PUL Begins Membership Drive

(Monrovia – May 7, 2008) The Press Union of Liberia informs all its members and those wishing to be member that the annual accreditation exercise has commenced and runs to August 10th 2008.

The accreditation will cover all categories of individual and institutional membership. New members are to apply in writing to the Secretary-General of the PUL.

The PUL Membership Committee has been mandated to conduct a rigorous screening process to ensure transparency in the categorization of members.Categories of membership include: Full Member, Associate Member, Affiliate Member and   Honorary Member.

Two Leave for Training

(Monrovia – May 5, 2008) Two members of the Press Union of Liberia will leave the country Sunday for the Ghanaian Capitol, Accra to participate in a three-day workshop on “The Media’s Role in Conflict Transformation and Peace Building.”

Heritage Newspaper’s Editor-In-Chief and PUL Vice President, Nathan Bengu, and News Newspaper’s Sub-Editor George Bardue, will be among senior journalists in the sub region at the training.

The international press workshop is being organized and conducted by the German International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) and held at the International Press center in Accra.

Among topics to be covered at the training are global and local patterns of conflict coverage, conflict sensitive journalism and challenges in covering conflict.

PUL says, the workshop seeks to examine current conflict reporting and explore more conflict-sensitive reporting as an opportunity for future journalism development in the West African region.The organizers are also keen on strengthening accurate and responsible journalism to mitigate the escalation of violence in the sub-region and promote reconciliation.

As part of the training, participants will visit the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra.

PUL/Consolidated Launch CNN Awards

(Monrovia, January 15, 2008) The launching will take place in Monrovia this Wednesday, of the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2008.

The CNN competition is being launched in Liberia under the auspices of Consolidated Group in partnership with the Press Union of Liberia.

The CNN competition aims to reinforce the importance of the journalists’ role in Africa. It also seeks to recognize and develop journalistic talent across all disciplines.

There are seventeen prizes at stake in various categories and it is open to African professional journalists including freelancers.

During the launching ceremony, which takes place at the PUL headquarters at 11:00 am, the Press Union and Consolidated Group will sign a memorandum of understanding.

Under the MOU, the Consolidated Group will provide DSTV and Internet Services to the PUL to enhance the resource capacity of the Union.