In the presence of the Assistant President of the University of Baghdad for Scientific Affairs, Prof. Dr. Najm Suhail Abdullah, the Continuing Education Unit at the College of Mass Communication organized the activities of the training program for spokespersons of the ministries of state, which aims to develop the media skills of official spokespersons and enhance their ability to deal with various media.
The program was inaugurated by the Dean of the College of Mass Communication, Prof. Dr. Ammar Taher Mohamed. The speakers confirmed at the opening that “this program comes within the framework of the college’s efforts to support government media performance and develop media discourse methods in line with the requirements of the current stage.”
The first day of the program included two lectures, the first entitled “Dealing with the Media” delivered by Prof. Dr. Ali Jabbar Al-Shammari, where he dealt with methods of building a relationship with the media and the foundations of formulating media messages effectively, while the second lecture, delivered by Prof. Dr. Hussein Ali Nour, focused on the topic of “Writing Press Releases”, addressing best practices in preparing professional press releases that reflect the messages of government institutions clearly and accurately.
During the lectures, the President of the University of Baghdad, Prof. Dr. Bahaa Ibrahim Ansaf, visited the headquarters of the program and praised the efforts of the College of Mass Communication in organizing this distinguished training activity, praising the role played by the College in preparing qualified cadres capable of enhancing government media performance and building effective bridges of communication with the public.
It is noteworthy that the two-day training program represents a qualitative step in the development of official media performance, and confirms the leadership of the College of Mass Communication at the University of Baghdad in providing distinguished training programs that enhance the efficiency of official media professionals and raise the level of national media discourse.