Article by Social Share A recent training initiative of the United States Embassy in Barbados and members of the media has been labelled a success. In advance of May 3, World Press Freedom Day, United States Embassy Bridgetown partnered with Barbados journalists and the Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN) to celebrate the importance of a free press as an indispensable component of any free society. To mark the occasion, the Embassy hosted a three-day virtual investigative journalism workshop for over 50 Caribbean journalists. According to a media release from the US Embassy, recently-elected president of the Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Workers (BARJAM) Keith Goddard, who participated in the programme, said: “The training provided very useful insights into the approaches of handling investigative journalism from highly respected persons in their fields.”