First Annual Media Conference in the Lango subregion in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently in its 4th Edition, the AMC 2024 is anticipated to draw at least 150 attendees when it takes place in October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication Technology<\/a> at Multitech Business School (MBS)<\/a> in Kampala, and he holds several certifications in (digital) media-related training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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