St. Petersburg-based World Partnerships, Inc. will host this year’s “Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists.” The annual event named after the legendary radio news broadcaster spans seven days in which journalists from around the world get a chance to meet up, share experiences and learn from one another.
“This is the tenth anniversary, and we will be having journalists coming from more than 80 foreign countries,” says Gary Springer, president of World Partnerships, Inc.
The event, November 4th
to 10th,
includes a community service project at Fort DeSoto Park in Pinellas County, a 2-day training symposium hosted and organized by the
Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg and a dinner honoring select journalists on Sunday, November 8.
“We have also partnered with U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Central Command to do a briefing for all of these journalists, so that will be an exciting highlight during the week,” Springer says.
Attendees will include senior journalists, both on-air and behind the scenes, including reporters, editors and producers in TV and radio.
With an estimated 100 journalists arriving from all over the world, event attendees will examine the essential role of independent media in fostering and protecting freedom of expression and democracy around the world.
“This is a great opportunity for the area as it become more internationally oriented,” says Springer. “Also, this annual event brings together journalists who would otherwise never cross paths.”
For more information on the event or World Partnerships, Inc., visit their
website.
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