Features of media coverage of issues related to countering religious extremism and terrorism

On November 22, 2018, the Public Accord Committee of the Ministry of Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the Antiterrorist center of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a training seminar «Professional Development of specialists involved in the prevention of religious extremism and radicalism, as well as to strengthen the secular foundations of the state: Features of media coverage of issues related to countering religious extremism and terrorism».

The purpose of the training is to familiarize journalists and media representatives with new trends and forms of work aimed at improving the effectiveness of the media in preventing religious extremism, developing immunity against destructive religious movements, and improving the interaction of Central and regional state bodies with the media.

The training seminar consisted of three sessions: «The image of a terrorist in modern foreign and domestic media», « The Role of journalism in the formation of immunity to the ideology of religious extremism and terrorism», «Workshop. Media coverage of events related to terrorist manifestations».

The lecturers were best-known and authoritative speakers – the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Antiterrorist center of the national security Committee of Kazakhstan S. Shveykin, Deputy Chairman of the Public Accord Committee of the Ministry of social development of the RK B. Mirzaev, Deputy Chairman of the Information Committee Ministry of information and communications M. Komissarov, Director of the research center on religion of the Ministry of social development of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Abdirasylkyzy, researcher, Center for anti-terrorist training Academy of the NSC of the RK, expert and political scientist R. Irzhanov, researcher at the Kazakhstan Institute for strategic studies of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Reshetnyak and others.

This event is designed for a great practical effect, as the participants increased their competence and professional knowledge in covering topical issues in the field of religion, acquired skills to work with new formats for providing information on the prevention of religious extremism, and discussed issues of improving the interaction of central and regional state bodies with the media in crisis situations related to terrorist threats.