Wednesday, 29 February 2012

U.S Embassy pays courtesy on private media school in Kumasi 29-2-12


 




Kumasi,Ghana-A high powered delegation from the US Embassy in Ghana has paid a courtesy call on Oxford Institute of Acting & Journalism, a private media training institution in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday 28th February, 2012.

The delegations led by the Information Officer of the Public Affairs Unit of the Embassy, Jeanne Clark discussed possible ways to help improve the level of professionalism of the Ghanaian Media training institutions. 

Jeanne Clark disclosed the Embassy will from next academic session send some media experts to orients student journalists in the country including the institution to make them more equipped to the job market.

Information Officer for the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy, Jeanne Clark said the embassy is set to partner the Ghana Journalist Association to offer refresher courses for the media for more ethical reportage. 

The Executive Director of Oxford Institute of Acting & Journalism, Mr. Daniel Kofi Asante Ennin expressed the important of the visit adding the institution will be collaborating with the United State for more exchange programmes to improve both academic and professionalism level of the students.

Mr. Ennin said the institution established six years ago has trained over one thousand professional personnel both for the print and electronic media. 

He says the institution affiliated to the Institute of Commercial Management (ICM) and London Centre of Marketing both in UK now offers degree courses in Business and Marketing programmes

Story By: Kofi Asante Ennin/Nhyira Fm/Ghana

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