Sponsored Courses
TOL runs a variety of programs in post-communist Europe and Central Asia that include workshops, distance learning, and internships – with two main aims: to offer practical journalism training, and to help participants either improve existing media outlets or set up new ones.
- Painting a Fairer Picture: Improving the Coverage of Ethnic and other Minorities
- This distance learning journalism course is open to media professionals and bloggers from Central Asia. Participation is free of charge and applications are being accepted from media professionals and citizen journalists from any of the countries of Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan). Citizens of those countries who are currently residing outside of their respective country are also invited to apply. Deadline: September 20th, 2010
Open Courses
TOL's open courses attract participants from all over the world. We specialize in practical training, working with an international team of respected reporters, editors and new media experts.
- Photojournalism, August 2011
Spend five days learning the ropes of photojournalism. Learn new skills and techniques, and shoot and edit your own photo essay from Prague.
Early bird deadline: March 31 (save €100)
- Foreign Correspondent Training Course, January 2011
This ever-popular course will show you how to break into international reporting. The course mixes classroom training sessions with a practical reporting exercise – researching, writing and filing your own story from Prague.
Early bird deadline: October 15 (save €135)
FEEDBACK
"The course was great, because it showed me how to go into the business and the way to start a career in foreign reporting."
- Marina, Brazil
- Foreign Correspondent course, July 2010
"Easy to understand; inspiring and enabling. Opened up the possibilities and achievability ... Monday through Friday; it was great."
- Mary, Czech Republic
- New Media for NGOs, January 2010
- “Far exceeded my expectations. I gained knowledge I couldn't have acquire anywhere else.”
- Lucy, USA
- Investigative Journalism course, July 2008
- "I feel very inspired and motivated to move abroad and try corresponding myself. Before coming here it was only an idea, but now I have the confidence and skills to at least know how to succeed."
- Janie, The Netherlands
- Foreign Correspondent course, January 2010
- "[The photo essay] is an excellent idea, as the only way to really learn something is to do it yourself. Very practical and useful method to demonstrate to the workshop participants how to operate in the field."
- Participant
- Photojournalism, August 2009
- "Very interactive, well-documented, entertaining and creative approach."
- Diana, Romania
- New Media Essentials, July 2009
- "Good social program - had a great time getting to know the other participants, enjoyed that trainers participated as well."
- Molly, USA
- Foreign Correspondent course, January 2009
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