PHOTO: Group pic at the end of the training
Campaigners Against Misinformation and Disinformation, a local nonprofit in Liberia has hosted an Election Misinfo and Disinfo Prevention and Response Training for Journalists.
Fourteen (14) out of sixteen (16) Journalists at the training represented Media Institutions in Montserrado, Margibi, and Rivercess Counties. According to Taweh Johnson, Executive Director of Campaigners against Misinfo and Disinfo in Liberia.
Taweh Johnson, Executive Director presenting certificate to one of the participants
The training, which was held at a local hotel in Monrovia on September 28, 2023, was intended to equip Journalists with the relevant skills to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation in Liberia before, during, and after the October 10, 2023 Polls.
International Trainers along with local trainers passed on useful skills and knowledge to Liberian Journalists, in order to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation during the electoral period, says a press release from the Campaigners against Misinfo and Disinfo in Liberia.
Making Remarks at the Training Madam. Sade Tuckett, Public Diplomacy Officer at the United States Embassy in Monrovia, said that this is sound information for Journalists and it is exactly what the United States Embassy in Monrovia wants to hear about because Journalists are the first point of contact for the public.
The Journalists commended Campaigners Against Misinfo and Disinfo for such timely training and promised to use the skills and knowledge to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation during the electoral period and beyond.
Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, the National Elections Commission, and UNDP Liberia made remarks at the training.