-Print media the beneficiaries
JOURNALISTS in the print media, beginning tomorrow and over the next two weeks, will be exposed to hands-on training to be facilitated by Mr. Allan Miller, a lecturer in journalism at the Ohio University and Managing Editor of the Columbus Dispatch, one of  Ohio’s largest news agencies.

The workshop, to be held under the theme, `Collaborative Partnership to Strengthen Mass Communication and Journalism in Guyana’, is hosted by the University of Guyana’s Centre for Communication Studies (CCS) in  collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Ohio University; Department for Higher Education for Development; and  the American Council on Education.

The July 12 to July 26 workshop will be run in two parts, from July 12 to 15 and July 19 to 22 targeting journalists, and July 16 and 17 and 23 to 26  set aside for the training of editors, owners and managers.

Participants will be coursed on areas in journalism that were identified in two surveys conducted over the last two years by the CCS. These include photojournalism, layout and design, online journalism, investigative reporting and dealing with sensitive issues.

Training in the managing of news entities; deploying and training staff for maximum efficiency and impact; and connecting with readers via social-networking, for instance the use of Twitter and Facebook, to find stories and promote your work, especially to the overseas audience, is specifically geared towards editors, managers, owners. 

On July 21,  Mr.  Miller will take a break from his busy schedule to deliver a public lecture  on the topic,  ‘The Media is not Dead’, why an independent media is more important now than ever, at the Theatre Guild on , Parade Street, Kingston, from 17:00h (5pm) to 21:00h (9 pm).