15 Awdal journalists undergo proficiency course

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By M.A. Egge

The coordinator of the Ministry of Cultural Information in Awdal region Sadam Mohamed Aqli presided over the proficiency course for 15 journalists who were drawn from various media institutions in the region.

The training, which lasted for three weeks, was given by experts from Media-INK, who zero in  topics such as media ethics, disaster management, emergency (swift) news coverage, reporting on climate change etc.

Coordinator Sadam Mohamed described the training as timely and helpful in improving the quality of journalism and the accuracy of the information they report and thanked the facilitators of the

He noted that such training and the improvement of journalists’ skills and the media are part of the policy focuses of the Ministry of Information of Somaliland under the direction of Minister Ali Mohamed Hassan “Ali Marehaan”.

 He urged the journalists who benefited from the training to put in good use the knowledge they have learned in the media organizations they work in and the society in general they serve.