Jacques Desrosiers, President of CEP, addressing online media journalists•©️CEP
Port-au-Prince, December 17, 2025.- On Wednesday, 17 December, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) closed three days of training for some 20 digital media journalists, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Organized at Hotel Karibe, this initiative aims to strengthen control of the electoral process and improve the quality of information disseminated to the public during elections.
Started on Monday 15 December, Jacques Desrosiers, President of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), ended a series of trainings for online media journalists this Wednesday. This is part of the electoral institution's desire to promote rigorous, accessible and democratic electoral information.
In his speech, Mr Desrosiers urged participating journalists to fully exercise their role with professionalism, rigour and strict respect for journalistic ethics and ethics, particularly in a sensitive electoral context.
The three training days, led by qualified trainers, covered topics essential to the processing of electoral information. The first day was devoted to the dissemination of information in the social media era, the role and responsibilities of journalists, as well as the overall understanding of the electoral process, from its launch to its closing. These sessions were moderated by Lionel Édouard, as well as by Nocles Debréus and Kenley Vilsaint.
The second day focused on communication in the electoral period from the angle of gender equality, with a speech by Marie Raphaël Pierre, and on fact-checking and the fight against misinformation, fake news, propaganda and online discrimination, presented by Jean Romel Pierre.
And on the last day, journalist Jean Phares Jérôme spoke on codes of ethics and journalistic ethics.
Interactive exchanges between trainers and journalists facilitated the sharing of experiences and the strengthening of the participants' professional skills. Following the training, certificates of participation were given to journalists.
According to CEP spokesperson Kenley Vilsaint, this initiative will enable online media journalists to be better equipped to ensure more balanced and responsible coverage of upcoming elections.
Several participants expressed satisfaction. Journalist Ruth Valsaint said she was very satisfied with the training, highlighting the knowledge gained and calling for the proliferation of such initiatives in favour of press professionals.
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