Developing Asia Journalism Training and Awards

Purpose

The training program will contribute to better governance through better monitoring and objective assessment by journalists of regional and national policies and initiatives as well as emerging economic and development trends.

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Objectives

The Developing Asia Journalism Awards, known as DAJA, for 2008 will be combined with a short training course for a group of 25 journalists from developing Asia and the Pacific. Participants will be exposed to current thinking on macroeconomic stability, private sector development, the role of financial institutions, important development issues, and impacts of globalization and regionalism. Alongside these elements, there will be practical sessions designed to help journalists prepare clear, accessible stories that help ordinary citizens understand the economic realities and development issues facing their countries.

The objectives of this training course and the awards are to enhance the understanding and analytical skills of journalists in Asia on key economic and development issues, and promote public awareness through better coverage of these issues.

Journalists will be invited to submit articles on the four themes:

1. governance,
2. regional integration,
3. infrastructure
4. environment.

The best 25 articles will be selected by a panel of judges and their authors/writers will be invited to the four-days training program that concludes with an award ceremony. Winners and runner-ups of each of the four categories in addition to two special prizes for i) best development journalist of the year and ii) best young development journalist of the year will be selected and awards given to them at the Foreign Correspondents Club.

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Outputs

1. Enhanced monitoring, analytical and reporting skills for Asian journalists on economic and development issues
2. Greater awareness of the public on these issues through the works of these journalists
3. Better corporate and public governance in Asia and the Pacific
4. ADBI's publication of winning articles

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Participants

25 journalists from ADB's developing member countries

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Partners

Asian Development Bank