The independent school of journalism “Tajikistan – XXI Century” will hold a three-month summer course for young journalists.

Safo Safarov, executive director of the Tajik school of journalism told the Asia Plus news agency that the courses will be organized within the framework of the project “Strengthening professional knowledge and skills among young journalists”. The program is supported by the UNESCO International Program on Development of Communication (IPDC) and the US Embassy’s Democracy Development Commission.

About 60 young journalists aged 18-30 will take part in the courses. Training sessions will be held twice a week in Tajik and Russian groups, and will cover the following topics: “Printing Media”, “Radio” and “Television”.

The journalism school selected experienced professional trainers for the sessions. After the courses, journalists will have opportunities to pass internship in the leading printing and electronic Tajik media.

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