11 September 1996 PAL/1833
PI/967
DPI TO HOLD TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS 19960911Ten Palestinian journalists from broadcast and print media will participate in a training programme to be organized by the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI).The programme, from 16 September to 8 November, is designed to strengthen the participants' professional capacity as information media practitioners. During the programme, the journalists will attend briefings by officials of the United Nations and United Nations specialized agencies, as well as with representatives of media organizations in the United States; participate in a skills training internship at CNN headquarters at Atlanta; attend two weeks of special classes at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs; and obtain on-the-job training by serving as a temporary United Nations correspondent, covering United Nations meetings and activities on behalf of their media organization. This is the second programme being organized by DPI to assist the Palestinian people in building and strengthening their media capability. The first programme was organized last year, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations. The 10 journalists who will participate in this year's training programme are: Mazen Abdallah, Al Bilad; Monir Abu Rizeq, Al Hayat Al Jadida; Abdul Rahman Al-Qasem, WAFA News Agency; Hussain Abd El Kader Alian, PBC Television; Majeda El Batsh, Al Ayyam; Ala'a El-Dein Mashharawi, Al-Quds; Nihaya Qawasmi, Al Ittihad; Bana B. Sayeh, Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre; Adli Haider Shorab, PBC Television; Muhammed Yosef Wahiedi, Director for International Cooperation, Press Office, Ministry of Planning, the Palestinian Authority. * *** *
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