ArmInfo. 9th international youth seminar on journalism was held in Yerevan between March 28 and April 2 with the support of the VTB Bank (Armenia), the Russian Reporter, a Russian federal magazine, ArmInfo News Agency and the Russian-Armenian University, the press-service of VTB Bank (Armenia) reports.
About 200 students, journalists and photographers from Armenia, Russia and other CIS countries participated in the event. Within the Mediapoligon-24 event "Yerevan -24" special project was held, aimed to deliver news about life in Yerevan in new format. Besides, master classes of leading journalists and photographers of Armenia and employees of Russian Reporter magazine were held. In the framework of "Mediapoligon-24" event the correspondents of the project covered the life and work of local organizations and enterprises. VTB Bank (Armenia) awarded prizes to the most active participants of the seminar.
VTB Bank (Armenia) always supports educational field and hails holding of such wide scale educational projects, attended by the representatives not only from Armenia but from Russia and other CIS countries as well. Such events lead to development of relations on
various levels between the countries, as well as stimulate the young specialists to gain new knowledge and skills.