staff profiles: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Dr. Fred Joshua Mwilima

Department: Information and Communication Studies

1. Name: (Title , First, Last Names) Dr. Fred Joshua Mwilima
2. Tertiary Qualifications
(High to Low)
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  • PhD (Natural Health and Lifestyle), Sumnah, USA, 2008.
  • MSc (Information Science), City University, United Kingdom, 2001.
  • MA (Journalism), University of Cardiff, United Kingdom, 1998.
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    3. Current Position Lecturer
    4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit) Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek
    Block Y, Room Y141
    5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional) Phone: +264 61 206 3638
    Fax: +264 61 206 3806
    6. Email  Address fmwilima@unam.na
    7. Short Biography
    (maximum 150 words)    		 Dr Mwilima is a Namibia with over nine years lecturing experience. He is a lecturer who offers writing courses in print journalism as well as in health communication. Dr. Mwilima is an accredited training of trainer in print journalism. He is a former news editor in print journalism.  A former student of Johns Hopkins University, USA, in strategic health communication who has also conducted consultancy work in this field with UN agencies in Namibia, Ministry of Information and Technology, Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare and the Johns Hopkins University branch in Namibia, now known as Nawa. Dr. Mwilima has also been actively involved in the development of UNESCO’s model curriculum for journalism education for developing countries and emerging democracies since 2000.
    8. Resume/Vita Post resume/vita document
    9. Recently Taught Courses
    (last 2 years- include course codes)
  • ISI 3511: Foundations of Information Studies
  • ISA 3450: Information, Education and Communication
  • HISM 3671: Media Writing and Reporting
  • HISM 3731: Investigative Reporting
  • HISM 3751: Advanced Reporting: Magazine and Photo-journalism
  • ISM 3431: Advanced Writing
  • HISM 3632: Rural and Community Reporting
  • HISM 3772: Principles and practice of newspaper editing
  • HISM 3752: Specialised Journalism: Sports and elections
  • HISM 3860: Advanced print journalism
  • ISM 3112: Critical Thinking and Writing
  • ISM 3452: Media Management
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    10. Academic interest/ expertise
  • Health communication
  • Management of health information
  • Health communication campaigns
  • Media management and research
  • Analysis of media content
  • Media audience analysis
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    11. Research and Publications
    List of references/citations:
    Title, year, place& publisher
    (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press)
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    Mwilima, F (2008): Media freedom, the Namibian cases study on the examination of the challenges facing the Namibian media: Practical reality of media freedom: an examination of the challenges facing the Namibian media in the Global Media Journal, African Edition, 2008 Vol 2 (2).
    Mwilima, F (2007) Our best thinking got us here, New Era, 11 July 2007, http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?db=oldarchive&articleid=16665

    Books:
    Mwilima, F.J. (2008) The road to better health, Extreme Printers, Windhoek.

    Conference Papers:

    Delivered a paper on the development of journalism curriculum and journalism training by the Department of Information and Communication Studies, at Rhodes University, South Africa in March 2008.
    Delivered a conference paper titled “From Grahamstown to the World Journalism Education Congress 2010” at the UNESCO follow-up meeting, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 11 September 2008

    Delivered a paper titled: The Practical Reality of Media Freedom, at the Stellenbosch University Conference Media in Africa: Connecting Communities, Deepening Democracy, held from 15-17 October 2008.
    12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years):
    Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures
    Note: Acronyms to be written out in full    		 Consultancy Project:

    Together with a team from the Multidisciplinary Research Centre (MRC) of the University of Namibia, I conducted a research on National Campaign on Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) in seven of Namibia’s political regions. This research was funded by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and completed in August 2008.

    Served as a Chief Adjudicator of MISA 2008 Namibia Journalism Award and has been an adjudicator of media awards for the past three year.

    Served as a Chief Adjudicator of SADC Media Awards for the past five years.

    Developed a Communication Strategy for OVC in Namibia; this work which was done through Unam consultancy bureau and funded by UNICEF was completed in October 2008.

    Produced three Fact sheets on OVC, gender and the media & gender and economic empowerment for the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare. This work was funded by the said ministry and completed in January 2009.

    Developed a study guide on Strategic Health Communication for the Centre for External Studies, University of Namibia. Completed in March 2008. 

    Co-facilitator: Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation organised by the Department of Information and Communication Studies in June 2008.
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