La cérémonie de remise de diplômes devrait avoir lieu en juin 2014. Durant la cérémonie, les lauréats recevront leur diplôme attestant des progrès qu’ils ont réalisés au cours du programme.
Cependant, this is not all: the training has yielded other positive results. Two of the participating journalists were nominated by Mr Saad Hattar, the Thomson Reuters Foundation trainer, to attend an advanced investigative reporting workshop in Amman, Jordan. Mr Badri Al Ozi, a reporter with the Libya News Agency, and Mr Moataz Al Trabulsi, a Libyan journalist, attended the workshop that was held in Amman on March 30–31, 2014.
The commitment and quality of work they exhibited during the training programme were acknowledged by Mr Hattar:
“Badri Al Ozi showed interest in acquiring new skills throughout the workshop. He maintained his notable keenness during the subsequent three-month field reporting. I nominated Badri Al Ozi to attend the advanced investigative reporting workshop in Amman. During that course, Al Ozi continued to show a deep interest in gaining new tools and polishing up his skills. He is now committed to producing a cross-border investigation, in cooperation with a Tunisian female journalist, about the smuggling of fuel derivatives from Libya to Tunis. He has passed and is recommended for advanced training.”
Mr. Hattar made a similar viewpoint regarding Al Trabulsi.
“For Moataz Al Trabulsi, I noticed the high potential of this young journalist. That is why I nominated him to attend the advanced course on investigative journalism. I believe that Al Trabulsi has the potential to improve his skills, if given the chance with the right mentor. He is also recommended for more training in writing skills and advanced training.”
How do the two journalists view the whole experience and how it will affect their work?
“I am honored that I participated in the training programme for mainstreaming health in the media. I feel lucky for having the opportunity to be trained and to learn from professional trainers. I learnt new journalistic skills and developed my technical abilities. I also realized the importance of respecting differences and having free media. Through this workshop I have greater hopes that we can reach quality and advanced health journalism in Libya. Many thanks for WHO for making it possible.”
Moataz Al Trabulsi.
“This training programme gave me a lot. From two weeks of continuous work in building knowledge and practice in journalism, I learnt a lot from the trainers and through the exchange of advice and sharing of experiences with colleagues. As a journalist with the Libya News Agency, I am proud to have been chosen by Mr Saad Hattar, the TRF trainer, in collaboration with the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) network, to participate in the advanced training on investigative journalism. It was my first introduction to this type of journalism, which was totally forbidden in Libya before the revolution. There are values that I learnt and to which I will be loyal. Many Thanks to all my trainers and colleagues, and to WHO”.
Badri Al-Ozi
