The first training course, which started on 21st of January, offered a real-time Reuters' news service, news photograph services and business information feeds. The five-day course is targeting the business journalists and will be attended by journalists from Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen.
This is the second partnership between Reuters Foundation and a distinguished university after setting up the flagship newsroom at Rhodes University in South Africa.
Geert Linnebank, Editor in Chief, Reuters said that Reuters views the newsroom project as a significant commitment in the Middle East to high-quality, independent journalism.
The American University of Beirut provides the premises and technical support and Reuters delivers the live news services for training.
Rafic Hariri, Lebanese Prime Minister described the project as a testimony to Lebanon's long-standing tradition of free press, a tribute to its vibrant democratic life as well as a source of power to Lebanon and the University.
John Waterbury, AUB President saw the project as a significant addition that will lead to new opportunities.
Reuters Foundation will use the newsroom to host four practical training courses each year. Newsroom facilities will be available to American University of Beirut students during term time.
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The American University of Beirut officially opened a Reuters Newsroom in collaboration with Reuters Foundation to provide a modern training facility for journalists in the Middle East.
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Reuters Foundation is a humanitarian and educational trust, primarily funded by Reuters, the global news, information and technology group. Its work reflects the values and concerns of the company and its employees. It focuses in particular on areas where Reuters skills and expertise in information gathering, technology and communications can be put to use in ways which will benefit the communities in which Reuters works worldwide, and which will reflect well on Reuters.
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About the American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent, non-sectarian institution of higher learning, established in 1866, that functions under a charter from the State of New York. It is governed by an autonomous Board of Trustees of leading citizens of the Middle East, Europe, and North America.
Since its founding by Dr. Daniel Bliss, AUB has grown from sixteen students in a rented house to a major university on a 73-acre campus overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, with a student body of 6,600. It has long set standards in higher education for the Middle East region.
The University offers a rigorous curriculum in the American liberal arts tradition, and the language of instruction is English. The University stresses high academic standards and maintains a commitment to critical thinking, open debate, and mutual tolerance. AUB is coeducational and open to all qualified applicants without regards to race , sex,religion , nationality , or political affiliation.
AUB graduates (37,000) reside in approximately 90 countries worldwide. Most live in the Middle East. About 1,200 are in Europe and 5,500 in North America. Many hold leadership positions in education, government, banking, business, science, engineering, and medicine. AUB alumni have served as cabinet ministers, members of parliament, diplomats, governors of central banks, university presidents, and CEOs. Several have served their countries as presidents or prime ministers.
For more information: http://www.aub.edu.lb/
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, News EditorMonday, January 28 - 2002 at 12:38 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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