With the participation of sixteen media representing various Syrian government and private media outlets concluded yesterday events first training workshop on investigative journalism organized by media people network for Arab / Areej / Investigative Journalism in collaboration with the Ministry of Information during the period from 23-26 August this in Syrian television building. During which a group of teachers, specialists from Denmark, Jordan and Syria definition of the concept of investigative journalism founded and characteristics and the importance of accuracy in journalism and respect for laws and legislation and to work within the legal parameters for information and moral responsibilities in investigative work. Focused organizers of the training on the practical aspect of the training where workshop included a set of exercises and practical applications on aspects of professional ethics and legal aspects and the need to press familiarity with the law during the preparation to achieve investigative addition to the members into a wide range of workshop sessions on how to prepare investigative tools journalist investigative and technical work of the project underline to determine the facts and figures and documents and quotations and to identify strengths and weaknesses in the investigation through exercises and applications on the press materials ready. According to Ms. Rana Sabbagh, executive director of network Areej said Areej first media regional network designed to support the professional and independent investigative journalism in the Arab world through the provision of grants to fund the survey projects depth determined by media personnel in consultation with their institutions and are looking at community social, environmental, health, educational and economic issues. She added: This workshop is the first of activities Areej in Syria and already we held five training workshops in Beirut and Jordan with the participation / 60 / media and media from Lebanon, Jordan and Syria since established its Regional Office in 2005, and this workshop is the sixth, noting the professional level of quality that was clearly evident at participants and interact positively with the activities of the workshop and a commitment to serious attendees and thirst to increase the knowledge and training and make the most of everything that is thrown, and showed that Areej first Arab media network chose to support this type of press based on documented information and facts to follow a systematic approach gradually work in order to uncover the hidden to serve the public interest and is working the training of journalists and investigative cover all the costs of the investigation needs ranging from transportation to translation and revision of legal and audit costs. The scent network non-profit organization funded through the Danish Parliament within a two-year program ends its first session in September 2007 to begin immediately after a new life cycle of the project will continue until the end of 2009