  {"id":212912,"date":"1998-11-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=212912"},"modified":"2019-03-12T20:31:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:31:26","slug":"auto-insert-212912","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-212912\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian journalists training &#8211; DPI programme &#8211; Press release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>DPI HOLDS TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Nine Palestinian journalists from broadcast and print media participated in a&nbsp;&nbsp;training programme organized by&nbsp;&nbsp;the Department&nbsp;&nbsp;of Public Information (DPI), from 19 October to 20 November 1998.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>During the programme,&nbsp;&nbsp;which was designed to strengthen the&nbsp;&nbsp;participants&#39; professional&nbsp;&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;&nbsp;as&nbsp;&nbsp;information&nbsp;&nbsp;media&nbsp;&nbsp;personnel,&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;&nbsp;journalists attended&nbsp;&nbsp;briefings by officials&nbsp;&nbsp;of the&nbsp;&nbsp;United Nations&nbsp;&nbsp;and United Nations specialized agencies, along&nbsp;&nbsp;with representatives of media organizations in the United States.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Participants attended two weeks of special classes&nbsp;&nbsp;at&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;&nbsp;Columbia University School&nbsp;&nbsp;of International and Public Affairs.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, they received&nbsp;&nbsp;on-the-job&nbsp;&nbsp;training&nbsp;&nbsp;by&nbsp;&nbsp;serving as temporary United Nations correspondents, covering United Nations meetings and activities on&nbsp;&nbsp;behalf of their media organizations.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>This is the fourth programme being organized by DPI to assist the Palestinian people in building and strengthening their media capability.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The nine journalists who participated in this year&#39;s&nbsp;&nbsp;training programme are:&nbsp;&nbsp;Wael Ibrahim Abu Dagga, Bureau Chief, Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel; Mohammad Rafiq&nbsp;&nbsp;Abu-Obeid, Presenter, Radio Al-Manara and News Reader at a local television station; Kawther Mahmoud Taha Al Sharabita, Reporter, Al-Hayat Al-Jadeedah; Adnan Mohammed Abdulfattah Dagher,&nbsp;&nbsp;Trainer of journalists, Mashael for Journalism and Studies; Hamdi&nbsp;&nbsp;Farraj, Owner and Director, Bethlehem Media (press office) and Shepherd T.V.; Abed Al-Qader I. Hammad, Editor, Palestinian News Agency WAFA;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mohammed Hassan Abdelrahim Jouda,&nbsp;&nbsp;Journalist, Al&nbsp;&nbsp;Ayyam; Ahmed Tawfiq Abdulhalim Obeid, Editor and Reporter, Palestinian Broadcasting&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporation (PBC); and Saifeeldin Shahain, Presenter, PBC.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">* *** *<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DPI HOLDS TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS Nine Palestinian journalists from broadcast and print media participated in a&nbsp;&nbsp;training programme organized by&nbsp;&nbsp;the Department&nbsp;&nbsp;of Public Information (DPI), from 19 October to 20 November 1998. 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