media: old wine into new bottles

“Journalism training is booming in the developing world”

NEWS | MEDIA

Failing media groups across the pacific islands region may want to look at first-world approaches - foundation-based training by established media providers.

Economist online reports one example, the BBC World Service Trust as starting in Poland in the 1990's, going on to train some 1,500 across 50 countries in 15 different languages. Trainers from this and other first world organisations warn against imposing too many foreign concepts on local journalists.

“They have miserable salaries, take on considerable risks, and still want to carry on,” says Kieran Cooke, a former foreign correspondent turned trainer. Course participants often just want to talk.

Economist | Journalism training is booming in the developing world


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