BLR/ BELARUS - APPLY NOW: MEDIA NEIGHBOURHOOD LAUNCHES CALL FOR JOURNALISTS TO TAKE PART IN TRAINING

The Media Neighbourhood project, led by BBC Media Action, has launched a call for a number
 of journalists from Belarus to take part in a three-day training in multiplatform journalism to
 take place in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on 20-22 May. The deadline for applications is 30
 March.

 Journalists need to have worked in any established outlet of any media platform for at least 2
 years as a reporter or editor, and ideally have an interest in covering international news,
 especially concerning the EU and related subjects.
 
 The training will cover the following areas:
 
   - Multi-platform journalism skills
   - Editorial Guidelines in a multi-platform world
        - Covering the EU – tips and professional resources
        - Writing across platforms (different writing style, headlines, summaries, captions)
        - Working with pictures across platforms
        - Video across platforms (including writing to pictures and online video formats)
        - Blogging (including blogging tools and aggregators)
        - Social Media integration
 
The training will be delivered interactively, with practical exercises focused on examples of the country’s relations with the EU...(link)