Summer journalism and media courses

TOL is pleased to announce its summer journalism and media training courses. All the courses will be held in Prague in July 2007 and feature training from highly-experienced journalists and media professionals. Details can be found athttp://journalism-courses.tol.org. Scholarships – A limited number of half-scholarships are available to participants from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

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 coursefeatures a mixture of practical training and roundtable discussions on current and future media trends. The course will be led by Evgeny Morozov,who has written commentaries on new media, politics and society for publications such as The International Herald Tribune and Le Monde.

More details about the courses can be found athttp://journalism-courses.tol.org. If you have any questions, please contact Sergei Zhmako (zhmakos@tol.org).