The first workshop “Internet & Journalism” organized by a local NGO “Women of the East” under support of the Helsinki-Norwegian Committee is being held in the city of Penjikent, Sughd province of Tajikistan.

Zukhra Sharipova, a trainer at the seminar told the Asia Plus news agency that the main goal of this event is to provide local journalists with information on how to properly and efficiently use the global online resources.

Among the topics discussed at the seminar are “Variety of the media”, “The Internet as a medium”, “E-mail and access to it”, “Development of web sites”, “The level of online journalism in Tajikistan”, “Access of media professional to online journalism” and “Online outlets”.

Sharipova also told that the workshop is being conducted within the framework of a bigger, six-month project, which also will include seminars “Online Journalism”, “Legal Aspects”, “Ethical Standards in Journalism” and “Censorship and Self-censorship”.

The non-governmental organization “Women of the East” has been active in Zeravshan valley for more than 10 years. The NGO has been cooperating with IREX, OSCE, UNDP and other foreign organizations and donor agencies. The main program goal of the NGO is promotion and support of civic values in Zeravshan valley, creation of opportunities and jobs for women and legal education.

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