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Training opportunity for women radio journalists in southern Africa
Africa Women's
Media Center
April 26, 2002
View/Download the application form
Women radio journalists
from southern Africa are invited to apply for a 10-day training
program on reporting on HIV/AIDS. Organized by the African Women's
Media Center, the program will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa
from June 18 to June 29, 2002.
Application
deadline: May 24, 2002
The training
will cover information that is vital to covering HIV/AIDS, provide
an overview on the basics of journalism and offer an opportunity
for hands-on training in radio production.
The program
will be divided into two components:
- The first
four days will be spent on reporting on HIV/AIDS.
- This will
be followed by six days of instruction in technical radio production
using HIV/AIDS issues as content.
The AWMC will
select 20 entry-to mid-level women radio journalists and will cover
costs for attending the program. In addition, other journalists
will be invited to participate in panel discussions and presentations.
Applicants must
have a minimum of two years experience working in radio and strong
interest in the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS. English proficiency
is required.
During the HIV/AIDS
training session participants will:
- Look at the
complex issues surrounding HIV/AIDS in the region by meeting with
area experts, doctors and organizations working on HIV/AIDS prevention
and awareness; and
- Explore the
media's responsibility in disseminating accurate and up-to-date
information about HIV/AIDS.
During the technical
radio training component participants will:
- Receive hands-on
instruction in radio production;
- Develop and
produce stories; and
- Conduct interviews
and produce radio programs on women and HIV/AIDS that can be aired
from their home radio stations.
Interested candidates
should fill out the application and return it to the AWMC office
in Johannesburg, via
- fax at 27.11.327.0242,
or
- by email
to Gifti Nadi, project manager, at gnadi@iwmf.org.
Applications
are also available on the AWMC website at www.awmc.com.
The application
deadline is Friday, May 24, 2002.
The African
Women's Media Center is a project of the Washington, DC-based International
Women's Media Foundation. The AWMC is located in Dakar, Senegal,
and was created in 1997 to provide skills training, networking opportunities
and resources to women journalists in Africa.
For further
information, Contact: Gifti Nadi, 27-11-327-0269, gnadi@iwmf.org
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