Scholarships for journalists, media personnel

SCHOLARSHIP opportunities for specialisation in mass communication, journalism and marketing will be available for reporters and other media personnel, President, Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Sunday. The President made the announcement during his presentation at the Annual Media Brunch held at State House.
The media, he noted, plays an important role in development and both the media and government have a common agenda to see a better country for all of its citizens. With this in mind, he said the scholarships for media representatives will help in building a professional media corp.
The local media corp, the President said, will be actively engaged in the developmental agenda of the government.
“We will be working to ensure that the media is engaged not just from their desks but from where development actually takes place and these are the things that I will support, because it is important that the media understand where the country is going and the development shifts that are taking place,” the President said.