Fourteen radio journalists, largely from local stations, learned ways
of covering human trafficking issues during a three-day workshop in
Chisinau. The seminar is part of "New Perspectives for Women," a
comprehensive four-year program aimed to empower past or potential
trafficking victims and raise public awareness about relevant
phenomena. The agenda included presentations of special radio projects
aimed to combat trafficking, as well as sessions on modeling
broadcasts to serve specific audiences, working with sources, and
producing radio talk shows on the issue. Special attention was devoted
to discussions about media role in promoting socially-significant
issues. The training was led by Pavlo Novikov of Internews, Ukraine,
and Vitalie Dogaru, reporter at the Moldovan office of Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty. "New Perspectives for Women" is administered by
the American non-governmental organization Winrock International in
partnership with the Independent Journalism Center (IJC). Funding has
been provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID). The program includes a variety of training, information and
support activities, which are expected to benefit over 35,000
vulnerable women in Moldova. The IJC participates in the
implementation if the project awareness-enhancement component. The
program will also include in-house consultations, study trips to
Ukraine, as well as production of specialised shows on the issue. Last
month IJC hosted a similar training for TV producers (IJC).
IJC @ 10:30 PST, 29/03/05