Foreign Correspondent Training Course, July 2010 - overview

Dates: July 25 - August 2, 2010
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Price: €1,185 / US$1,695
Places available:n/a (course in progress)

Learn foreign reporting on this highly popular course. The trainers are all experienced correspondents, and you'll get a practical taste of international reporting - researching, writing and filing your own story from Prague.

What will you learn?
By tapping into the instructors’ first-hand experiences, you will learn the essential skills of international reporting, including:

• how to break into foreign reporting;
• finding your feet in a foreign country;
• pitching your ideas to editors;
• when, and why, you should bypass official sources of information;
• finding the story no one else has;
• staying safe in dangerous and unpredictable places;
• common mistakes that even seasoned professionals make;
• and much more!

Story-writing project
The course also features a practical story-writing project, giving you the chance to research and write a story under the guidance of the trainers. The story will then be critiqued by professional journalists. (For more information about the reporting project, have a look at Michael Jordan's article in Harvard's Nieman Reports.)

Social program
In addition to the training sessions, we've arranged few social activities so you can meet your fellow participants, TOL staff and the course trainers. Activities include a welcome dinner, midweek concert, Friday drinks and farewell dinner.

How much does it cost?
The course fee is €1,185 (US$1,695) including accommodation. See the Fees page for details.


For further information, please contact plockovaj@tol.org