TOL is pleased to announce its summer journalism and media training courses. All the courses will be held in Prague in July 2007.
Investigative Journalism, July 21-30 This 10-day course covers everything from investigative methodology and tactics to interviewing skills, writing the story and adapting it for multiple media. The course will be led by Mark Schapiro, editorial director of the Center for Investigative Journalism. Foreign Correspondent Training Course, July 21-30 A highly-popular 10-day course featuring practical training and advice from experienced foreign correspondents. Last summer participants came from 22 countries to be trained by journalists who have contributed to internationally-respected media outlets such as the BBC, The Economist, Newsweek, The Independent and The Boston Globe. New Media Essentials, July 8-13 Everything you need to know about online media � including podcasting, RSS feeds, blogging and online promotion. This new five-day course features a mixture of practical training and roundtable discussions on current and future media trends. Scholarships � A limited number of half-scholarships are available to participants from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. More details about the courses can be found at http://journalism-courses.tol.org. If you have any questions, please contact Sergei Zhmako (zhmakos@tol.org). ************************************* TOL (Transitions Online) is a non-profit organisation based in Prague, created to support the development of a strong, independent media. Last year, TOL trained over 300 journalists and journalism students from some 50 countries. Our trainers are professional journalists who have reported for highly-respected media outlets such as the BBC, Reuters, The Boston Globe, Dow Jones Newswires, The Economist and Newsweek