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In March 2004, journalists from Azerbaijan and Georgia will participate in "Reporting on Human
Trafficking" workshops in Baku and Tbilisi.
The workshops, aimed at improving the media coverage of human trafficking, are carried out by the
International Center for Journalists in partnership with local media organizations - the Baku Press
Club and the Caucasus Center for Journalists. The program will bring together 24 journalists in each
country to make contacts and network with local and international specialists in the field, and to learn
professional journalistic techniques that can help them produce interesting and balanced stories.
The workshops will include presentations by experts on the topic; discussions of investigative reporting
tools; hands-on exercises to put these tools into practice; and discussions of the sensitive ethical
issues involved in the coverage of trafficking.
Each workshop will be followed by consultations with faculty who will travel to the newsrooms of
workshop participants to work with them on developing stories about trafficking.
In May 2004, 12 reporters from each country will be selected for participation in a joint seminar in
Warsaw, Poland. ICFJ believes that bringing together journalists from Georgia and Azerbaijan will
provide them with an opportunity to engage in a discussion on working across borders to report on
trafficking issues.
Workshop Schedule:
- March 3 - 6, 2004. Workshop in Tbilisi for 24 journalists from Georgia.
- March 10 - 13, 2004. Workshop in Baku for 24 journalists from Azerbaijan.
- May 24 - 29, 2004. Seminar in Warsaw for 24 journalists from Georgia and Azerbaijan.
The Office of Citizen Exchanges is the sponsor of this program. It is a division of the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), an agency within the U.S. Department of State. ECA promotes
mutual understanding between the United States and other countries by conducting educational and
training programs. It accomplishes its mission by establishing personal, professional and academic
ties between citizens and organizations in the United States and their counterparts abroad. Its
activities are supported under the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as amended.
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