Participants at the three-day Internews’ media training on Electoral Reform Reporting in Tubmanburg, Bomi CountyTubmanburg, Bomi County – Fifteen Liberian journalists from several counties in western Liberia including Montserrado County have benefited from a three-day intensive electoral reform reporting training in Tubmanburg, Bomi County. The training was concentrated on topics that included electoral reform; how to create a story angle in writing electoral reform issues, media and community engagements regarding electoral reform. Participants were also trained to differentiate between electoral reform reporting and election reporting; while other best journalistic practices regarding the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) Code of Conduct and how journalist can use social media to enhance their reporting were highlighted. It will enable us to report on electoral reform and give us the opportunity to partake in the upcoming community media forum. In addition, 30 community media forums (CMF) will enable citizens to engage in electoral reform dialogue with the goal of building consensus on constructive reform initiatives.

Source: Front Page Africa April 16, 2019 23:48 UTC