OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports journalism department with technical equipment

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro delivered 21 laptops and three professional cameras to the Faculty of Political Sciences’ Journalism Department on 8 September 2020, in Podgorica. The delivery is part of the Mission’s activities aimed at strengthening the practical and hands-on teaching of journalism at the University of Montenegro.

“The technical equipment will further contribute to developing of students’ practical skill set, and will prepare them to maintain high journalism standards in producing media content under changing and challenging circumstances,” said Maryse Daviet, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.

Daviet noted that “this approach coincides with the Mission’s efforts to strengthen the capacities of media-related institutions in delivering practical training courses aligned to the needs of the fast growth of information technologies and the emergence of converged newsrooms.”She added that “digitally proficient and skilled journalists, upholding the highest ethical journalism standards, contribute to a well-informed society.”

The Mission supports programmes to enhance journalists’ ability to use modern technical equipment, which is especially important in the new working environment as a result of the current pandemic.