A two-day media workshop, aimed at improving elections coverage, closed on Sunday with the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) calling for greater partnership between the media and the elections body.
The workshop, organised by the Guyana Press Association (GPA) in partnership with the Canadian High Commission, commenced on Saturday at the CIDA building on Main Street and presented media workers with the opportunity to gain useful information for elections reporting.
Topics included the elements of elections coverage, Guyana’s local government system, and press freedom and political reporting while the forum featured a number of well-known persons, such as local journalist Enrico Woolford, Gecom Commissioner Vincent Alexander, and international journalist Nick Fillmore.
At Sunday’s closing ceremony, Gecom Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally thanked the GPA and the Canadian High Commission for presenting the opportunity for the sharing of ideas and encouraged reporters to engage Gecom.
“The old journalists would know that my doors are always open. The important thing is that we can have dialogue and
