Clash Of Cultures.... As Journalists From 25 Countries Gather In Beijing
64 Journalists drawn from some 25 selected countries across the world have converged in Beijing, China, for this year’s Training Seminar on Radio Broadcasting Techniques for Developing Countries.
Participating countries include technical personnel in the field of Radio and TV from Zimbabwe, Congo, Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Turkey, Mauritius, Uganda, Cuba, Palestine, South-Sudan, Comoros Island, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tonga, Sudan, Eritrea, Botswana, Korea Republic, Grenada, Myanmar, South Africa, Jamaica, Venezuela and Ghana.
Organized by the China Radio & TV Co For International Techno-Economic Cooperation (CRTV), media practitioners are being taken through courses in Radio & Television Network Broadcast System, Digital Recording Technology, Chinese Digital Broadcast, Satellite Transmission System, Broadcasting Equipment Maintenance, Digital Audio Broadcasting, Digital Radio Technology, Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting (DTMB), Disk-based Media Asset Management System and Application of New Technology.
In addition to the lectures, and in order to make participants learn more about China as well as the strength of the country's culture, the 30-day training seminar which ends on 30th August, will see these senior journalists from around the world, touring the offices of China Central Television (CCTV) and China Radio International, as well as specially arranged visits to Yantai and Weihai Radio and TV stations.
In his welcome address, Vice-General Manager of CRTV, Mr Han Feng, disclosed that the CRTV Training Center, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, has organized such Seminars and Training courses since 2000.
“More than 1,400 official and technical personnel from over 100 countries (in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and Oceania), have participated in these training courses...
Most of these trainees have become the backbones of their various radio and television networks, with some gaining promotions to higher administrative or managerial positions,” he revealed.
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