The Hauts-Bassins Regional Directorate of Communication and Media organized on Thursday, May 30, 2024, a training workshop for journalists from the Tuy province, in Houndé under the theme: ‘Contribution journalists from the Hauts-Bassins region for a return of peace to Burkina Faso.’
The Ministry of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism has adopted a war communications strategy.
In order to seek their sustained support in the implementation of this strategy, the Hauts-Bassins regional communications and media directorate organized, on Thursday May 30, 2024 in Houndé, a training workshop for the benefit of journalists in the province. du Tuy.
According to the regional director of communication and media for Hauts-Bassins, Marguerite Blegna, the objective of this meeting is to present the war communications strategy to media people and to explain to them what the government expects of them in this period of war.
On this occasion, participants benefited from communications on the ‘summary of the war comm
unications strategy developed by the ministry in charge of communication’ and ‘the fight against violent extremism in Burkina Faso: role and responsibility of communication professionals. information and communication in the promotion of peace and social cohesion’.
The regional director in charge of communications for Hauts-Bassins suggested that the war communications strategy has three strategic axes: the consolidation of the resilience of populations, the reconquest of territory, and the consolidation of peace and cohesion. social and national reconciliation.
According to her, the media have a very big role to play in the reconquest of national territory.
In implementing the war communications strategy, Ms. Blegna invited journalists to process information in such a way as to reassure populations, to pass messages of peace and social cohesion, to encourage the Defense Forces and security (FDS) who are on the ground and to improve the image of Burkina Faso nationally and internationally.
Source: Burkin
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