Media workers trained in local gov’t elections reporting

A two-day workshop on local government elections for media workers ended on Sunday with reporters urged to report responsibly and fairly.

“There is a need for a journalism guidelines handbook in every news room,” executive member of the Guyana Press Association (GPA) Denis Chabrol said at the closing ceremony of the workshop held at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) building on Main Street.

The training session was hosted by the GPA in collaboration with the