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US embassy to host Media Training Workshop this month

May 04, 2013 News

-working journalists and UG communication students welcome to attend!

 

By Latoya Giles
In an effort to boost the local media, the United States Embassy here in Georgetown will be organizing another media workshop for journalists and communications students at the University of Guyana. This disclosure was made on Thursday evening by US Ambassador D. Brent Hardt.
According to the Ambassador, later this month from May 28 to June 1, 2013, the embassy will be organizing another Media Training Workshop for communications students and working journalists in Guyana in conjunction with UG’s Centre for Communication Studies.
The workshop is expected to feature Dr. Yusuf Kalyango, an Assistant Professor, at Ohio University’s Scripps Institute for International Journalism and Mr. Andy Alexander, Ohio University Alumnus and Former Washington Post Ombudsman.
Ambassador Hardt noted that Mr. Alexander and Dr. Kalyango will present focused, practical workshops on topics such as: Advocacy Journalism and Social Responsibility; Political Communication and Democratization; Investigative Reporting; and Electoral Democracy and Political Campaigns. He said that it will be a high-powered program and which he hopes that many journalists and students take advantage of.
In October 2011, the embassy had organized two programmes on the media and journalism. USAID, in collaboration with the University of Guyana’s Centre for Communication Studies and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), conducted training on the Media Code of Conduct in preparation for the 2011 General and Regional Elections in Guyana.
Participants included media owners, editors, and journalists. Fifty-three media owners and practitioners ended up signing the Media Code of Conduct for Elections. Our Embassy’s Public Affairs Section hosted a visiting Professor to offer basic journalism training to new and aspiring journalists, reaching over 90 students at UG and leading workshops on journalism for entry-level reporters.
Programme participants improved their ability to accurately and objectively report news and events to better inform the public and strengthen accountability for public figures. This training covered several core journalism themes, including the elements of a good news story, how to conduct interviews, how to research background information, how to report objectively, and how to undertake investigative reporting.
The Embassy also sponsors exchange programmes for journalists, so they can share experiences and challenges with other journalists and learn more about the U.S. media environment.

 

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