Investigative Journalism

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WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY UGANDA MEDIA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (UMDF) IN CONJUNCTION WITH KONRAD ADENAUER FOUNDATION (KAF)

Theme: Basic Radio Production Skills for Upcountry Journalists

Venue: Sunset Hotel, Jinja.

Dates: Thursday 25th March – Saturday 27th March 2004

Target Group: 32 radio reporters, producers, districtinformation officers from the districts of Jinja, Iganga,

Kamuli, Bugiri and Mayuge

PROGRAMME

THURSDAY 25TH MARCH 2004

Participants check in at Sunset Hotel, Jinja

FRIDAY 26TH MARCH 2004

8.00 a.m.:Arrival and registration

8.30 a.m.:Introduction of participants, workshop objectives, and

establishing level of knowledge and skills of participants

9.00 a.m.:Official opening

RDC, Jinja District

AND

Mr Wolfgang Hilberer

Resident Represenatative

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF)

9.30 a.m.:The Critical Role of the Media in Society – Understanding the

KAF/UMDF partnership

By John Bosco Mayiga, Co-ordinator, UMDF

10.10 a.m.:Discussion

10.40 a.m.:BREAK

11.00 a.m.:Characteristics of the Radio Medium and Basic Principles of

Writing for Radio

By John Matovu, Lecturer, Mass Communication, MUK

11.30 a.m.: Individual experiences (sharing)

12.00 p.m.: Editors’ experiences (sharing)

12.30 p.m.:Types of Radio Programmes

By John Matovu

1.00 p.m.:LUNCH

2.00 p.m.:Newsreading and Presentation

By John Matovu

2.30 p.m.:Group work

3.00 p.m.:Group reports

By John Matovu

3.30 p.m.:Principles of interviewing – managing the discussion

Programme

by John Matovu

4.00 p.m.:GROUPWORK (Role Play)

4.30 p.m.: Group reports

5.00 p.m.:Round up of day’s work

SATURDAY 27TH MARCH 2004

8.30 a.m.:Review of Previous work

9.00 a.m.:Policy and Practice Issues concerning News

By John Matovu

9.30 a.m.:Group work

10.00a.m.:Group reports

10.30 a.m.:BREAK

11.00 a.m.:Operational Techniques for Radio

By John Matovu