An intensely practical course, backed by full explanation of the democratic process and the requirement for fair, balanced and accurate reporting.
An intensely practical course, backed by full explanation of the democratic process and the requirement for fair, balanced and accurate reporting. It looks at advance planning, campaign coverage, election night reporting and the handling of results and the aftermath of elections. Trainees are helped in drawing up a coverage plan so that they address all the main issues and report fairly on all contenders.
who it's for:
Journalists who are about to report on an election, especially those in countries in transition where it will be the first democratic poll for some time.
- Pre Election Reporting and Planning
- The role and history of the Media in Democratic Elections. Balanced Reporting
- Spotting bias and irregularities
- A multi media approach- credible TV
- Executing multi party campaign coverage - Explaining voting procedures, identifying the lead, deployment of resources, human interest, identifying and avoiding spin
- Reporting the event sequence without bias.
- Press releases/statements.
- Topics to include:
- Fact from fiction,
- what to report and what not,
- ethics,
- the role of new media in information dissemination - Covering the Vote - free from bias, early and exit polls, the role of the internet, deployment
- The Interview. Why, Who and How to Interview
- Expecting the Unexpected - Ethics, safety in the field, breaking news.
- Press releases/statements
- How to report complex events
- Identifying the lead. Roundup.
- Free and fair – the role of opinion.
- What, when, why and where to report from.
- Looking at the figures and engaging the audience.
- Letting the opposition speak.
- Reporting and identifying success and shortcomings.
- The role of phone-ins and online feedback
- News conference and analysis
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