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Sudan's Sumaya Elmatbagi receives her 2005 IJE certificate from Program Director Luis Botello.
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The 2005 IJE Fellows were asked the following question. This was the average for the 10 responses.
I. On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 the highest/best) how would you rate each of the following aspects of the program:
The professional value to you 9.4
The value to your news organization 8.9
The U.S. experience in general 9.3
Interaction with U.S. journalists/business staff 8.7
Interaction with fellow participants 9.2
"I am very happy to have an internship in the Akron Beacon Journal. I observe every detail, which is very important not only for my newspaper, but also my country. We really need freedom of speech and this internship is a good way to understand the meaning of freedom of press.
My schedule is very busy. Every day I have a lot of appointments. The staff is very friendly and the people are very kind."
-Russo Tsereteli,
2003 IJE participant
"I believe Guillermo became more aware of the sophisticated marketing techniques that accompany the journalism to create and sell a successful newspaper. He saw the high standards American journalism strives for; and confirmed his hunch that the Internet is going to be a key part of journalism’s future."
-From San Antonio Express-News about Guillermo Cruz Reyes,
2005 IJE participant from Mexico
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