Written by Vivian Gartyn
Source: Star Radio Liberia
Fifteen journalists from Liberia, Ghana and Sierra Leone are undergoing a three day training in human rights, peace, elections and investigative reporting.
The Media Foundation for West Africa sponsored training is providing the journalists with new skills to enable them make positive contributions to peace.
The Foundation’s Program Officer said the training was necessary to empower journalists as a number of West African Countries are going to the polls in 2011 and 2012.
Mr. Sulemana Braimah told Star Radio, the foundation will monitor the work of the journalists after the training to see impact.
Day one of the training focused on identifying conflict triggers and early warning signals as well as critical human rights issues in post conflict countries.
The training being held in Monrovia will also provide practical skills in reporting human rights, election and investigative stories.
An acclaimed investigative reporter from Ghana Anas Anas, veteran journalist Kwasi Apenteng, UNDP’s Napoleon Abdullai and Cllr. James Verdier are among facilitators.
