Mauritania adopts UNESCO’s Model Curricula for Journalism Education
06-04-2010 (Rabat)
Cover page of UNESCO's
Model Curricula
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As a follow-up to the consultation meeting on UNESCO’s Model Curricula for Journalism Education held in December 2009 in Rabat, the Government of Mauritania hosted a training-of-trainers workshop with a view to creating a journalism department at the Ecole Nationale d’Administration in Nouakchott.
Supported by UNESCO’s Office in Rabat, the training-of-trainers aimed to respond to the urgent need that Mauritania has for qualified journalism trainers and basic training programmes for media professionals. The workshop took place in Nouakchott (Mauritania) from 7 to 11 March 2010. Its content, inspired by UNESCO’s Model Curricula for Journalism Education, focused on the essential modules such as journalism fundamentals, journalism reporting, media law and journalism ethics. Thirty future trainers updated their knowledge and received qualifications, which will enable them to train other media professionals during the special four-month training session planned later this year.
The Mauritanian media sector benefits from the press freedom law adopted in October 2006. This law has decriminalized press offenses, abolished censorship and authorized the publication of newspapers based on a simple statement of intent. However its application faces serious challenges due to the lack of qualified professional journalists and to the absence of appropriate journalism curricula in Mauritanian schools and universities.
For the Government of Mauritania, the last month training was the first step towards the creation of a formal journalism curriculum at the Ecole Nationale d’Administration in 2011.
The Mauritanian media sector benefits from the press freedom law adopted in October 2006. This law has decriminalized press offenses, abolished censorship and authorized the publication of newspapers based on a simple statement of intent. However its application faces serious challenges due to the lack of qualified professional journalists and to the absence of appropriate journalism curricula in Mauritanian schools and universities.
For the Government of Mauritania, the last month training was the first step towards the creation of a formal journalism curriculum at the Ecole Nationale d’Administration in 2011.
Participants of the training© Government of Mauritania
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