Anadolu Agency launches War Journalism training

By Adham Abu Bashal

ANKARA

Twenty-five international reporters began Anadolu Agency’s 11th War Journalism training program on Monday.

The intensive Ankara-based program is backed by Turkey’s police force, military, emergency services and public order bodies.

Journalists from Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Iraq will take part in the 12-day program which deals with personal security, teaches first aid and also how to survive chemical and biological attacks in the field.

Speaking at an opening ceremony at Turkey’s Police Academy, Anadolu Agency News Academy Coordinator Hayri Cetinkus said journalists faced life-threatening conditions when covering wars and natural disasters, describing such training as a need, not a privilege.