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The All-Russian Institute for Advanced Studies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia held a training seminar for representatives of the media of the CSTO member states on anti-terrorism topics
17.12.2018
From December 10 to December 14 of this year. On the basis of the All-Russian Institute for Advanced Studies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, a training seminar was held for representatives of the media of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization specializing in the coverage of the fight against terrorism and extremism. The event was organized at the initiative of the CSTO Secretariat in accordance with the Protocol Decision of the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils (CSSC) of the CSTO. The seminar was attended by journalists from TASS, Russia-Today news agency, RUSSIA TODAY TV channel, Belarus Today publishing house, Kazinform news agency, Kazakhstan TV channel and Kentron TV channel (Armenia).
During the event, representatives of the media listened to a course of lectures on the actions of journalists in covering the topic of combating terrorism and extremism, as well as on the issues of ensuring the personal safety of a journalist in emergency zones and took part in practical training on psychological preparation, mastering methods of survival in armed conflicts.
Handing over the course course certificates to students, Deputy Head of the Institute for Advanced Training of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Police, Police Colonel Ilya Bondar noted that although the Institute first encountered training for such a specific audience, the first experience of teachers with representatives of the journalistic workshop should be recognized as very useful. He announced the intention of the WIPC administration to think about fixing this topic in the institute curriculum on an ongoing basis. This idea was supported by the seminar participants. They noted the high level of teaching skills of WIPC personnel and noted the undoubted benefit of the knowledge and skills they acquired during the training period.
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