Syrian journalists take part in ITEC’s course on news in India

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KOLKATA, JUL.6, (ST)-The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Program (ITEC)  held the 2nd training course entitled “News and Current Affairs Using the Latest Tools” for media professionals from 11 countries, including Syria.

The training course, which began in India on the 1st of July in cooperation with the “Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute” in Kolkata, includes several lectures and interactive sessions on audio-visual news stories, preparing reports, objectivity of media outlets and social media, and interviewing skills.

The lectures also dealt with the aesthetic and technical aspects of audio in news, the news studio and PCR elements, news promotion analysis, mechanisms for integrating artificial intelligence programs into modern news production and presentation in the newsroom, and ethics and challenges in artificial intelligence-based news.

Journalist from 11 countries: Syria, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Fiji, Nicaragua, Armenia, Peru, Spain, Cameroon, Botswana are taking part in the course.

Professor Samiran Datta, Director of the Institute for Film Research and Studies, stated during his meeting with the participants that the course contributes to sharing knowledge with people from different countries of the world, which helps exchange experiences and develop work in the field of media and audio-visual stories.

Last March, the Indian Embassy in Damascus celebrated the anniversary of the launch of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Program (ITEC) , noting that the program contributes to deepening India’s relations with other countries and reflects the ancient Indian philosophy that emphasizes acquiring knowledge and sharing it with everyone.

The (ITEC) program was launched in 1964 and today it has become an important element in India’s development cooperation.

Since its launch, more than 225,000 employees from more than 160 countries have benefited from it.

India also provides about 14,000 training scholarships for short and medium-term courses in more than 100 countries.

Basma Qaddour

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