FESOJ Completes Training for 20 Young Journalists in Baidoa, South West State
Mogadishu city, Thursday, October 23, 2025: Twenty young journalists have completed a two- day training workshop on improving their professional skills in Baidoa city, South West Regional State of Somalia from 21st to 22nd October 2025.
The capacity building training, conducted by the Federation of Somali Journalist (FESOJ) was held at Haldoor Hotel in Baidoa city. Twenty journalists, including female journalists, mainly young newly employed designated from various media outlets, both private and state owned in Baidoa city were the key participants of the two – day training workshop.
The young media journalists in Baidoa city who has not yet received sufficient training has been given the chance to be trained on the key topics, significant for the media focusing on: Journalism ethics, gender sensitive reporting, conflict sensitive reporting, how to make the various types of interviews, news and the value of the listeners, use of social media, – roles and critiques and combating disinformation.
“This third round of training for journalists in Baidoa will help them gain additional knowledge related to the profession they are working in.” Farah Omar, Secretary General of FESOJ said in his opening remarks.
On his part, Omar Mustafa, Director General of the Ministry of Information of South West State, who officially opened the training, encouraged journalists in Baidoa to make the most of the opportunity to learn from FESOJ trainers and to apply the knowledge and skills gained in serving their communities and contributing to national development.
The young journalists participating the training program have indicated the training has educated them with the ways to follow when making news and reports, and in general working on the bases of ethics of journalism. The participants have highlighted to have benefited from the 2- day sessions, and appreciated FESOJ for this type of capacity building program.
In addition, FESOJ has concluded one – day training program with six trusted persons from three media houses held today on Thursday, October 23, 2025 in Baidoa city, South West State.
The training program was intended to improve the trusted persons’ journalist’s awareness and understanding of labour rights and the importance of trade union, and to train the newly elected trusted person in their tasks to address the labour rights issues at the workplaces as well.
During the sessions, Farah Omar Nur, Secretary General of FESOJ discussed with the trainees the significance and the opportunities that can be benefited from using written employment contracts between the journalists and the media managers.
The training workshop for the young journalists and the trusted person is part of a series of capacity building program activities funded by the EU, supported by Free Press Unlimited (FPU) and implemented by FESOJ in cooperation with VIKES.
