Senior journalists and editors are attending a training workshop on Strengthening media oversight of oil, gas and minerals in Ghana and Uganda at the Capital View Hotel in Koforidua. The workshop, according to Mr Kwame Ahiabenu, a Director at Penplusbytes who organized the workshop in collaboration with Revenue Watch International, is designed to “Increase the quantity and quality of stories in” the media. Explaining the rationale for the workshop, Mr Ahiabenu said, “Good governance of oil, gas and mining resources and revenues requires effective oversight. A knowledgeable and active media is critical to having an informed and engaged public, civil society and parliament that can hold government and companies to account. However, in many resource-rich countries, journalists often lack knowledge and skills in investigating oil, gas and mineral issues.” The workshop is therefore meant to equip journalists and editors with the requisite knowledge and skills to enable them adequately cover the sector. The objective of Penplusbytes, he said, is to offer “learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring of journalists and media organization in ICT Journalism.”