Autor: Chuka Onwumechili

Dr. Chuka Onwumechili is professor of Communications serving as Interim Dean for the School of Communications at Howard University in Washington, DC. He is an accomplished scholar with several books and peer-reviewed journal articles. His work has involved development communication particularly in the area of telecommunications. Among his several published works are issues dealing with universal access and building critical mass. He once served as Vice President for the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) in Nigeria where his charge included developing labor for the growing telecommunications industry in the country.Dr. Ikechukwu Ndolo is an experienced scholar in the area of development communication and has consulted with both the British Department for International Development (DFID) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria. In 2009, he worked with DFID in helping to strengthen the Nigerian Bureau for Public Reform’s capacity to disseminate public sector reform messages. Dr. Ndolo who currently heads the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Nigeria is widely published. Additionally, he has also developed audio productions mostly in the area of development. Among these are his audio productions sponsored by UNICEF in the areas of immunization, breastfeeding mothers, and compliance with prescription of health workers, among others.