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.

“Bang-Bang Club” war correspondents at Master-class on June 23

From death threats in Swaziland to disappearances in Zimbabwe, journalists in southern Africa face danger in many guises. Journalists and their commissioning, news and picture editors need to understand, assess and manage the very real threats they face daily, whether covering open warfare in an exotic land, or a deceptively milder civil dispute much closer [...]