Freedom Forum names 12 international journalists-in-residence for 2001

01.22.01

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ARLINGTON, Va. — Twelve newspaper, news agency, radio and television journalists from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America will participate in The Freedom Forum's eighth annual International Journalists-in-Residence program.

"The Freedom Forum welcomes journalists from countries as diverse as China and Zambia to see how the free press works in a democratic society," said Charles L. Overby, chairman and chief executive officer of The Freedom Forum. "We hope they return home educated about press freedom and inspired by free-press ideals."

The International Journalists-in-Residence program aims to promote better understanding of the principles of press freedom and the U.S. media among foreign journalists. Participants spend 4 months in the United States taking courses at universities, attending lectures and seminars, and spending time at news agencies across the country. They must be working journalists with at least two years of experience plus proficiency in written and spoken English. The Freedom Forum covers travel costs and basic living expenses, but does not pay a salary or honorarium.

This year's program includes print and broadcast journalists from Argentina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Ecuador, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Malaysia, Moldova and Zambia. Their host universities will be American University and George Washington University in Washington, D.C.; New York University in New York City; and the University of California-Berkeley.

See brief biographical sketches of the 2001 International Journalists in Residence.