The Institute of Governance Studies (IGS) of BRAC University launched the Journalism Training and Research Initiative (JATRI) in order to strengthen and expand the skills of journalists and those who aspire to be journalists and help them fulfill their role of communicators and facilitators of public discourse.
Core activities and resources of JATRI include:
- Training on investigative techniques for print and broadcast media,
- Research on issues that have direct bearing on professional practices and on public affairs that affect readers and viewers.
- Annual fellowship awards to enterprising young journalists with innovative investigative research proposals, including follow-on placement in mainstream media houses.
- A state of the art resource facility with newspapers, journals, books and magazines, and a digital archiving system to facilitate access to documents by reporters.
For more information please click on www.jatribd.org
