Liberia, Oct. 30 -- Monrovia-Twenty-three Liberian journalists have returned from a two-week media training program in China with new professional insights, international connections and a challenge that could prove more difficult than the journey itself, turn what they have learned into better journalism for Liberia.

By Willie N. Tokpah

The challenge came from Bai S. G. Best, leader of the Liberian media delegation, and Vice President of the Publisher Association of Liberia, whose closing remarks at the end of the October 14-28 seminar went beyond the usual expressions of gratitude that accompany international training programs.

Instead, Best left his colleagues with a question rooted in a familiar idea of growth, responsibility, and ...