Daily Trust, others host Ethiopian journalists tomorrow

The United States Embassy is partnering Daily Trust Newspapers and five other media organisations to promote connections among African journalists through a media exchange programme. Daily Trust, Channels Television, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Radio Nigeria (FRCN), Premium Times and Cool/ Wazobia/Nigeria Info would host a delegation of Ethiopian journalists for the four-day programme, titled “Uniting African Journalists.” The programme is scheduled for the last weeks of October and November 2017, in Abuja and Addis Ababa, respectively, said a statement from the US Embassy. The Ethiopian journalists, accompanied by an Embassy official from Addis Ababa, are expected to arrive Abuja tomorrow, the statement said. In Abuja, the Ethiopian journalists would gain practical working experience, embedded in the news operations of the media organizations and participate in digital interaction with a U.S. journalism expert. The programme, according to the statement, was to explore the benefits of networking among African journalists to strengthen the profession. The statement said during their visit to Abuja, the Ethiopian journalists would also receive briefings from Embassy officials and representatives of the Nigerian media partners. Also, the representatives of the six Nigerian media partners accompanied by Embassy staff from Abuja will visit Ethiopia from November 27 on the reverse trip of the exchange programme. The Ethiopian media partners are: The Reporter Newspaper, Fortune Newspaper, Ethiopian Broadcasting Service, Sheger FM 102 Radio and Capital NewspaperCrown Publishing.