frayintermedia’s Birgit Schwarz training “Reporting diversity, migration and development” 2009

Community journalists interview migrants during a field trip, on a 2-day training workshop 2009

Xenophobia, Diversity and Migration: Workshops in Affected Communities

September 2009 workshops in Gauteng townships affected by xenophobic violence: Two-day workshops will be held in four townships in Gauteng that have experienced xenophobic violence (and have a strong community media presence) during September 2009. Experienced journalism practitioners will train community journalists and give them a better understanding of migration issues and the media’s role in conflict prevention. The second day includes a short field trip in the affected community and guidance on producing a story.

Covering Diversity, Migration and Development

frayintermedia, the International Organization for Migration, the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa, the Wits Forced Migration Studies Programme and Media Monitoring Africa will conduct a series of pilot training workshops on “Covering Diversity, Migration and Development” in Johannesburg, Polokwane and Lusaka in August 2009.

So how to report the elections?

The craft of journalism has been devalued and it is shocking how unskilled some journalists are.
These remarks by Professor Adam Habib, vice-chancellor of the University of Johannesburg, at a reporting elections workshop hosted by frayintermedia on March 4, highlighted that journalists needed critical skills in order to report with credibility on the upcoming general election.
Habib [...]

Holding Politicians Accountable

HOLDING POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE: REPORTING ON THE 2009 ELECTION & BEYOND
You are invited to attend a free one-day seminar series on March 4 at Hackle Brooke, Johannesburg.
- Resurgent inter-party violence in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
- Political leaders turning the heat up with hate speech against their adversaries.
- South Africa’s huddled masses competing [...]