(Ijnet) Women broadcasters in Asia-Pacific are invited to attend a radio seminar titled "Women Making Airwaves for Peace" (WMAP) on the role of community radio in peace building and disaster management. The seminar is being held October 10 to 13 in Bangalore, India. Source: https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/women_radio_broadcasters_invited_to_india_seminar

As a vanguard institution in promoting and protecting freedom of expression, the Council of Europe is to host the 3rd International Conference on Journalism and Information at the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg from 7 to 9 October 2009 as part of its campaign “Speak out against discrimination”. [..]

(Ijnet) The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) invites Iraqi journalists from Karbala province to apply for an online training course titled “An Introduction to Investigative Reporting," which will take place September 28 to November 9. The deadline for applications is August 31. [..]

The European Federation of Journalists and its Turkish affiliate TGS will hold a 2-day training session on human rights reporting in Turkey. This workshop will address human rights and anti-discrimination practices monitoring for a group of 25 journalists. [..]

Media professionals and trainers from journalism institutes representing 16 countries gather at the European Youth Center in Strasbourg for a series of workshops between 26-28 August. They will discuss media coverage as it relates to intercultural issues and discrimination and contribute to the development of the campaign's training pack. http://www.coe. [..]

(Ijnet) Journalists interested in new media technologies are welcome to attend a conference on new practices and technologies in media training to take place in Lagos, Nigeria from August 23 to 27. Source: https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/journalists_invited_to_african_media_technology_conference

(Knight Center) Mexican journalists have until July 17 to apply for the Knight Center’s free online course in Spanish, “Covering Drug Trafficking,” taking place from Aug. 3–Aug. 30, 2009. The course is co-sponsored by the Mexico City-based Center for Journalism and Public Ethics (CEPET) and taught by Colombian journalist Álvaro Sierra. Source: http://knightcenter.utexas. edu/blog/? [..]

The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) is pleased to announce its 18th Annual International Conference, which will be held at the Le Méridien Hotel, New Delhi, India from the 13-16 July 2009. The theme of the 18th annual conference is "Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age". [..]

This summer, the 6th annual European Journalism Institute (EJI), organized by The Fund for American Studies, will take place in Prague, Czech Republic. Started in 2004, EJI was developed in response to the growing recognition that journalists should cultivate the knowledge and skills needed to objectively and ethically report news stories. [..]