17 April, 2008

Salmatta Salaam-Coker

Fifty Sierra Leonean and Liberian Journalists to undergo International Training

Fifty Sierra Leonean and Liberian Journalists will be undergoing a three-day International training in Monrovia, Liberia.

The exercise is organized by the United Kingdom Legal Community Charity, Advocates for International Development, in collaboration with a West Africa Media Rights group, International Center for Media Studies and Development, with funding from the Open Society Justice Initiative, the Soros Foundation Network Media Program based in London.

According to a release issued from the organizers, the training is geared towards widening journalists’ knowledge, improving their reporting skills and equipping them with requisite techniques on international criminal proceedings like the ongoing Charles Taylor Trial in The Hague.

The journalists shall discuss the principal concerns and objections to the trial, including the impact on the current political and justice situation in Liberia and future processes.

The release further stated that, journalists will also be equipped with tools to better manage public expectations surrounding the trial and will create a network that will serve as the source of information in providing accuracy and up-to-date information.

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