Mamadou Diagne elected new president of young reporters

It is in one of the rooms of the Babacar Touré press house that journalists and technicians met this Saturday, April 12, on the occasion of the General Assembly of the Young Reporters Convention in Senegal (CJRS), convened for the election of its 8th president. In addition to a strong mobilization of young journalists, the event was marked by the presence of former presidents of the CJRS, representatives of the Synpics, as well as actors of civil society, in particular of the Civil Forum, led by Birahim Seck.

After the election of the members of the office and the steering committee, the flagship moment of the day took place: the election of the new president of the CJRS. The only candidate in the running, Mamadou Diagne, journalist at RTS, was unanimously elected to take the lead. He succeeds his colleague Migui Marame Ndiaye.

During his first speech, the new president wished to pay tribute to his predecessors and to salute their commitment and the acquired acquired under their mandates. Mamadou Diagne affirmed that his action will be “in continuity and in innovation”, with the aim of contributing to the influence of the Senegalese press and the valuation of its actors. “You have to make journalists gray the walls,” he said while reaffirming his desire to support the young generation of reporters.

The newly elected president identified the improvement of the working conditions of journalists as a major priority. With this in mind, he announced several projects: the establishment of a health mutual, the creation of housing cooperatives and the mobilization of funding to strengthen the capacities of the CJRS.

To meet these challenges, Mamadou Diagne intends to work in close collaboration with the Syndicate of Information and Communication Professionals of Senegal (Synpics), led by his colleague from RTS, Moustapha Cissé.

Among the other strategic axes of his mandate, also is the fight against disinformation, which he considers as an imperative to restore the image of the local press and strengthen the credibility of the profession