Thursday, July 2, 2009
New International Media Institute to launch in India
The Washington, D.C.based International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announced June 24 the launch of the International Media Institute of India (IMII) in New Delhi, a non-profit educational center that expects to "marry cutting-edge, hands-on journalism instruction with the highest international standards."
A stellar lineup of Indian and international journalists as faculty, the ICFJ is partnering with the Society for Policy Studies, a nonprofit Indian think tank that has the objective of promoting debate on contemporary issues among journalists and concerned citizens and encouraging quality journalism training.
"This new program, with its professional and very practical approach, will meet the demand for high-quality reporters and editors able to use the new array of media tools and techniques," ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan says in a press release.
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A stellar lineup of Indian and international journalists as faculty, the ICFJ is partnering with the Society for Policy Studies, a nonprofit Indian think tank that has the objective of promoting debate on contemporary issues among journalists and concerned citizens and encouraging quality journalism training.
"This new program, with its professional and very practical approach, will meet the demand for high-quality reporters and editors able to use the new array of media tools and techniques," ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan says in a press release.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: entry level journalists, indian faculty, international media institute, journalism training, journalists, launch, media platforms, media tools, New Delhi, reporters, technical expertise
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Nadal's foundation to launch tennis school in India
Spanish world number one Rafal Nadal will set up a tennis school n India through his foundation, local media reported on June 4.
The Nadal Tennis School (NTS) will take shape in September and be functional by June next year in Andhra Pradesh, The Hindu newspaper reported.
The paper said NTS is a joint venture between the Rafael Nadal Foundation and Fundacion Vincente Ferrer, the Spanish arm of India based non-governmental organization Rural Development Trust (RDT).
"There have been 135 registrations so far for admission to the academy, which will be restricted to children above eight years," RDT's associate programmed director Moncho Ferrer told the paper.
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The Nadal Tennis School (NTS) will take shape in September and be functional by June next year in Andhra Pradesh, The Hindu newspaper reported.
The paper said NTS is a joint venture between the Rafael Nadal Foundation and Fundacion Vincente Ferrer, the Spanish arm of India based non-governmental organization Rural Development Trust (RDT).
"There have been 135 registrations so far for admission to the academy, which will be restricted to children above eight years," RDT's associate programmed director Moncho Ferrer told the paper.
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Labels: admission, andhra pradesh, chennai, india, launch, nadal foundation, Spanish, tennis, tennis school
Monday, October 6, 2008
Rice, Zardari, European Union formally launch Friends of Pakistan
Countries of the South Asia can make a positive contribution to solving Pakistan's problems indicated President Asif Ali Zardari.
He was responding to questions after the lengthy meeting of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdallah bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan and other European Union representatives at the United Nations, where they launched the Friends of Pakistan as a formal organization.
"The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Turkey, and representatives of China, the European Union and the United Nations met under the co-chairmanship of President Zardari of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Foreign Ministers of United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States, to launch the Friends of Pakistan Group in New York on September 26," said a statement released by the Washington based Friends of Pakistan.
"We've had a very constructive day today, and we've all revisited - thought about revisiting it, and making it (Friends of Pakistan) a permanent body as such," Zardari said.
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He was responding to questions after the lengthy meeting of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdallah bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan and other European Union representatives at the United Nations, where they launched the Friends of Pakistan as a formal organization.
"The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Turkey, and representatives of China, the European Union and the United Nations met under the co-chairmanship of President Zardari of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Foreign Ministers of United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States, to launch the Friends of Pakistan Group in New York on September 26," said a statement released by the Washington based Friends of Pakistan.
"We've had a very constructive day today, and we've all revisited - thought about revisiting it, and making it (Friends of Pakistan) a permanent body as such," Zardari said.
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Labels: Abdallah bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan, Condoleezza Rice, David Miliband, Friends of Pakistan, launch, Pakistan's problems, President Asif Ali Zardari, South Asia, UAE Foreign Minister, UN
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