- BBC Training for Libyan Journalists
- 28.06.13
The BBC is leading a series of workshops for Libyan media professionals, as part of the EU-funded Media Neighbourhood Project, in the areas of professional journalism, new media and management. The workshops will be held in Tunisia led by senior journalists and highly-experienced trainers from the BBC, AFP and the other international media organisations in the consortium.
The training will be practical and hands on. The deadline for application is 2 July 2013. Those applying should select one of the three workshops: BBC News Reporting Course, Multi-Platform Ethical Journalism or Professional and Financial Independence. If the course organisers are unable to offer applicants their first choice, they may offer a place on one of the other courses.
The courses are:
- BBC News Reporting Course
27-29 August 2013
Tunisia- Making stories relevant and engaging for the audience
- Understanding the EU and its relationship with its neighbours
- Journalistic ethics
- Effective news gathering
- Professional interviewing techniques.
- Making stories relevant and engaging for the audience
- Multi-Platform Ethical Journalism
28 Oct- 1 Nov 2013
Tunisia- Basics of multi-platform journalism
- Creating professional content for on-line
- Techniques of mobile reporting
- Ethics and responsibilities of on-line journalism
- Citizen journalism
- Building on-line communities
- Search Engine Optimization
- Blogging, Social Media and Online Curation.
- Media Managers & Senior Editors on Professional and Financial Independence
21-25 Oct 2013
Tunisia- Business planning
- Strategic marketing
- Developing practical tools – mechanics of selling advertising preparing price lists, negotiation techniques
- Effective broadcast scheduling
- Managing multi-platform content
- Newsroom management, including integrated newsrooms
- Foreign desk management
- EU and its policies towards your country and region
- HR development
- Winning donor grants and project management.
Further details including requirements for applicants can be found on the call. Media Neighbourhood is a three-year training programme for journalists, editors and managers from broadcast, print and online. It is funded by the European Union and delivered by a consortium led by BBC Media Action.
The programme has two main aims.- To strengthen the professional capacity of journalists, particularly in the areas of media independence and online media.
- To improve the reporting of EU social, economic and political policies within the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Caucasus.
(Source: EU Neighbourhood Info)
