The Standard Group has partnered with Aga Khan University to train journalists in a one-year programme targeting young university graduates.
The programme has been ongoing with the first batch of trainees having gone through the training at the Standard Media Academy between November 2014 to July 2015. The trainees will have six month of classroom training, then spend the rest of the time working on Standard Group platforms.
Standard Group Chief Executive Officer Sam Shollei said they will get mentorship from the company’s journalists and other experts.
“This training started in 2015, this is the second group. We’ll equip them with skills to make them the voice of society…
Read more here: Kenya: ‘Standard’ partners with Aga Khan to train journalists on modern skills – The Standard
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