US university receives grant to train Afghan journalism professors
San Jose State University gets $1.2m grant for link with Herat University
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An American university has been awarded more than one million dollars to train professors in Afghanistan to teach journalism. According to a release from San Jose State University (SJSU) , the federal grant of $1.2 million, which includes funding for the creation of online radio and television broadcast channels, was awarded as part of plans to link the university to Herat University in Afghanistan for three years.
"San Jose State University welcomes the opportunity to help bring peace and democracy to Afghanistan by developing a program that will foster the growth of a free press and professional journalism," director of the SJSU School of Journalism and Mass Communications William Briggs says in the release.
The program will be taught by SJSU assistant professor of journalism and TV reporter Diane Guerrazzi and lecturer Peter Young, who will develop curriculum modules and travel to Afghanistan "when it is safe to do so".
Afghan students will also participate in internships at local media outlets in San Jose, the release adds.
