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Three Ghanaian journalists selected for London exchange

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Three JoyNews journalists, Esther Nkrumah, Nana Boakye Yiadom and Jacqueline Ansomah Yeboah, were selected among ten participants for a professional exchange in London. The UK MEET programme selected the finalists from more than 500 applications to strengthen their skills in science and technology journalism, according to MyJoyOnline.

Esther Nkrumah, Nana Boakye Yiadom and Jacqueline Ansomah Yeboah, journalists with JoyNews, have been selected with seven other participants for the next stage of the UK Media and Emerging Technologies (UK MEET) programme, which includes training and a knowledge exchange in London, reports MyJoyOnline.

The programme attracted more than 500 applications. Thirty participants were initially selected for the fellowship, then 16 presented investigative projects after training sessions, practical exercises and newsroom simulations, before the final selection of the ten journalists.

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