Activity report for 1999(PDF) - Soros Foundation Moldova

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SOROS FOUNDATION MOLDOVA
porting the School of Journalism and Communication
Sciences at the State University of Moldova. In 2000
three workshops will be organized for young journalists.
The project is to be carried out in collaboration
with the School of Journalism from Lille, France, and
the French Alliance.
$ 8,690
English Language Scholarships
Financing was continued for the English language
training for journalists, aiming at facilitating access to
information available in English and participation in
international events in this field. In 1999 support was
offered for those journalists who passed beginning and
intermediate courses in 1997 and 1998.
(Financed from 1998 budget)
The Independent Journalism Center
The Independent Journalism Center began as an
institution dedicated to the promotion of free and independent
media in Moldova. Nowadays we augment
that with an emphasis on professionalism among journalists
and other professionals involved in media.
Training programs that focused on general topics in the
beginning of our operation in recent years have become
dedicated to more specialized professional issues.
Training in Media Strategies for Women, February
16-19, 1999
(Co-financed by USIS and Soros Foundation Moldova)
The project was aimed at improving the knowledge
of women, NGO leaders, about NGO media strategies
and practices in the context of gender development. The
fact that fifteen of the sixteen accepted applicants
attended each session demonstrates both their interest
and the quality of the seminar. Although the participants
were of different age, they enjoyed the experience
of working and learning together.
$ 862.62
Radio Reportage Workshop for Young Journalists,
April 5-8, 1999
The trainer, Jean-Pierre Monzat, from Radio France
International, gave some theoretical information on the
first day. Practical activities began on the second day.
The participants prepared and presented two news programs,
discussing the hierarchy of information, choosing
the priorities, the approach, the writing techniques,
etc. The importance of the sound in radio was discussed,
organizing the time of reporter, tools and working
techniques.
$ 2,381.84
Summer School: Basic Journalism for Teachers Involved
in School Publications, August 8-14, 1999, Holercani
The summer school was a follow-up of the 1998 IJC
project Basic Journalism for High School Students.
The objectives of the school were:
– to train teachers on the role of mass media, freedom
of expression and journalistic ethics
– to improve the knowledge of teachers involved in
preparing a school publication
– to improve the skills of teachers in editing different
types of journalistic texts (news, reporting, interviews)
– to train teachers in page design/layout and the
role of images/photos
– to train teachers on issues of children’s rights.
$ 3,528.44
Training Course in Local TV Management, September
20-26, 1999
The course was organized by IJC in cooperation
with the Audio-Visual Council of Moldova. Specifically,
it aimed at improving the knowledge and abilities of
local TV managers and staff coming from different
regions of Moldova, and createing a favorable environment
for opinion and experience exchanges among
them.
$ 1,117
Special Projects
A Series of Events: Press Freedom Week, May 3-8,
1999
IJC organized this series of events in collaboration
with the Journalists’ Union of Moldova, API, the
Committee for Freedom of the Press and the School of
Journalism, SUM, celebrating the World Day of Press
Freedom (May 3) and aiming to raise public awareness
of the need for a truly independent press in the country
and of current problems faced by journalists.
$ 8,430.95
Publications and Resources for Journalists
An important component of the work at the
Independent Journalism Center is to provide information
and resources to Moldova’s journalists through our
publications, events and the resource center.
Analytical Magazine on Media in Moldova
(Co-financed by Eurasia Foundation and Soros
Foundation Moldova)
Media in Moldova, the Analytical Magazine published
by the IJC since August 1995, is the only journal
of this kind to help journalists keep track of the media
business in the Republic of Moldova. Media in Moldova
was initiated in order to help build a stronger comradery
among journalists, who at this time need to
stick together to work toward a more independent
press.
$ 15,548.5