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Journalist training on media freedom and responsible reporting starts in Skopje
SKOPJE 12 September 2003
SKOPJE, 12 September 2003 - Freedom of the media, responsible reporting and investigative journalism top the agenda of a media training school, which began today in Skopje. It has been organized by the university of St. Cyrill and St. Methodius in Skopje and funded by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the Dutch non-governmental organization Press Now.
"This 'summer school' as it is called, helps to fill significant gaps in the student's journalism curriculum", said Daniel Renton, Head of the OSCE Mission's Media Development Unit. "It gives students an opportunity to intensively study over a three week period some of the key subjects that are a standard of journalist studies in Western Europe".
Twenty-five senior journalism students of all ethnicities from the Southeastern European university (SEE) in Tetovo and the university in Skopje will attend workshops in Strumica, Skopje and Tetovo.
"An important element of the schooling is that ethnic Macedonian students from Skopje university and ethnic Albanian students from the SEE university are learning together. In all our projects we encourage this co-operation, not least because it means better journalism," Mr. Renton said.
Subjects taught during the summer school by both national and international lecturers will include journalism ethics, reporting in an ethnically diverse society and "the art of the interview".
"This 'summer school' as it is called, helps to fill significant gaps in the student's journalism curriculum", said Daniel Renton, Head of the OSCE Mission's Media Development Unit. "It gives students an opportunity to intensively study over a three week period some of the key subjects that are a standard of journalist studies in Western Europe".
Twenty-five senior journalism students of all ethnicities from the Southeastern European university (SEE) in Tetovo and the university in Skopje will attend workshops in Strumica, Skopje and Tetovo.
"An important element of the schooling is that ethnic Macedonian students from Skopje university and ethnic Albanian students from the SEE university are learning together. In all our projects we encourage this co-operation, not least because it means better journalism," Mr. Renton said.
Subjects taught during the summer school by both national and international lecturers will include journalism ethics, reporting in an ethnically diverse society and "the art of the interview".