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The Internews Liberia -USAID project through the Female Journalist Association of Liberia (FeJAL) has recruited ten (10) females with two of their Association Leaders to provide media coverage in the neighboring Sierra Leone elections.
The arrival of the delegation to Sierra Leone is said to be the first-ever cross-border experience sharing and learning initiative “The first ever cross border media activity in the country kicks off as twelve senior Female Newsroom Leaders arrive in Sierra Leone, the President of the Association, Siatta Scott Johnson said.”
Those who formed part of the delegation are Siatta Scott-Johnson, Torwon Sulonteh-Brown, Christiana Winnie Saywah-Jimmy, Vivian Aletha Cooke, Weemon Jallahcole, Dennise Nimpson, Patience Koromah, Magdalene Saah, Tina Mehnpaine, Joyce Tokpah, Korto Snowe, and Grace Moleyeate.
A day after their arrival, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the team visited the Independent Media Commission (IMC) and had a roundtable discussion with the Chairman, Dr. Victor Massaquoi, and the Executive Secretary Khalil Kallon both men detailed the workings of IMC and how effective they are based on the statute that guides them.
The fellows along with the leaders are expected to link up with their counterparts, the Sierra Leone Association of Women in Journalism (SLAWIL), and the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and collaborate with other media institutions to cover the elections.
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