[commedia] SCHOLARSHIP COURSE OFFERED TO COMMONWEALTH JOURNALISTS

[Community Media Association (London)]

Date: 08 January 2002 01:51
Subject: [creative-radio] SCHOLARSHIP COURSE OFFERED TO COMMONWEALTH
JOURNALISTS


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>SCHOLARSHIP FOR THOMSON FOUNDATION SUMMER
>COURSE OFFERED TO COMMONWEALTH JOURNALISTS
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>The Thomson Foundation and the Commonwealth
>Broadcasting Association (CBA) are jointly offering a free place on the
>Thomson Foundation's internationally renowned three-month summer
>broadcasting course to an employee of any CBA member organization.
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>The course, to be held at the Thomson Foundation headquarters in Cardiff,
>Wales, will run from June 24 through September 13 and is open to
>journalists from developing countries of the Commonwealth but not from
>Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, New Zealand,
>Australia, Canada or the United Kingdom.
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>This summer course is divided into two groups, television and radio, which
>work together at different times during the three months. The course
>includes a rigorous schedule of lectures, discussions, demonstrations and
>exercises, taught by both British and non-British experts. Most of the
>instructors have had experience in news, current affairs and documentary
>broadcasting at the BBC and ITV.
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>Participants will receive practical training in news gathering, working
>with microphones and cameras, video and audiotape editing, and team
>management. They will also be required to produce a news bulletin or
>current affairs program under realistic conditions - finding stories,
>conducting and recording interviews, editing tapes, writing TV scripts and
>working from agency tapes.
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>Participants also will visit a number of broadcasting outlets and
>undertake a week of work experience with a BBC or independent station. The
>free bursary covers fees and living costs, and efforts will be made to
>cover the return airfare as well.
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>Closing date for applications is March 1. Applications are available from
>the CBA or may be downloaded from http://www.cba.org.uk