The National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority is sponsoring training on covering disasters or crisis situations as part of efforts to raise the standards of journalists in the UAE. Veteran instructors from Reuters News Agency will deliver the course held at the twofour54 tadreeb academy in Abu Dhabi.
The National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority is sponsoring training on covering disasters or crisis situations as part of efforts to raise the standards of journalists in the UAE. Veteran instructors from Reuters News Agency will deliver the course held at the twofour54 tadreeb academy in Abu Dhabi.
This course shows how to follow a breaking story, check sources and develop sound story structure – while observing the core values of accuracy, speed, balance and impartiality.
The training is very practical and uses audio-visual techniques, news conferences, press releases, briefings and written background to set up fictional stories to be reported. Guided by professional editors, participants write to deadline and then review their work with the group.
who it's for:
Working journalists who want to develop their skills in covering wars, natural disasters or catastrophes and protect themselves from the dangers associated with such risky tasks. Journalists must have basic reporting skills and be prepared to commit to 5 days of training in Abu Dhabi.
- Day 1 –
- Introduction to Course and Participants.
- International standards in journalism and common news values
- What makes covering wars, disasters and catastrophes different
- Exercise
- Day 2 –
- Guest speaker (From National Emergencies and Crisis Management Authority) on their strategy, objectives, preparedness
- Discuss story structure, building blocks of journalism
- Exercise (Minor disaster, getting the story right).
- Feedback and discussion
- Discussion, exercise (sourcing and balance)
- Identifying a hierarchy of sources
- Day 3 –
- Covering a breaking story. All day exercise. Keeping the story tight as it becomes more complex. Maintaining a focus amid fast changing events. Assessing the importance of developments.
- Day 4 –
- Feedback and discussion.
- Getting the facts right.
- Balancing what you see with what you are told.
- Getting what you need from your sources - Interview techniques. Interviewing exercise.
- Day 5 –
- Lecture – Staying safe while covering disasters (riots, roadblocks)
- Exercise – Feature or side bar writing exercise
Delegates must be current working journalists in the UAE and must be prepared to commit to 5 days of training in Abu Dhabi.
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