Our journalism courses are designed for:

• Aspiring journalists and aspiring media/public relations officers
• Working and mid-level career journalists who need to update their skills and knowledge with modern industry trends
• Management-level journalists and media managers who need to make their media operations more profitable
• Bloggers and current affairs content creators who need to learn the basics of journalism practice and earn income from it
• Practitioners interested in investigative reporting and documentary journalism
• Anyone interested in development, gender, and diversity journalism

Format: 

The practical aspects of Journalism are the main focus of our journalism courses.  Direct experience is gained through internships with WABMA® partner radio/TV stations.

What will you learn?

Participants will learn:

– Journalism basics

– Newsgathering and processing

– Interview techniques

– Writing and Reporting Skills

– Use of English

– Fundamental concept of news

– News writing, editing, and reporting

– Specialized reporting

• Investigative reporting
• Political reporting
• Crises & conflict reporting
• News documentaries
• Gender & diversity reporting
• Environmental reporting
• Development journalism
• Economic and Business Reporting

– Fact-checking techniques & processes

– Use of perception and perspectives in news reporting

– Media Laws and Ethics

– Media & Society

– Public Relations vs. Journalism

– Use of ICT in journalism (Digital reporting)

– Current affairs & Commentary writing

– Editing fundamentals

DATE: Oct 18th – Nov 20th, 2021

Duration:

Journalism courses are about 6 short and long courses.

(1): Short Course –  (1, 2, or 3 Days):

(2): Long Courses:

a. Basic – 4 Weeks (including 1 week of internship)

b. Intermediate – 4 Weeks (including 1 week of internship)

c. Advanced – 4 Weeks (including 1 week of internship)

Short Journalism Courses – (1, 2 or 3 Days):

– Documentary Journalism

– Development Journalism

– Investigative Journalism

– Fact-Checking – techniques & processes

– Environment Journalism

– Gender and Diversity Journalism

Special Journalism Courses:

• Setting up a thematic station – All News & Talk Station!
• Improving revenues through News programming
• Developing in-house News style
• Practical Newsroom Management

Customized journalism training – available on demand.

Special Writing Courses:

• Creative Writing
• Features & Non-Fiction Writing
• The Business of Writing: Earning Income through Writing