Maldives never had a more open environment for journalists – Vice President

Addressing the participants of basic journalism course facilitated by Shahyb Media Consultancy, in collaboration with the Maldives Polytechnic and MNBC, Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed has said the Maldives had never had a more open environment for journalists and media in general.

At the closing ceremony of the basic journalism course, held at the Maldives Polytechnic last evening, the Vice President urged all participants, and journalists in general, to be objective and report facts when reporting news. He implied that journalists´ objectivity in reporting news was vital for the society to respect and believe in their news reports.

Basic journalism course run by Shahyb Media Consultancy was provided rudimentary skills in news reporting for newcomers in the industry.