GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN EDWARD R. MURROW

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 GEORGETOWN 000097 SIPDIS WHA/PDA - Audrey Pruitt and Elizabeth Detter ECA/PE/V/R/W - Essie Wilkes-Scott SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OEXC SCUL KPAO GY SUBJECT: GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISTS ¶1. Below is Embassy Georgetown's nomination for the Edward ¶R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The slate has full front office approval. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be : edited except by means of the Post-EVDB software. EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB VERSION: 3.0.7 POST-EMAIL: meyerce@state.gov TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Abidjan TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 6297 EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA START NOMINATION: ECA-OFFICE: E/VGW PROG-AGENCY-NAME: POST-PROJ-ID: 1 ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VGW-2006-0125 PROJ-NAME: Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists START MEMO PROJ-DESC: END MEMO PROJ-DESC: PROJ-TYPE: Regional PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor FY: 2006 DEPART-POST: 4/1/2006 SESSION-DATE: 4/1/2006 RETURN-POST: 4/23/2006 NO-OF-PART: 2 RANK-ORDER: 1 START MEMO POST-OBJ: To provide a strong foundation for an emerging Guyanese journalist that will positively influence that journalist as s/he progresses into a role of leadership within the Guyanese media community. Participation in this program addresses Post's MPP goal of stabile conditions in fragile/failing states. A media that can accurately report on all aspects of society is a crucial part of a functioning democracy. Most Guyanese journalists learned their trade on the job. Because of this, they lack some of the basic knowledge regarding the rights and responsibilities of a reporter. Participation in this program would increase the quality of reporting by local media. It would also allow reporters to see how the U.S. functions on the state and local levels. END MEMO POST-OBJ: START MEMO POST-RCMD: Mr. Moseley has been active in journalism for six years. Mr. Moseley works with an independent television news agency based in Georgetown. Although he is based in the capital, Mr. Moseley's reporting reaches many areas of Guyana. Mr. Moseley focuses his reporting on social and development issues, health and politics. During the January 2005 epic floods, Mr. Moseley broke the story on the discovery of Leptospirosis, a deadly disease, and provided preventive measures to the public. Mr. Moseley promises to be a leader in the Guyanese media as his career progresses. He is considered to be a journalist of high integrity. Participation in this program would provide Mr. Moseley with a greater understanding of U.S. institutions and how the media in the U.S. operates. Post puts forth Mr. Nikolai Johann Earle as an alternate. Although Mr. Earle has only three years of experience in journalism, he has received two awards for his reporting. In 2005, Mr. Earle won first prize in Conservation International's Biodiversity Reporting Award. Mr. Earle focuses on biodiversity and conservation issues, which greatly affect the indigenous populations in Guyana. Mr. Earle is a journalist for an independent newspaper and his articles are read throughout Guyana. As Mr. Earle's career progresses, he too promises to be a leader among journalists. END MEMO POST-RCMD: ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1037 PROG-AGENCY-ID: PROJ-TYPE-ID: RP PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 NOMINATING-POST-ID: 6297 FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: STATUS: N ORIGINATOR: P SUBJ-DISC: Communications & Information START BIO: PREFIX: Mr. F-NAME: Gordon M-NAME: Anestase L-NAME: Moseley SUFFIX: POSITION-CODE: 0 PRINCIPAL?: Yes M-ADDR1: 199 Proctor Road M-ADDR2: Kara Kara M-ADDR3: M-CITY: Linden M-STATE: M-CNTRY: Guyana M-ZONE: M-ZIP: M-PHONE: 592-225-1381 M-FAX: M-EMAIL: gomoseley@hotmail.com M-CNTRY-ID: GY M-ADDRTYPE: H GENDER: M DOB: 09/14/1981 MAR-STAT: S BIRTH-CITY: Georgetown BIRTH-CNTRY: Guyana CITIZ-CNTRY: Guyana RES-CNTRY: Guyana START MEMO POSITION: Senior Reporter/Producer END MEMO POSITION: START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: Staff Reporter/Producer 1998-2000 END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: START MEMO US-TRAVEL: Mr. Moseley has traveled to the U.S. to cover the following: Millenium Youth Congress in Hawaii U.N. Special Session for Children Anniversary of 9/11 END MEMO US-TRAVEL: START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: Mr. Moseley has traveled throughout the Caribbean and to Canada. END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: START MEMO EDUCATION: University of Guyana, Introduction to Public Communications, 1998-1999 Linden Computer College, Certificate in Computer Studies, 1997-1998 END MEMO EDUCATION: START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: Member - Guyana Press Association Member - Junior Chamber of Guyana END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: Mr. Moseley covers local, regional and international news. His main focus has been on social and developmental issues, health, economics and politics. END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: FIRST-LANG: English ENGL-READ: 5 ENGL-SPEAK: 5 ENGL-COMP: 5 START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: START MEMO VIS-OBJ: END MEMO VIS-OBJ: START MEMO VIS-REC: END MEMO VIS-REC: NOMINATING-OFFICER: Christine E. Meyer START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: NOM-OFF: PD SPEAKER?: No NOTIFY-EMB: No MEDIA?: No HOME-STAY: No HOME-HOSP?: No E-I-TYPE: NOMINEE-ID: 1 PERSON-ID: 4 BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: GY CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: GY RES-CNTRY-ID: GY FIRST-LANG-ID: EN E-I-TYPE-ID: NOM-POST-ID: 6297 NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: NOM-STATUS: N DS2019-ACTION: 0 DS2019-SUBJECT: SPONS-FUNDS: 0 SPONS-AGENCY1: USGOVT-AGENCY1: US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 USGOVT-AGENCY2: US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 INTL-ORG1: INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 INTL-ORG2: INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0 COMMISSION: 0 OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 VIS-AMOUNT: 0 VIS-CAT: END BIO: START BIO: PREFIX: Mr. F-NAME: Nikolai M-NAME: Johann L-NAME: Earle SUFFIX: POSITION-CODE: 0 PRINCIPAL?: No M-ADDR1: 187 'BB' Eccles M-ADDR2: East Bank Demerara M-ADDR3: M-CITY: M-STATE: M-CNTRY: Guyana M-ZONE: M-ZIP: M-PHONE: 592-233-3126 M-FAX: 592-225-4637 M-EMAIL: yohan1973@hotmail.com M-CNTRY-ID: GY M-ADDRTYPE: H GENDER: M DOB: 10/11/1973 MAR-STAT: M BIRTH-CITY: Georgetown BIRTH-CNTRY: Guyana CITIZ-CNTRY: Guyana RES-CNTRY: Guyana START MEMO POSITION: Reporter END MEMO POSITION: START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: Shipping Clerk - 1993-2002 END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: START MEMO US-TRAVEL: Mr. Earle traveled to the U.S. in December 2005. While in the U.S., he participated in a two-day the Voluntary Visitor program. END MEMO US-TRAVEL: START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: Barbados, Trinidad END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: START MEMO EDUCATION: Completed one year towards B.A. in English at the University of Guyana. Diploma in Portuguese from the Centre of Brazilian Studies, Georgetown. END MEMO EDUCATION: START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: None END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: A sample of articles Mr. Earle has written: Jaguars Vulnerable to Trophy Trade, Project Wishbone Helps Children Smile, Thomas Carroll to be Released Tomorrow - US Bureau of Prisons, Five Years Later Money Laundering Regulations Still on Ice, New Bank Governor Concerned over Senior Staff Shortages, Charles Darwin Expo Seeks to Answer Nagging Questions END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: FIRST-LANG: English ENGL-READ: 5 ENGL-SPEAK: 5 ENGL-COMP: 5 START OTHER-LANGS: OTHER-LANG: Portuguese OTHER-LANG-ID: PY READ: 0 SPEAK: 0 COMP: 0 END OTHER-LANGS: START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: START MEMO VIS-OBJ: END MEMO VIS-OBJ: START MEMO VIS-REC: END MEMO VIS-REC: NOMINATING-OFFICER: Christine E. Meyer START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: NOM-OFF: PD SPEAKER?: No NOTIFY-EMB: No MEDIA?: No HOME-STAY: No HOME-HOSP?: No E-I-TYPE: NOMINEE-ID: 2 PERSON-ID: 5 BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: GY CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: GY RES-CNTRY-ID: GY FIRST-LANG-ID: EN E-I-TYPE-ID: NOM-POST-ID: 6297 NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: NOM-STATUS: N DS2019-ACTION: 0 DS2019-SUBJECT: SPONS-FUNDS: 0 SPONS-AGENCY1: USGOVT-AGENCY1: US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 USGOVT-AGENCY2: US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 INTL-ORG1: INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 INTL-ORG2: INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0 COMMISSION: 0 OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 VIS-AMOUNT: 0 VIS-CAT: END BIO: END NOMINATION: END FIXED-FORMAT TEXT: BULLEN