Greater crisis beyond pulling China milk and China milk products off the shelf

From a journalist’s point of view, I reckon that an act of responsible journalism opened “a can of worms” with the revelation of contaminated milk from China. As always “bad news” makes “good news” During the past few weeks, the media has continuously bombarded world citizens with the emerging reality, that they may have unknowingly consumed insufferable amounts of melamine, allegedly found in milk products from China.

With over 50,000 babies taken ill and various countries banning the import of China milk, the ensuing China milk saga is now a global crisis. No doubt about that. Traces of melamine were evidently found in samples of milk made in China. It is common knowledge too, that melamine poses various risks to human health, which you and I could seemingly avoid by refraining from consuming milk and milk products from China.

On the contrary, avoiding “made in China” milk products is not good enough, as a deeper crisis lies in establishing what we should consume and not consume from the range of products made from China milk distributed all over the world. Why is this? More alarming is the fact that many countries import China milk as a raw material for their candy and confectionery industries, leaving the consumer with the dilemma of establishing the list of countries that make their candy, chocolate and other milk products using China milk imports.

“British supermarket, Tesco, removed Chinese-made White Rabbit Creamy Candies off its shelves as a precaution” while the number of countries banning China imports continues to rise. However, that will not entirely eliminate the consumers' predicament of being vulnerable to melamine.

Pulling China made products off the shelves and banning milk imports is not the end.

Internet Workshop for Trainers Day 3

26th/September/2008

The session was generally ok. The training material for the workshop was well organized. The trainer’s mastery of content is commendable, and he delivered it aptly.

I would certainly adopt the style when teaching my students how to use the internet.
I recommend that the trainer organizes for a more novel and intense program in the future. Such a program will expose the Department lecturers, to additional pertinent subjects relevant to modern-day online journalism.

Pressing on, Towards a Lasting Positive Impact!

I occasionally reflect on various popular quotes.

One quote that I really like says “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” Things happen. But we have the power to choose how to react to them. Take time to think about this quote. What is happening in your life right now? Can this quote apply to your current situation?

Another quote I am very fond of is “Madness/insanity is doing the same thing, in the same way, repetitively, expecting different results.” Ever wondered, or felt like you are stuck in a rut, no matter how much you try? May be you need to check the style, the techniques, the method you use to do whatever it is that you have been doing. This would include editing it or changing it all together and applying new formats in order for you to get out of the rut. As you think through this, remember, change is necessary and change is inevitable!

Internet Workshop for Journalism Trainers

I watch a lot of Television particularly international news. How else, would I better enjoy living in this Great Big World God created, without relating with the public and being involved in News on a daily basis? I do not know. I believe that even people in other professions can not live their lives without news or public relations.
I love my job, teaching, and I love my students very much.
attending an internet Workshop for Journalism trainers.