TIRANA, July 4 – The Albanian Media Institute held a training course last week on international reporting with the participation of 15 reporters and editors from both print and electronic mainstream media, focusing on addressing the main topics of interest in international affairs reporting for the Albanian public, defining the main principles of reporting on these issues and providing as much background information to the reporters as possible.
Some of the topics discussed were the Kosova issue, focusing on the positions of USA, Russia, EU, and the regional context; the relations between the West and Russia; EU enlargement and the future of Turkey and Western Balkans; transatlantic relations; global warming and geopolitics of energy; NATO in the global context; terrorism and its impact, and additional issues.
A series of well-known diplomats and experts introduced the topics, such as ex-foreign ministers Besnik Mustafaj and Kastriot Islami, former president Rexhep Mejdani, Ferit Hoxha of the foreign ministry and Piro Misha, director of the Institute of Dialogue and Communication.
