Flanked by NPI Chairman Prof. P. Kharel and NPI Vice-chairman Tapanath Shukla, Dr. Dil Prasad Shrestha making a point at the UNESCO: sponsored workshop on National Media Development Indicators (MDI) in Nepal's Lalitpur Districts on October 18, 2011. (Below) Participants representing Nepali media, lawyers, civil society and experts at the day-long program.

(In-depth News Reporting - Day to day Investigation and narrative story telling)
Time Duration: 3 months (total)
Target group: working journalists
No. of participants: 16
   

Over all objectives   After completion of the course you will be able »»     To enhance the capacity that helps to build your career To write in-depth news with proactive approach To write news with readers' angles To use research and interview skills for the news gather To know easy story telling style

Module 1

Face-to-face Proactive News Writing »»   You learn to:   Master 'proactive' news gathering Write news through proactive news and to take control over the flow information Make sharp and concrete angle for different target groups – rather than for the sources Use mind map and other tools for idea development. Explore and use more sources Write impartial and balanced news. Write in concise, precise, straight, concrete and active language

Module 1

Distance Learning »»   You learn to:   Implement the theoretical injection of the earlier face to face class to in practice Make synopsis of potential news story Give feedback to each other Prepare proactive news

Face-to-Face Module- 2

Dealing with Sources »»   You learn to:   Identify and handle three types of sources- expert, partisan and source of experiences Understand the source criticism Write menu manage news model Write in five box model

Distance Learning Module: 2

Dealing with SourcesYou learn to »»   You learn to:   Implement in practice what you learnt Face-to-Face Module-2, Explore partisan, expert and experience sources, Use the relevant sources.

Face-to-Face Module- 3

Interview Skills »»   You learn to:   Conduct Interview- Expert, Partisan and Case cultivate sources and create your own source bank, differentiate 'off the record', 'embargo' and 'not for attribution', deal with interviewees, Plan an interview, Ask critical and verifying questions.

Distance learning Module- 3

Interview Skills »»   You learn to:   Implement in practice what you learn module 3. Follow the feedbacks from the colleagues Write a news story incorporating of case, expert and partisan sources

Face-to-Face Module- 4

In-depth Reporting Skills »»   You learn to:   Apply different follow up research strategy Write menu manage news model and five box module Apply code of conduct, law and regulations to access information Avoid the sensationalization in the news story.

Distance learning Module- 4

In-depth Reporting Skills »»   You learn to:   Implement in practice what you learn module 4. Follow the feedbacks from the colleagues Write a in-depth news story incorporating of case, expert and partisan sources

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