Bowling
Green, Ky. - Two members of the Public
Broadcasting staff at Western Kentucky University are headed to Indonesia to
help promote democracy in the world.Western's Public Radio Staff To Conduct Journalism Training In Indonesia
February 05, 2002
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Two members of the Public
Broadcasting staff at Western Kentucky University are headed to Indonesia to
help promote democracy in the world.
It’s all part of the first follow-up training for the International Journalism and Media Management Training Program, based at Western. The program promotes democracy through enhanced journalism training for reporters and news managers. The program is funded by a $2 million appropriation secured by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Jerry Barnaby, director of Public Broadcasting, and Kevin Willis, radio news reporter, will lead the training in Jakarta, starting Feb. 18. The follow-up consists of a five-day session in Jakarta and four two-day residencies in other Indonesian cities. The training is the culmination of a three-part series with Indonesian radio journalists and media managers.
The first week in Jakarta, Barnaby and Willis will work with 10 radio journalists who attended the first training session in Bowling Green in August 2001, along with 10 other Indonesian radio journalists. The intense five-day session will explore differences among journalists in emerging democracies and those in the United States. Other topics for discussion include Indonesian media law, radio vs. other media, and the "sensationalization" of news.
During the second week, Barnaby and Willis will travel to other cities for two-day residencies at radio stations with program producers. Willis will travel to Bali and Mataram, while Barnaby will travel to Bandung. The visits will involve media organizations that sent journalists and managers to the Bowling Green sessions in the summer and fall of 2001.