Media trained on election coverage [Archives:2005/906/Front Page]

Mohammed Al-Jabri
SANA'A, Dec. 22 – The BBC Election Reporting Project, in cooperation with Civic Democratic Initiatives Support Foundation, concluded Thursday a two-week training program for journalists and editors. Participants in the training are from Saba news agency, Al-Thawra newspaper, Sana'a Radio Station, and Yemen TV. This training is one of a series of training projects that come underneath the The BBC Election Reporting Project.

Ms. Juliette Harkin, project manager, said the training programs aim to build the skills of journalists, editors, and managers to improve the media's coverage of the coming elections. It also aims to make the election coverage more interesting and attractive for the public. “Progress will be measured through content analysis before