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<DIV><SPAN class=101311211-29062009><SPAN lang=DE><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>Dear <SPAN class=769123111-29062009>colleagues </SPAN>of the
media and development world<SPAN class=769123111-29062009><FONT
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<P><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><B>"There Will be Ink: A study of journalism
training and the extractive industries in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda"</B> is a
study of journalism training in Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda. A team of six
students from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs,
working with IPD Journalism training director Anya Schiffrin surveyed media
coverage of the extractive sector and interviewed African journalists who had
training in business and economic reporting. </FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>The journalists surveyed said that journalism
training had improved their coverage but the report concluded that there are
other challenges in the African media landscape which are not addressed by
training. These include low salaries, lack of resources, pressure from
government and advertisers and the lack of freedom of information laws. The
report includes recommendations for organizations planning journalism training
activities in countries with extractive sectors. </FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=101311211-29062009><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>The impact of
the training courses on financial and economic reporting offered by
InWEnt's International Institute for Journalism w<SPAN
class=016015313-29062009>as </SPAN><SPAN
class=016015313-29062009> </SPAN> studied alongside with <SPAN
class=016015313-29062009>the </SPAN>training programme<SPAN
class=769123111-29062009>s </SPAN>of the Thomson Foundatio<SPAN
class=769123111-29062009>n</SPAN>, BBC World Service Trust, Cardiff University
School of Journalism and the India Institute of Mass Communication's <SPAN
class=769123111-29062009>D</SPAN>evelopment Journalism Programme. As mentioned
in the summery of the report, the journalists interviewed highly praised
the format and teaching methods of the IIJ programme. They emphasized the value
of having experienced practitioners teach at the trainings and the networking
opportunities that the trainings provided, allowing participants to connect with
journalists and policymakers from around the world. "The IIJ seeks out the
strongest journalists at the trainings and mentors them, which significantly
sets it apart from other training organizations, and has made him a top business
journalist", said one <SPAN class=016015313-29062009>of
the </SPAN>journalist<SPAN
class=016015313-29062009>s interviewed.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=101311211-29062009><FONT face=Arial size=2>The study can be
downloaded at <A href="http://www.journalismtraining.net/"><FONT
color=#000000>http://www.journalismtraining.net/</FONT></A></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=101311211-29062009><SPAN
class=769123111-29062009>Best regards,<SPAN class=016015313-29062009><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=101311211-29062009>Astrid
Kohl</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN class=101311211-29062009><FONT size=2><BR>Leiterin des Internationalen
Instituts für Journalimus (IIJ)<BR>Head of the International Institute for
Journalism (IIJ)<BR>InWEnt - Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung
gGmbH<BR>Capacity Building International, Germany<BR>Stresemannstr.92, 10963
Berlin, Germany<BR>Fon: + 49(0)30/43996-297, Fax: +
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