A project funded by the Swedish Government has improved professional knowledge for close to 3,000 journalists in Vietnam after a five year implementation, said an official from the Ministry of Information and Communications.

 

At a meeting to review the implementation of Sweden’s “Further Training for Journalists in Vietnam” project – Phase II (2004-2009) in Hanoi on January 29, Hoang Huu Luong, Director of the ministry’s Press Department, said the project organised 37 short-term training courses on reporters’ professional skills, 20 in-house training programmes for press agencies, 12 press management courses, eight training courses for lecturers and co-trainers as well as many fact-finding tours.

 

The courses provided reporters and editors with opportunities to access modern writing, photo-taking, designing and programming skills, he said, adding that press agencies had a chance to approach new methods in management work as well as in strengthening close coordination among their departments.

 

In addition, the project also held consultation seminars, exhibitions and live television programmes on burning issues. Seven professional press manuals and a photo book entitled “Suoi Giang – the portrait of a Vietnamese village” were also published during the course of the project.

 

An agreement on cooperation in the information sector between Vietnam and Sweden through the “Further Training for Journalists in Vietnam” project – Phase II was signed by the two governments on October 8, 2004.

 

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