Delta State Government has sponsored 16 Journalists to study at the Thomson Reuters Institute in London, CEOAFRICA.com gathered from Asaba, the state capital.

These journalists were selected from print and electronic media while the training will last for one week, with the theme; “Investigative Journalism” and will focus on ethics and the principles of investigation in news writing.

The training is the second to be sponsored by the Delta State Government. Last year, 12 journalists were at the same institute for training.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, while giving approval for the training, said it is in line with his administration’s programme of building human capacity in all spheres of endeavours.

He said as the watch dog of the society and being in the vanguard of the protection of democratic values, journalists need to sharpen their skills to meet the challenges of news writing in an increasing global village.

The team which comprises correspondents of major print and electronic media in the state as well the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information, Mr. Austin Mowah, will be led by the Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah, who will declare the training open.

The training will commence on Monday, September 23.