Yes, oh Pravdaland. Back to menu . In the past few years, all that has changed. At U.S.-Russian summits, the emphasis has turned from platitudes to practicality, and the same is true of media exchanges. This summer, the U.S. Information Agency is funding four programs aimed at training scores of journalists from Russia and other former Soviet republics.
Emphasis is on development of independent media in the former Soviet Union.
The program also provides for training sessions in Odessa and Tashkent. The program will be conducted at Internews' center in Kiev in July and August. The National Forum Foundation, based in Washington, D.C., plans a short-course training program for at least six Kyrgyz journalists in September and October. The program includes internships at various American newspapers. The Kyrgyz partner in the project is the Free Information Society in Bishkek.