PIP: In Niger, the Institute of Training in Information and Communication Techniques hosted a seminar/workshop on sensitization of journalists to the problems of population and development. The 15 participants heard and discussed reports on population and development, health and the family, the demographic situation in Niger and their perspectives, and the Action Program of Ndjamena concerning population and development in the Sahel. Participants in the animated workshop on family planning held favorable opinions. They composed a song, worked out some scripts, produced some radio and TV shows, and wrote articles published in a six-page bulletin. The participants are essential transmitters for conveying Niger's population policy, scheduled for release at the end of 1990, and the problems of population growth to the public. These problems are complex and sensitive because they affect humans, their intimacy and procreation. To address population, journalists must also address sexuality, a taboo subject. They must find ways to correctly inform the public without shocking it too much and to shock just with what is necessary to best inform the public. One participant suggested a radio spot and a video clip about two minutes, 30 seconds long where a father of many children talks about his complex problems and suggests to the public recourse to family planning. Radio, TV, and newspaper journalists as well as musicians became very involved. They developed means and/or messages to inform the public about population and development. Government officials expressed their satisfaction with the event after having seen its bulletin, heard the song and the radio spot, and viewed the video clip. Follow-up was the only concern. The Center for Studies and Research on Population for Development is going to coordinate a journalist network. Participants will tell their colleagues in turn what they have learned and to pass the word on.