This course is aimed at reporters and editors working in print and broadcast newsrooms with web sites as well as those working for stand-alone online operations.
The course will provide tips and techniques in the digital dimensions of new sgathering as well as online presentation. Topics will include: - ethical decision-making in the deadline-every-minute environment - the use of multiple media (audio, video, still photos) in online story-telling - new (and old) ways of approaching the tasks of reporting, writing and editing for multiple platforms. The course will address issues (and techniques) of blogging, user-generated content and more.
Venue
Date: 16 September 2008 to 19 September 2008 Location: Institute for the Advancement of Journalism, Johannesburg More info: 9 Jubilee Road Parktown Johannesburg