Making TV News
| Course type: | TV News reporting |
| Start date: | 08 Nov 2010 |
| End date: | 12 Nov 2010 |
| Location: | Athens |
| Language: | English |
| Deadline: | 01 Oct 2010 |
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This course teaches creative approaches to producing TV news stories. Subjects include research, writing for TV, camera work and editing. Lectures are supported by practical exercises and video examples. The class is run by senior Reuters television journalists.
Eligibility
All applicants for this course must currently be working as journalists or regular contributors to broadcast media organisations in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey. They must be able to demonstrate a commitment to a career in journalism in their country, must have at least two years’ professional experience.
Funding
Applicants will be expected to cover their travel costs to and from Athens along with living expenses, Thomson Reuters Foundation will cover accommodation and tuition costs. There will also be an opportunity to attend the NewsXchange conference in Athens from 11-12th November which will be covered by Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Submissions
- A biography of up to 250 words outlining your career.
- Two recent examples of your published work, preferably relevant to the course for which you are applying, with a brief summary in English (if necessary). TV/Radio journalists can send in their scripts and a brief summary.
- A statement of between 250-500 words describing any experiences you have had in presenting television/radio programmes, reporting, script writing, producing/video-editing. Explain how you hope to benefit from the course for which you are applying.