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From 2012, March 5
Online Journalism (e-learning)
From 2012, March 12
Broadcast Journalism
From 2012, April 2
Facts and Formats & HIV/Aids
From 2012, May 14
Training the Trainers
From 2012, May 28
Broadcast Management
About us
RNTC is a centre of excellence in the field of media, development and education.
We design and implement projects that support the development of the media sector and the effective use of media for development. We do this in the developing world and in countries in transition.
Courses for individuals
Online Journalism (e-learning)
5 March – 13 April 2012. The course provides knowledge and skills while promoting best practices in online journalism. It strengthens capabilities in both multimedia and online storytelling, as well as raising awareness of the changing environment (e.g. with regard to technology, the economy and public expectations) in which journalists have to operate.
Broadcast Journalism
Theme: (Dis)covering diversity. Media have a fundamental role to play in ensuring an active and vibrant involvement of citizens in the development of their societies. And they encourage their participation by providing a platform for dialogue, discussion and debate, where voices are heard, ideas exchanged and opinions formed.
Facts and Formats & HIV/Aids
2-27 April 2012. Broadcasting organisations are an extremely important source of information that can help people to make informed decisions about their lives. This course strengthens the capacity of broadcast journalists/programme-makers to compile and produce factual programming designed to inform audiences in an effective and attractive way.
Training the Trainers
14 May – 22 June 2012. In this course trainers can learn different methods for training delivery, such as traditional classroom-based training, as well as more innovative methods such as coaching, mentoring and computer and network facilitated learning. The course will emphasize the importance of exchanging knowledge and experience with the other participants.
Broadcast Management
28 May – 8 June 2012. The course Broadcast Management is designed to equip managers working for broadcast media (in senior programme and/or journalism management) with the knowledge they need to drive organisational development in a changing media environment.
Audio for Internet and “Live” Radio
6-10 August 2012.The course familiarizes students with the requirements of audio production for the internet and ‘live’ radio presentation. The emphasis will be on ‘learning by doing’ with practical exercises and assignments using professional equipment followed by feedback sessions in which the students and the lecturer will identify examples of good practice as well as points for improvement. Students will be expected to work both individually and in teams. They will be working towards pre-established deadlines for which effective time management and communication will be essential. The working language of the course will be English.
Multimedia Storytelling
13-24 August 2012.The course familiarizes students with how to produce and publish multimedia stories on the internet using text, photos, audio and video. The emphasis will be on ‘learning by doing’ with practical exercises and assignments using professional equipment followed by feedback sessions in which the students and the lecturers will identify examples of good practice as well as points for improvement. Students will be expected to work both individually and in teams. They will be working towards pre-established deadlines for which effective time management and communication will be essential. The working language of the course will be English.
Mastering Social Media
27 August-7 September 2012. A new, unique two week course for mid-career journalists who want to learn how to use 'new' media like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs for the benefit of their profession.
Camjo (Camera Journalism)
27-31 August 2012.The course familiarizes students with the basics of how to work as a camera journalist (camjo). The emphasis will be on ‘learning by doing’ applying basic theoretical principles in practical exercises and assignments using a professional DV camera and microphone. These will be followed by feedback sessions in which the students and the lecturer will identify examples of good practice as well as points for improvement. Students will be expected to work both individually and in small teams. The working language of the course will be English.
Internet for Journalists
10 September– 19 October 2012. As an integrated medium of publication, distribution and communication, in which the traditional, clear-cut divisions between text, graphics, audio and video are blurred, the internet poses a lot of challenges. Journalists, who saw themselves first and foremost as print or broadcast journalists now work as ‘content providers’ in multimedia newsrooms, generating material for a variety of different media platforms.
Educational Programme Production
17 September- 7 December 2012. Young people make up the majority of the population in many countries. Journalists have to find a way of giving a voice to young people, of meeting their aspirations to participate as full citizens in the development of their societies.
Inside International Justice 2012
29 October- 23 November 2012. Inside International Justice. From Nuremberg to The Hague: reporting on International Justice. A course for working journalists delivered from The Hague, city of Peace and Justice
Multimedia Journalism & Water
2-23 November 2012. Across the world, the management of water resources has become an increasingly important issue under the pressure of growing populations, our development, and climate change. This course strengthens the capacity of journalists to design and produce attractive and effective multimedia stories on issues to do with water management.
Broadcast Journalism
4 February – 26 April 2013. Theme: Good Governance and the Broadcast Journalist. Media have a fundamental role to play in ensuring an active and vibrant involvement of citizens in the development of their societies. And they encourage their participation by providing a platform for dialogue, discussion and debate, where voices are heard, ideas exchanged and opinions formed.
Internet for Journalists
13 May– 21 June 2013. As an integrated medium of publication, distribution and communication, in which the traditional, clear-cut divisions between text, graphics, audio and video are blurred, the internet poses a lot of challenges. Journalists, who saw themselves first and foremost as print or broadcast journalists now work as ‘content providers’ in multimedia newsrooms, generating material for a variety of different media platforms.
Broadcast Management
27 May-7 June 2013. The course Broadcast Management is designed to equip managers working for broadcast media (in senior programme and/or journalism management) with the knowledge they need to drive organisational development in a changing media environment.