Ministry of Information and UNICEF host media workshop www.goss.org Juba, 03/12/11 - A two days joint training workshop organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the United Nations Children Fund on ethical guidelines on reporting on children was held in Juba last week. The workshop attracted media practitioners from the states of Jonglei, Eastern Equatoria, Western Equatoria and Central Equatoria. The workshop sought to deepen the understanding of the participants on the ethical guidelines on reporting on children. The workshop aims at increasing the understanding of journalists on the potential of the media as advocates that can affect action by government, the public sector society, communities and individuals on issues of the child and furthermore to impart knowledge of sources of data on children in South Sudan and how to use the data to strengthen new reporting and advocacy on their work. Speaking at the opening of the workshop in Hotel Intra-Africa in Juba, Director-General of Information Mr. Mustafa Biong, said he was surprised by the big number of youths attending the workshop saying it is a good gesture as the youth are what he termed to be the “big born” of the new Republic of South Sudan. Mr. Majak applauded the UNICEF in building the capacity of journalists in South Sudan and added that women and children make up the majority of the population in the Republic of South Sudan and ethical reporting on issues pertaining to them is very important. He noted that the media plays an important role in enlightening the population about child protection and their rights, health related issues to mention but a few. He stressed that the media plays a very important role in development and added that he believes in the youthful journalists who will play a very important role in informing the population. However, Mr. Majak observed that a lot of challenges hinder the work of journalists in the young nation of South Sudan. He highlighted some of these as the lack of equipment and inadequate training of media practitioners in the Republic of South Sudan. He called on the development partners to come forth and support the development of the media in South Sudan. He urged the participants to take the training as an important opportunity and put to practice what they learn from the training. He commended the work of the media houses in South Sudan in keeping the people across the country informed. Particularly, he commended out Radio Miraya, Bakhita Radio, and Liberty FM.
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