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[[George Tziapouras]] and [[Synthia Pavlou]] coordinated a number of activities.

==Outcomes of the young journalists activities==

As part of the process of organizing the Young Journalists Project (June 2002-May 2003), HasNa sought to learn from similar programs that were organized by others in the past. In 1995, the Fulbright Commission, in collaboration with the Senior 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.

In the summer of 2002, HasNa, in cooperation with two Cypriot NGOs - CNTI and the Youth Centre, organized a training program for young journalists (five Greek Cypriots and five Turkish Cypriots). HasNa provided funding to CNTI and the Youth Centre to manage components of the Young Journalists Project, including participant selection, logistics management in Cyprus and post-training follow-up activities. Participants spent two weeks in Washington learning and practicing effective communication skills, conflict resolution and modern journalism. The group made a commitment to continue to meet regularly once they returned to Cyprus, to form an electronic discussion group to support one another and to organize small bicommunal activities. HasNa provided funding for two project coordinators, one in the North and one in the South, for a period of nine months (through May 2003) to support the follow-up activities. During this period, the members of the group:

* Wrote and published articles describing how their HasNa training experience had changed their perceptions;

* Created a “friendly”, bicommunal network of contacts and cooperation;

* Launched the first, on-line bicommunal journal (www.hasnajournal.org)

* Helped organize the first HasNa Media Symposium in May 2003, bringing together senior journalists from the Greek Cypriot media for a provocative discussion of ethics and objectivity in journalism, and the role of the media in reconciliation. A second Media Symposium is being planned for Turkish Cypriot journalists in fall 2003.

Thus, the HasNa Young Journalists Project was specifically designed to put a more defined post-training structure in place than had earlier projects targeting journalists. This follow-up phase was critical to sustaining the "transformation" of the participants and their regular interaction, evidenced by the regular bicommunal meetings, the publication of the HasNa journal, and a very active online discussion group.

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 [[George Tziapouras]] and [[Synthia Pavlou]] coordinated a number of activities.
+==Outcomes of the young journalists activities==
+As part of the process of organizing the Young Journalists Project (June 2002-May 2003), HasNa sought to learn from similar programs that were organized by others in the past.  In 1995, the Fulbright Commission, in collaboration with the Senior 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.
+In the summer of 2002, HasNa, in cooperation with two Cypriot NGOs - CNTI and the Youth Centre, organized a training program for young journalists (five Greek Cypriots and five Turkish Cypriots).  HasNa provided funding to CNTI and the Youth Centre to manage components of the Young Journalists Project, including participant selection, logistics management in Cyprus and post-training follow-up activities. Participants spent two weeks in Washington learning and practicing effective communication skills, conflict resolution and modern journalism. The group made a commitment to continue to meet regularly once they returned to Cyprus, to form an electronic discussion group to support one another and to organize small bicommunal activities. HasNa provided funding for two project coordinators, one in the North and one in the South, for a period of nine months (through May 2003) to support the follow-up activities. During this period, the members of the group:
+* Wrote and published articles describing how their HasNa training experience had changed their perceptions;
+* Created a “friendly”, bicommunal network of contacts and cooperation;
+* Launched the first, on-line bicommunal journal (www.hasnajournal.org)
+* Helped organize the first HasNa Media Symposium in May 2003, bringing together senior journalists from the Greek Cypriot media for a provocative discussion of ethics and objectivity in journalism, and the role of the media in reconciliation.  A second Media Symposium is being planned for Turkish Cypriot journalists in fall 2003.
+Thus, the HasNa Young Journalists Project was specifically designed to put a more defined post-training structure in place than had earlier projects targeting journalists.  This follow-up phase was critical to sustaining the "transformation" of the participants and their regular interaction, evidenced by the regular bicommunal meetings, the publication of the HasNa journal, and a very active online discussion group.
 [[Category:HasNa Projects]]