Technology is a real game changer.
Owuraku believes the future of sports journalism would be in good hands having interacted with mentees who had different and interesting perspectives about sports journalism. He acknowledges that technology is indeed the game changer.
My name is Owuraku Nyamekye Ampofo, a sports journalist. I was the mentor of the Sports Journalism Group in the CoRe programme. As a young person myself, the most cherished benefit from this programme was the opportunity to learn from the aspiring sports journalists.
Although I was the mentor, I always opened our discussions and as a result benefitted from different perspectives of the topics discussed. Sharing my knowledge in this field and learning from these mentees was an eye opener for me and it did leave me excited because the future of sports journalism would be in good hands.
I concluded that technology has really been the game changer in this generation. The mentees were filled with so much knowledge about sports journalism. They have a far better understanding of the field than I did when I was in school; and this is due to the availability of information across the internet. This made our sessions interesting because everyone had an idea and could contribute to the topics being discussed.
The CoRe Mentoring programme has been a good learning experience for me as a young mentor because I believe the most important trait of a good leader is to empower other people. I really appreciate the opportunity CoRe has given me to share my experiences with aspiring sports journalists. It is my hope and prayer that they will grow up to also mentor people one day.
Amen!