Reporting on corruption
About the course
This course is intended to assist journalists to develop a solid framework from which to investigate and report the complex and tricky field of corruption in South Africa.
The programme will introduce participants to the conceptual issues and debates informing current frameworks for analyzing corruption and anti-corruption.
But the course is also designed to be very practical with an emphasis throughout on pointing journalists to the most useful and relevant sources and contacts. It is also aimed at helping them generate story ideas on both corruption and anti-corruption, and to encourage them to consider different angles for their stories.
Outcomes
By the end of the training, participants will:
• Have an understanding of both the conceptual framework for analyzing
corruption and the international norms and standards on anti-corruption;
• Be equipped with the basic methods and techniques of investigative
journalism, especially those relevant to investigating corruption;
• Have the knowledge and tools to develop a systematic and proactive
approach to investigating and reporting corruption;
• Be able to investigate and report corruption in ways which engage
directly with the experiences of their audiences;
• Have identified gaps in their knowledge of corruption and
anti-corruption efforts, and identify sources and contacts that need to be developed and cultivated;
• Have developed a bank of corruption related stories and
investigation ideas;
• Have a range of story angles and approaches to reporting corruption;
• Be aware of some of the ethical dilemmas associated with
investigating and reporting corruption.
Venue: Institute for The Advancement of Journalism, Johannesburg
Cost: R5 400, 00 (10% discount for freelancers and a further 5% for SAFREA members)
More info: 9 Jubilee road, Parktown, Johannesburg