A three weeks long training workshop on the conservation of Terracotta Plaques of Paharpur Vihara taken place. It was a training programm on
Tangible Heritage
Training on Protection of Archaeological Sites and Role of Media
With a broad objective for skill development and motivation for the local journalist on the issues of rights of heritage and restoration of archaeological sites UNESCO Dhaka in collaboration with the Mass-line Media Centre and Dhaka Reporters Unity has organized a two day long training workshop from 15-16 June 2004. The objective was to building capacity of the media journalist on “public awareness through media to preserve heritage”.
Main Issues discussed were -
- Concept and technique of issue selection for heritage reporting;
- Preparing reports/features by considering the sensitivity of the issues;
- In-depth reporting on heritage – identifying issues and focusing on structure, environment and community;
- Identifying the role of community people in preserving and promoting heritage and reporting on media;
- Identifying the role of media in preserving and promoting heritage and reporting in the media;
- Laws related to heritage site preserving and protection of the sites;
- Techniques of follow-up reporting to promote and preserve the heritage;
- Fact-findings and monitoring the case of destruction of archaeological sites;
- Recommendation for future actions.