23 March 2012

Annual Meeting of Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association and National Media Summit

Media

practitioners and journalists from over 25 provinces in Afghanistan will

assemble for a National Meeting and Media Summit in Kabul on from March 26 to

the 28.

The

Meeting and Summit are being held convened as part of an EC funded project

being implemented by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), with

its associates in Afghanistan, the Afghan Independent Journalists' Association

(AIJA).

The National Meeting on March 26 will assemble

journalists, journalist union leaders and media experts from over 25 provinces in

Afghanistan. The meeting will provide a platform for

national media partners to identify the main

challenges for journalists in Afghanistan; consider the way forward; prioritise

future campaigns and cooperative actions; and strengthen local journalist networks.

Two publications will be launched

during the meeting:

i. The Afghanistan

Media For Democracy Handbook, which includes chapters on transitional

justice, the status of local news, media and democratic processes and new

information drawn from a pre-election survey and includes contributions by some

of Afghanistan’s most senior journalists and media personalities.

ii. The Afghanistan

National Opinion Poll – a national survey of voter’s opinions about the

democratic process and transition in Afghanistan.

The elections of the new AIJA

leadership will also be conducted during the meeting with a press conference

held to announce the results.

The Media Summit, to be held from

March 27 to 28, will be a two-day capacity building activity. Journalists and journalist union leaders will

be trained in Safety and Security and Union Leadership. The training will be conducted by IFJ Asia

Pacific and Security training group AKE.

For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +612 9333 0950

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