frayintermedia’s Michael Schmidt advises the editor of a community newspaper in Alexandra 2009

Getting the message across during the Soccer World Cup

frayintermedia will conduct a two-day media skills programme for GTZ in January 2010, including practical coaching on being interviewed for radio and television.
The massive global media coverage South Africa will receive during the 2010 Soccer World Cup will shape the world’s perceptions of the country and the continent with a lasting effect. Over a billion [...]

Mentoring staff at Alexandra community newspaper

In June 2009 the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) commissioned frayintermedia to provide turnkey training and mentoring to the staff of Alex Pioneer, a start-up newspaper serving the Alexandra community.
We gave the staff of Alex Pioneer an intensive, week-long course on editorial and business skills. The training was followed by a five-month mentoring [...]

Finding your newsroom feet

Hitting the newsroom running was the aim of two days of intensive training at the offices of Independent Newspapers in Cape Town.
Junior reporters spent two days with frayintermedia’s Michael Schmidt learning the tricks of the trade.
“This training is aimed at helping journalists who have just started out to find their feet in the newsroom. It [...]