Splash Media, a social media agency, will continue their work abroad through their international exchange program. The partner of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the U.S. Department of State will be travelling to Nicaragua for two weeks to train local journalists.

Nicaragua has been notorious for its war on journalists. Many advocates of the written word have been silenced because of their investigative works done against the government, Slow Journalism says.  

The U.S. government has supported the training of Nicaraguan journalists in the past, with the goal of helping the intrepid men and women learn what security measures must be done when covering potentially dangerous stories, Managua says. Last year, the U.S. government together with NGO Project Concern International, was responsible for the training of 100 journalists.  

In a report with Busy By Way, Kelsey McFarland, who heads Splash Media, will spend two weeks training local journalists. McFarland, who is a veteran in the world of Journalism, will also be sharing her own thoughts and experiences when it comes to current trends of social media as well as digital marketing and social media responsibility. While there are those who believe that responsible journalism is hard to come by nowadays, McFarland hopes to remedy that. 

The social media agency believes that responsible reporting is an effective tool in helping strenghten the security of Nicaraguans. 

According to the BusyByWay, the exchange program, titled "A Digital Path to Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Latin America" wants to instill in the journalists a sense of self sufficiency in improving their social media skills. In an age where the Internet has vastly controlled everyday life, it is vital for journalists to learn to adapt and make use of the virtual platform without sacrificing the quality of their work.

In fact, the agency has been known to train thousands of journalists across 180 nations.  

McFarlan will be hosting the event at Universidad Americana (UAM). She will also visit local newspapers, media outlets and journalists during her time there. Splash Media hopes to break more barriers of culture and communication in the future.