app01 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:37:36 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi - Episodes Tagged with “Journalism” https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/tags/journalism Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0200 Climate Talk Uganda aims to explore all aspects of climate change in Uganda. Every two weeks we aim to feature a wide range of people who offer their perspectives on the challenges they - and Uganda - face as climate change continues to play out. en-us episodic The accessible, acronym-free podcast about climate change in Uganda. Josephine Karungi Climate Talk Uganda aims to explore all aspects of climate change in Uganda. Every two weeks we aim to feature a wide range of people who offer their perspectives on the challenges they - and Uganda - face as climate change continues to play out. no Uganda, Climate Change, Josephine Karungi Josephine Karungi climatetalkpod@gmail.com Episode 56: Reporting on Climate Change with InfoNile https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/56 1b6f6c64-28c5-4773-b29f-d68893bc6853 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi The challenges and rewards of reporting on climate change, in partnership with the Climate Smart Jobs Program. 1:06:13 no <p>The Climate Smart Jobs program has been working with communication partners developing new approaches to covering climate change in the media. As I mention in my introduction to this episode, from Day One the project recognised that climate change information is only useful if it is accessible, understandable and delivered in ways that help people make informed decisions. One of our most significant partners is the jounalism group InfolNile. Today we're joined by two of their leading journalists in Uganda to relfect on what we set out to achieve, what has been accomplished and what are the lessons learned from this partnership. Leonard Namukasa is the Programmes and Strategy Manager with InfoNile and Andrew Aijuka is the Productions Manager, as well as being a journalist engaged in regular climate change reporting. It's a fascinating discussion, and offers many insights into the challenges and opportunities of climate change journalism. </p> Leonard Namukasa, InfoNile, Climate Change, CSJ, Climate Smart Jobs, Uganda, Northern Uganda, journalism,Andrew Aijuka The Climate Smart Jobs program has been working with communication partners developing new approaches to covering climate change in the media. As I mention in my introduction to this episode, from Day One the project recognised that climate change information is only useful if it is accessible, understandable and delivered in ways that help people make informed decisions. One of our most significant partners is the jounalism group InfolNile. Today we're joined by two of their leading journalists in Uganda to relfect on what we set out to achieve, what has been accomplished and what are the lessons learned from this partnership. Leonard Namukasa is the Programmes and Strategy Manager with InfoNile and Andrew Aijuka is the Productions Manager, as well as being a journalist engaged in regular climate change reporting. It's a fascinating discussion, and offers many insights into the challenges and opportunities of climate change journalism.

]]> The Climate Smart Jobs program has been working with communication partners developing new approaches to covering climate change in the media. As I mention in my introduction to this episode, from Day One the project recognised that climate change information is only useful if it is accessible, understandable and delivered in ways that help people make informed decisions. One of our most significant partners is the jounalism group InfolNile. Today we're joined by two of their leading journalists in Uganda to relfect on what we set out to achieve, what has been accomplished and what are the lessons learned from this partnership. Leonard Namukasa is the Programmes and Strategy Manager with InfoNile and Andrew Aijuka is the Productions Manager, as well as being a journalist engaged in regular climate change reporting. It's a fascinating discussion, and offers many insights into the challenges and opportunities of climate change journalism.

]]> Episode 33: 'Climate change is not about COP...it's about our families. ' https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/33 e3e70bfe-4425-4f2b-803b-64cb60958809 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi Journalist Samuel Ssettumba on the urgency of explaining how climate change affects the everyday lives of Ugandans. 36:30 no <p>Veteran journalist Samuel Ssettumba explains why informed, dedicated climate change coverage matters in 2025. The Nation Media Group now has a dedicated Climate Change Desk. He gives us an inside perspective on why that's a huge step forward for Uganda: making climate change reporting a priority and explaining it in ways that will make sense to Ugandans as they think about their everyday lives. We talk about the impacts of climate change on people and how they live; communicating those impacts to different communities; and presenting complex issues in ways that show that climate change is not abstract - it's about people: 'My mother, my grandfather.'</p> <p>The Nation Media Group's Climate Change Desk was established in partnership with the parent organisation of this podcast, the Climate Smart Jobs Project. </p> <p>You can find out more about the Nation Media Group here:<br> <a href="https://www.nationmedia.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.nationmedia.com/</a></p> <p>And you can find the Climate Smart Jobs project here:<br> <a href="https://csj.co.ug/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://csj.co.ug/</a></p> <p>Thanks so much to Samual Ssettumba for joining us for this episode. <br> Drop us a line any time at <a href="mailto:climatetalkpod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">climatetalkpod@gmail.com</a> <br> And we'll see you next time. </p> Samuel Ssettumba, Nation Media Group, Climate Smart Jobs, CSJ, climate change, Uganda, Kampala, journalism, climate change journalism Veteran journalist Samuel Ssettumba explains why informed, dedicated climate change coverage matters in 2025. The Nation Media Group now has a dedicated Climate Change Desk. He gives us an inside perspective on why that's a huge step forward for Uganda: making climate change reporting a priority and explaining it in ways that will make sense to Ugandans as they think about their everyday lives. We talk about the impacts of climate change on people and how they live; communicating those impacts to different communities; and presenting complex issues in ways that show that climate change is not abstract - it's about people: 'My mother, my grandfather.'

The Nation Media Group's Climate Change Desk was established in partnership with the parent organisation of this podcast, the Climate Smart Jobs Project.

You can find out more about the Nation Media Group here:
https://www.nationmedia.com/

And you can find the Climate Smart Jobs project here:
https://csj.co.ug/

Thanks so much to Samual Ssettumba for joining us for this episode.
Drop us a line any time at climatetalkpod@gmail.com
And we'll see you next time.

]]> Veteran journalist Samuel Ssettumba explains why informed, dedicated climate change coverage matters in 2025. The Nation Media Group now has a dedicated Climate Change Desk. He gives us an inside perspective on why that's a huge step forward for Uganda: making climate change reporting a priority and explaining it in ways that will make sense to Ugandans as they think about their everyday lives. We talk about the impacts of climate change on people and how they live; communicating those impacts to different communities; and presenting complex issues in ways that show that climate change is not abstract - it's about people: 'My mother, my grandfather.'

The Nation Media Group's Climate Change Desk was established in partnership with the parent organisation of this podcast, the Climate Smart Jobs Project.

You can find out more about the Nation Media Group here:
https://www.nationmedia.com/

And you can find the Climate Smart Jobs project here:
https://csj.co.ug/

Thanks so much to Samual Ssettumba for joining us for this episode.
Drop us a line any time at climatetalkpod@gmail.com
And we'll see you next time.

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