The International Institute for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Journalism Penplusbytes has announced a three month (April 20 to July 20, 2007) online training opportunity for journalists in the area of ICT Journalism. Participants will be exposed to the wider context of ICTs assisted journalism including its history, how these technologies are impacting on the [...]

NEW DELHI: The first-ever South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) editors’ conference, organised by the External Affairs Ministry and the Media Development Foundation (MDF), a not-for-profit public trust that runs the prestigious Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) in Chennai, will be held here on February 9 and 10. Giving this information, External Affairs Ministry spokesman [...]

Workshop for Journalists on Child Labour and Children and Media In conjunction with the 5th annual meeting of the Network of Women in Media, India Bangalore, 9-11 February 2007 Workshop dates: 12-15 February 2007 Deadline for registration: 15 January 2007 The workshop for journalists (male and female) will be designed and conducted by the Concerned for Working [...]

6 week course from May 14th – June 22nd, 2007 Course Aims The course aims to strengthen the capacity of broadcast and print journalists and of the organisations they work for to use the Internet for the purposes of research, publication and distribution. The many ‘faces’ of internet The Internet is an exciting new medium for journalists and media organisations. [...]

The Thomson Foundation is inviting applications from Indian television journalists and programme makers for workshops on reporting HIV/AIDS. Upon selection, participants will attend a fully residential three-day workshop in August/ September 2006. The workshops will be conducted by international trainers using a multidisciplinary approach. The workshops are being conducted under the EU-India Media Initiative on HIV/AIDS [...]

Over the past years, the digital technology and Internet has become a major arena for broadcast media. Web-based television broadcasting is proving an attractive field for traditional electronic media and for communication in various sectors. Panos South Asia (PSA) is organising a 7-day South Asian regional — TV, Digital Technology and Online Broadcasting Training Workshop’ [...]

Journalists have a key role to play in fighting corruption, drugs and other problems that afflict the world of sports. That’s a major premise of an upcoming conference on coverage and oversight of sports. Sports journalists from around the world will gather with executives and experts at Play the Game 2005, scheduled for November 6 to [...]

Broadcast journalists from developing countries have until November 1 to apply for funding to attend a course in the Netherlands on globalization and broadcast news. November 15 is the deadline for self-paying or sponsored journalists. The Radio Netherlands Training Centre (RNTC) is organizing the course, scheduled for February 6 to April 28 in Hilversum. Its aim [...]

NEW DELHI, August 24: The European Journalism Centre (EJC) will be organising a special information visit to India for journalists from the EU 25 Member States. According to EJC, Europe’s view of India has changed considerably over the last years from a focus on the exotic to the recognition of India as a serious global [...]

NEW DELHI, August 24: The International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ) will hold its annual congress in New Delhi on November 21-24, 2005 in collaboration with the Vatavaran annual film festival, organised by the Centre for Media Studies (CMS) here. This year the film festival is for all Asia (not South Asia alone), though the [...]

The Thomson Foundation is working with Indian and European television producers to produce a series of documentaries related to conflict resolution. Ian Masters, Thomson broadcasting controller, and consultant Arwel Ellis Owen both traveled to India in October to conduct a course on making TV documentaries. They plan to return to India in November for a [...]

A World War II cemetery in India became a subject to test journalists’ writing skills during a five-day workshop in the northern state of Nagaland, one of the country’s most remote areas. The course on balanced reporting, conducted in January by the Thomson Foundation, was designed for local journalists in Kohima, Nagaland’s capital. Thomson said [...]