Call for Participation: WORKSHOP ON CITIZEN JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA
-- 15 July: Dimapur, Nagaland (Contact: Akum Longchari, Editor, The
Morung Express, Dimapur - [email protected])
-- 16-17 July: Jakhama, Nagaland (Contact: Dr Abraham Lotha, Vice
Principal, St. Joseph's College: 9436831695, [email protected])
-- 19-20 July: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh (Contact: Centre for
Cultural Research & Documentation (CCRD), Naharlagun, Arunachal
Pradesh. Phone: 0360-2247201, Email: [email protected])
-- 23-24 July: Aizawl, Mizoram (Contact: Lalthan Zami - 9862380306,
[email protected])
-- 26-27 July: Agartala, Tripura (Contact: "Dr. Sreelekha Ray,
Executive Director, Voluntary Health Association of Tripura, Circuit
House Area, P.O. Kunjaban, Agartala, Tripura. Te: 0381-2300482, Email:
[email protected])
-- 30 July: Diphu, Assam (Contact: Ranjan Engti - 9854535057,
[email protected])
Event information is available online at: http://www.fpe.net.in/node/12
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Citizen Journalism is act of citizen playing an active role in the
process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and
information. It has put democracy back in people's hands. Citizen
Journalists, equipped with mobile phones, portable cameras, and blog,
are rapidly becoming alternative media as a reliable and wide-ranging
source of information throughout the world. Citizen Journalism plays
an important role on development of the society towards spreading
information, unearthing corruption or just spreading news on anything
happening in the community.
This is an event for professionals actively working with marginalised
communities with experience in advocacy and campaigning, and regional
or international networks. Workshop participants will be advocates,
technologists, designers and strategists who have used OR PLAN TO USE
technology tools and tactics in their campaigns. They need not be
experts but need to have an aptitude for the use of technology tools
and basic computer usage skills along with a track record of active
involvement in rights advocacy initiatives. Participants whose work
centres on the gathering, dissemination and design of information
would benefit immensely.
OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOP:
Introduction and hands on experience of new media tools to grass root activists.
PARTICIPANT'S ELIGIBILITY:
-- Communication skills in English
-- Basic computer operation skills: Internet, email, word processing, etc.
-- All participants must be available throughout the event.
PLEASE NOTE:
-- Venue and date: Workshop venue will be informed to the participants
by email and Phone/SMS.
-- Selection: Due to limited resources, only selected candidates will
be invited to the workshop. So, please contact your nearest local
organiser and apply for participation. Application form:
http://fpe.net.in/sites/fpe.net.in/files/application_Citizen-Journalism-Workshop_0.doc
-- There will be no travel or accommodation allowances provided to the
participants.
-- Food will provided at the venue.
-- There is a workshop participation fee; please contact the local
organiser for details.
ORGANISER:
Foundation for People Empowerment, Guwahati (www.fpe.net.in). In
Association with: Mahiti, Bangalore (www.mahiti.org) and Panos
Institute South Asia, Guwahati.
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TENTATIVE AGENDA: DAY 1
9-9:15 am: Welcome & introduction of participants / resource person
Instructions to participants – non-stop nature of the workshop.
Announce the agenda.
9:15-9:30: Rationale of the workshop
9:30-9:45 : What is citizen Journalism
9:45: What is information
10:00- 10:15: Information and the role of journalists – specifically
in the context of Citizen Journalism
10:55-10:30: Ethics of Journalism
10:30-10:45: Basic of Journalism
10:45- 11:00: Q&A / Open discussion
11:00-11:50: Open Session with distinguished Guests
11:50-12:00: Tea break / Tea Break
12:00 - 12:45: On Processing information
Introduction to information and various formats of dissemination (10 mins)
Research & Fact based story telling - 10 mins
Interviews – 10 mins
Other basics of writing
12:45-1:00: Q&A / Open discussion
1:00-1:30pm: Introduction to New Media and New Media tools (10 mins)
Podcasting (audio), SMS, Blogging, Mobile Video (video), Digital
photography - 10 mins
Q&A – open discussion
1:30-1:45: Lunch break / Tea Break
1:45-2:00: Group division & assigning tasks – 10 mins
2:00-14:25: Tasks & Submission
2:45-3:30: Discussion on assignments/tasks
3:30-3:45: Tea Break / Tea Break
3:45- 4:15: Presentation by guest resource persons
4:15-4:30: Movie
4:30-45: Guest speaker via Skype
4:45-5:15: Feedback & Discussions
TENTATIVE AGENDA: DAY 2 / HANDS ON WORK / NEW MEDIA TOOLS
-- BUILD YOUR BLOG: Learn about CMS. Building a website for your
organisation in an hour. Please bring content on your organisation in
a pen drive to make your work easier.
-- SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook, Wiki, Twitter
-- MOBILE PHONE / SMS: How to use mobile phone as advocacy tool
effectively. We will talk about Frontline SMS.
-- AUDIO: Programming for radio and Internet. Recording, editing,
publishing online. We will also talk about Community Radio.
-- VIDEO MAKING: Planning, shooting, editing, publishing online (Youtube)
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FOR ANY CLARIFICATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Babul Gogoi
Phone: +91-9613222362, +91-9868182079
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.fpe.net.in
Babul Gogoi is a recipient of individual fellowship from Foundation
from Social Transformation, Guwahati (www.fstindia.org)
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