THE Myanmar Press Council launched its second journalism training course for 2025, which began on 9 May and is being held weekly on Fridays at the Council’s office in Botahtaung Township, Yangon Region.
At the opening ceremony, Council Chair Dr Tin Htun Oo delivered welcoming remarks. A total of 20 trainees from State-owned and private print media, broadcast media, and online platforms are attending the course.
The programme includes subjects such as basic journalism, journalism English, mass communication, online journalism and print media journalism. Lessons are taught in both the Myanmar and English languages.
Veteran journalists U Ko Ko Oo (Executive Director, MDEA), U Maung Maung Myint Thein (Satmhu Tekkatho), U Ye Min Soe (Maung Mauk-Wutlon) and U Myat Soe (Hlaing) are serving as voluntary instructors.
The Myanmar Press Council plans to continue organizing such training courses with future sessions to feature both internal and external journalism experts as instructors. — ASH/KZL
