The AFP Foundation was set up in July 2007; since then, more than 1200 journalists have taken part in close to 40 training courses it has run in developing countries.
The Foundation exists in the belief that free, independent and responsible media can help people make informed decisions about their lives and thus help reduce poverty, promote development and defend human rights.
Our professional trainings are therefore aimed at raising journalists’ professional standards in accordance with its code of conduct. The trainings are most of the time a component of a development aid program.
The philosophy underlying our work is that those who benefit from training should be able to pass on what they have learned to their colleagues and to younger generations.
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THIRD WORKSHOP FOR THE MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN LEBANON
In December 2011, the Foundation conducted the third workshop in its two-year “Media for Development” programme in Lebanon. Nineteen journalists from newspapers and broadcasters representing various religious communities and political parties took part in the three-day course.
The two-year project is sponsored by the UN Development Programme, and each workshop is designed to help journalists cover Lebanon’s progress in improving human development. The latest in the series focused on environmental problems, in particular pollution of the sea.
CONFERENCE ON « MEDIA AND CONFLICT PREVENTION »
About 200 diplomats and students and CSO representatives attended a conference organised on November 30 in Paris on the theme of “new media and prevention of conflict”.
Hosted by the prestigious School of Political Studies, the conference was co-sponsored by the Chirac Foundation, which had awarded its third annual Prize for Conflict Prevention earlier in the month.
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We aim to give young reporters and photographers career-enhancing skills. We aspire to raise professional standards and defend press freedom. We also train journalism students and run workshops in communicating with the media. Our courses are open to all; you don’t have to be a subscriber to other AFP services.
