Liberia: Liberia Extractive Media Watch Formed

Mar 3, 2015 | SPY Ghana
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The Liberia Extractive Media Watch has been formed. The Extractive Media Watch (EMW) has been officially registered as a not-for-profit organization under the laws of Liberia.The organization was conceived in 2013 after a group of Liberian journalists attended a week-long intensive training on the covering the oil and gas sector.

The week-long training was provided by the International Institute for Information and Communication Technologies Journalism also known as PenPlusBytes with sponsorship from Humanity United.The training was held in collaboration with the Liberia Media Center, United States Embassy, and some international oil companies including Chevron Liberia Limited.

PenPlusBytes seeks to empower the media through the use of ICTs to advance the work of journalism. It consists of a network of media organizations and journalists interested in using ICTs effectively to advance the cause of journalism.