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==Background and justification of the project== | ==Background and justification of the project== | ||
In 1995, the [[Fulbright Commission]], in collaboration with the [[Cyprus | In 1995, the [[Fulbright Commission]], in collaboration with the [[Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group]], organized and funded a U.S.-based training program for about twenty young journalists from both communities in Cyprus. In 1996, the U.S. Embassy funded a one-day trip to Brussels for prominent chief editors from various Cypriot media organizations, where they received up-to-date information regarding EU regulations, challenges and opportunities in the field of journalism. While both of these projects helped to form linkages and friendships between colleagues working across the Green Line, neither included any defined structures or follow-up activities to support continued interaction and collaboration among the journalists after their return to Cyprus. | ||
The goals of the training program were defined as: | The goals of the training program were defined as: | ||
# Strengthen the role of the media in resolving the Cyprus problem through cutting-edge news analysis and reporting that seeks to inform and educates the Cypriot public | # Strengthen the role of the media in resolving the Cyprus problem through cutting-edge news analysis and reporting that seeks to inform and educates the Cypriot public | ||
# Provide journalists with new knowledge and skills to enhance their job performance | # Provide journalists with new knowledge and skills to enhance their job performance | ||
# Provide journalists and their employers with post-training support to ensure that the skills that participants acquire are applied on-the-job, and that the bicommunal contacts that are made are sustained over time | # Provide journalists and their employers with post-training support to ensure that the skills that participants acquire are applied on-the-job, and that the bicommunal contacts that are made are sustained over time | ||
==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
