Training for French-Speaking African Journalists
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June 11 to June 15, 2001
African Women's Media Center to hold Training over the Internet on
Reporting on HIV/AIDS for French-Speaking African Journalists
Washington, DC - The African Women's Media Center, a project of the
Washington, DC-based International Women's Media Foundation, will
hold a five-day "cyber training" on reporting on HIV/AIDS for French-
speaking African women journalists from June 11 to June 15, 2001.
The Internet-based seminar is designed to equip French-speaking jour-
nalists with substantive knowledge about HIV/AIDS and provide practi-
cal tips on reporting on HIV/AIDS in Africa. Particular emphasis will
be given to how the disease touches the lives of women on the conti-
nent. The AWMC held a similar conference in September 2000 for Eng-
lish-speaking journalists.
The Internet will play a key role in the training. Host sites
throughout French-speaking Africa will offer space and computers to
reporters who wish to take the training. Participants will also be
able to log on to the sessions from their own computers. A moderator
will conduct the cyber classes. Other experts on the disease will
also participate as guest lecturers. There will be ample time for
online discussion and online assignments. Participants may work alone
or with other journalists at host sites to complete exercises.
Sessions will be live for four hours each day for five days. A dif-
ferent subject will be addressed each day, using HIV/AIDS experts and
journalists who have covered the disease in Africa as resource per-
sons. The program will begin each day at 10:00 GMT and run to 14:00
GMT (6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time). This schedule will ac-
commodate journalists in all African time zones. Anyone who cannot
participate during the program's live hours, can log on to the forum
and add comments at the AWMC website after each day's discussion.
The daily training has been designed for easy access. Participants
will simply log on to the AWMC's website, <http://www.awmc.com>, then
follow directions. Following the training, the AWMC will publish a
French-language resource guide to reporting on HIV/AIDS.
The program is being funded by the Chevron Corporation.
For further information, or to participate in the cyber-conference,
contact:
Gifti Nadi
Project Manager
Tel: +1-202-496-1992
mailto:gnadi@iwmf.org
http://www.awmc.com
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