Digital Journalism, October 2011 - overview

Dates: October 9 - 14, 2011
Location: Prague, Czech Republic

TOL Training's first Digital Journalism workshop was held at the Iris Congress Hotel in Prague in October 2011. An extension of our previous new media courses, the workshop focused on the specific needs of reporters and editorial management - covering everything from choosing the right content management system to online research, digital storytelling techniques and, of course, how to ensure that social media supports the main website.

Trainers
The course was developed and led by Kevin Anderson, whose online journalism experience includes, amongst other outlets, work for the BBC, The Guardian, Reuters and Al Jazeera English. Kevin was joined by Douglas Arellanes and Jonathan Marks.

What did the course cover?

Digital journalism techniques involving blogs, social media, and multimedia.
How to plan and use these techniques in effective digital journalism packages.
Tools for real-time reporting including live blogging and live multimedia.
The best platforms for digital journalism, including an overview of content management systems, blogging platforms, and how to integrate Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks.
Simple multimedia tools for audio, video, and photos.
Common multimedia mistakes and how to avoid them.
How to engage your audience using social networks.
How to find and verify sources using social media.
How to manage interaction between your editors, journalists, and audiences.
Mobile reporting tools and services.
How to integrate mobile multimedia into your journalism.

Who attended the workshop?
The Digital Journalism workshop was a fairly 'local' affair by TOL Training standards. The 12 participants came from Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

What did the participants say?

100% rated the course as "very good" or "excellent".
100% would recommend the course to a friend.

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FEEDBACK

"The training of TOL is the best means to meet very interesting people from different countries, to learn a lot about new media and social journalism, to get some technical skills and finally, these courses suggest new ways to use professional knowledge and skills better than before."

Eka, Georgia

Digital Journalism, October 2011

"I liked the idea that you really had to do it yourself. Michael was always there for feedback and for solutions, but the article had to come from yourself."

Henk, The Netherlands

Foreign Correspondent course, July 2011

"Loved everything. Great experiences and memories."

Maria, Colombia

Foreign Correspondent course, July 2011

"It was important to go to another country ... because although I can learn about reporting back home it isn't foreign correspondence unless you're somewhere new."

Mary, USA

Foreign Correspondent course, July 2011

"It's perfect when you learn some theory and then put it straight into practice."

Ievgenia, Ukraine

Photojournalism course, August 2011

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Photojournalism course, August 2011

"This was the most valuable feature of the training - learning through real-life experience in the field."

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Multimedia Reporting course, January 2011