SECTOR 4 o There is also a Communication Course but it does not focus specifically on journalistic practices. o The University is considering a full-time degree programme in Journalism for 2011. – At the time this was mentioned they were still working on it. 2 The University of Technology in Mauritius offers journalism courses. The Alliance Francaise offers courses in journalism at 3 different levels. • • Many of the media houses offer in-house training programmes specialising in different areas such as photography, design and layout, investigative journalism, business news, etc. La Sentinelle brings in trainers from a leading French training institute to conduct short term in-house training courses and seminars. The Media Trust that was set up several years ago was initially conceptualised to focus on the training of journalists. The Trust has been unable to function because the PM has not given permission for it to operate. This has paralysed the organisation, which used to offer short-term exchange programmes for journalists from different media houses, and invite media practitioners from different parts of the world undertake short-term training in Mauritius. Training for broadcast journalists - conducted by Radio France International and sponsored by the French Embassy - is undertaken at the premises of the Media Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 2.8 (2008 = 3.1) 2 The launch of the programme is planned for August 2011 but is not yet announced officially on the website. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MAURITIUS 2010 61