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Gambia News: About D1.2m Project for Journalists

The President of The Gambia Press Union, Madi M.K Ceesay, has disclosed that the GPU has a project of about 1.2 million dalasi for Gambian Journalists. This project he noted, is a two year project and will be used to capacitise journalists from both the print and electronic media.

The project Mr. Ceesay said, will be run by GPU and GAMES which is based in Denmark.

The GPU President made these remarks at the GPU office, on Friday, at the opening of a week long training course for journalists which is also part of the project. This training course is divided into three components, field reporting, online journalism and web mastering. The training is being facilitated by trainers from Denmark.

The GPU President added that the training of journalists under this project will not only cover journalists but also technicians and editors. He pointed out that the project has employed a project coordinator and an administrator. Mr. Ceesay revealed that the GPU has established small fund generating activities in the form of a printing machine and an Internet Café. He described journalists as the watchdogs of the people who should also allow people to scrutinise them for transparency. Mr. Ceesay took the opportunity to inform journalists that the GPU congress will be held next month.

For his part the project coordinator, Charles Camara, said the training project will help build the capacities of journalists in their respective areas. Describing the time as short, Mr. Camara urged them to make maximum use of the little time available to them.