Yerevan hosts workshop on Citizen Journalism for Representatives of National MinoritiesJuly 27, 2010 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) organized a workshop on Citizen Journalism for Representatives of National Minorities on July 23-25, 2010. During the workshop the representatives of national minorities got acquainted with information dissemination tools in Internet, as well as basic principles and ethics that guide journalism. The seminar had theoretical and practical studies. As a result of the seminar, the participants obtained skills which will give them the opportunity to give voice to their community and its concerns through the Internet. On the first day of the workshop, the participants got acquainted with a number of Internet tools and programmes; they gained skills on Internet writing and posting their own stories there and did practical assignments. The second day of the seminar was dedicated to opening blogs, ethical principles of blogging and effective information dissemination through social networks. As a result of the workshop, the participants are now able to open blogs, learned how to use them efficiently and applied the skills gained right in the course of the seminar by preparing their own photo and video stories. The workshop was conducted by Gegham Vardanyan of Internews Media Support NGO and Arthur Papyan, an expert at Media Diversity Institute. The seminar is organized by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting supported by funding from the Foreign Ministry of Norway, the director of the IWPR Office in Armenia, Seda Muradyan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |