Specialisation Course - Press and Public Information
By identifying media as a major mean for rule of law, democratisation and civilian administration, before the outbreak of violence as well as during and after a violent conflict, the decision in the frame of the “EC project on training for civilian aspects of crisis management” was made to cover training of civilian experts for future EU missions in the area of media development as well as press and public information as an additional, cross-cutting topic.
The training course on “Press and Public Information and Media Development” aims at imparting and strengthening principles and values of freedom of expression on two different levels:
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Future civilian experts in this field should be provided with specialised information and practical tools in order to fulfil their tasks as Public Relation officers. The aim is the implementation of successful communication strategies with local as well as international media in order to guarantee clear information dissemination concerning the international involvement, measures and actions taken, so that transparency is guaranteed;
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Future civilian experts in this field should be provided with specialised information and practical tools in order to assist the construction of independent media structures:
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Civilian experts should be able to advise governments on media regulation;
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They should be able to support the strengthening of civil society by assisting independent local media; and
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They should be able to train journalists in ethical reporting on conflict.
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Participants should have an academic background either in science of communication or law and should have working experience in relevant fields in their home countries (journalists, PR specialists, editors, managers of press and radio-television enterprises, employers of broadcasting co-operations etc.).
