More than 30 essays from students of 13 schools in Dushanbe have been evaluated by a joint commission consisting of representatives of Radio Vatan and the public organization Dast ba Dast (Hand by Hand). The contest on the topic “I am a journalist and it means that…” is supported by the Swiss Development and Cooperation Office in Central Asia.

The competent jury selected 10 best essays. The goal of the project is to form a steady socio-information culture among Tajik schoolchildren and to involve the most talented of them in the youth journalism movement.

The winners will get acquainted with the leading Tajik printing and electronic mass media; some of them will get a chance to launch their own radio or TV programs. Besides that, project implementers are intending to launch an online newspaper for young journalists, a radio program on Radio Vatan and publications in the Farazh weekly.

The winners will attend master classes organized by experienced TV, radio and writing journalists. Participants will explore the professions of radio anchors, TV operators; they will learn about printing and web design.

Khovar news agency