KNIGHT FELLOW ORGANIZES WORKSHOPS IN ARMENIA

International Journalist’s Network
June 29 2006

Young people in Armenia are getting some new journalism skills,
as they start up newspapers and Web sites in their communities with
help from local trainers.

Three Armenian journalists are instructing youth clubs and students
in various cities, as part of their own training in educating fellow
journalists. The training is part of an effort – led by the Knight
International Press Fellowships at the International Center for
Journalists (ICFJ) – to develop more qualified journalism trainers
in Armenia.

Suren Deheryan, a reporter for the ArmeniaNow online newspaper,
talked to students in the village of Lchashen about the "5-Ws."

Yerevan State University journalism student Siranouish Gevorgyan
discussed reporting techniques with youth leaders in the village of
Vahagni. Finally, fellow YSU student Sara Khojoyan led a discussion
with the youth club in Dilijan, which publishes its own newspaper
and plans to start a community radio station.

Timothy Spence, a Knight fellow working with journalists and trainers
in Armenia, organized the sessions with help from the Academy for
Educational Development (AED). The academy sponsors youth clubs
throughout the country.

For more information on the training, contact Spence at
tspencemail@gmail.com.

ICFJ organizes the Knight Fellowships with support from the John S.
and James L. Knight Foundation. The program sends veteran journalists
abroad to train their colleagues around the world. For more
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