Norwegian journalists shared experiences with Kenyan colleagues about transparency
Henry O. Maina, Regional Director in Article 19 Eastern Africa, teaching about the African Union.
Around 25 journalists were gathered in hotel Panafric in Nairobi 14 – 15 September to learn about access to information as a journalistic tool. Just two weeks before the Kenyan president had signed a new law on access to information – the 21st in Africa.
The Norwegian journalists Tarjei Leer-Salvesen and Vegard Venli shared their professional experiences from working with searchable public records and transparency in general. The workshop was a collaborative effort between the local office of Article 19 Eastern Africa, the Norwegian Press Association and the Norwegian Institute of Journalism.
It´s the second workshop in a pilot project, which aims to follow up the new Norwegian strategy on freedom of expression and the new sustainability goals of the United Nations, financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The first workshop was held in Tunisia in May, and a third is planned in Nepal in November.
Vegard Venli is telling about his experiences from the Norwegian paper Varingen.
More information:
http://presse.no/np-nyhet/toveis-laering-om-innsyn/