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:
1) 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