Journos complete refresher training
Quoting the Solomon Star newspaper � 3 February 2019
�Journalists from the mainstream media in the country have completed their two days refresher election training in Honiara, Saturday.
�The training was organised by the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) together with the Media Association of Solomon islands (MASI).
�It is for local journalist to refresh themselves on their roles in election reporting, as the country is heading for another national general election this year.
�It is very important for Journalists to attend such a refresher training to prepare them for the upcoming general election this year,� President of MASI, Charles Kadamana said.
�He added that the role of Journalists is very crucial in any election, to make it free and fair for a democratic country like Solomon Islands.
�The journalists mostly covered some sections in the new Electoral Act 2018, to give them fair idea on what to do during this upcoming election.
�Kadamana said media is the fourth-arm of democracy and so it is important that journalists are familiarized with all these laws, to make sure that everyone played accordingly.
�The MASI president added that it is important to have this training in place for Journalist to attend.
�The Election Media Refresher is part of a series of trainings conducted since 2017.
�This was made possible with the collaboration of SIEC, SECSIP and MASI.
�SECSIP is a project under UNDP which is funded by the Australian Government, European Union and UNDP, financially supports the trainings.
�The training started on Friday and ended, Saturday.�
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