Internet for Journalists
Internet for Journalists
International Course Internet for Journalists
(Radio/Television/Press/Online)
6 week course from
May 11th – June 19th, 2009
RNTC application deadline: 1st October 2008
Embassy NFP application deadline: 1st December 2008
NFP application deadline: 1st January 2009
The deadline for non-fellowship applicants is February 28th, 2009
Further information please contact: <liza.marsin@nesoindonesia.or.id>
Course Aims
The course aims to strengthen the capacity of broadcast and print journalists and of the organisations they work for to use the Internet for the purposes of research, publication and distribution.
The many 'faces' of internet The Internet is an exciting new medium for journalists and media
organisations. Journalists can find a wealth of information, previously unreachable, which will help them in their research and in keeping their fingers on the pulse. Short news items can be presented in a variety of ways, supported by additional background material and stored in dossiers for later retrieval. By making use of the communication possibilities of the Internet, journalists can, for the first time, really establishcontact with their audience.
The additional value to the media But the potential for 'narrowcasting' (i.e. distributing relevant
information directly to the target audience), as opposed to 'broadcasting' (i.e. delivering all the information to everybody) is what makes the Internet really revolutionary. Mass media organisations can directly target an audience with the news and information they need. And by delivering relevant information to the doorstep, mass media organisations are more able to hold on to their audiences, even in a time of growing competition. Clearly, as an additional and integrated new medium of publication, distribution and communication, the Internet poses a lot of challenges.
Becoming a content provider
The Internet is a multimedia environment, where the traditional, clear-cut divisions between text, graphics, audio and video are blurred. Journalists, used to thinking in traditional terms with
regard to the different type of media, are turning into a new species, 'content providers', able to generate material for each of the different media. Moreover, the principles of interactivity and non-linearity mean that information for the Internet has to be ordered and presented differently. The multimedia approach also makes organisational demands. New structures have to be designed to cope with the new ways of production, publication and distribution. New ways of working, posing a challenge to established working practices and attitudes, have to be introduced and adopted. Since the Internet is such a new medium, there is plenty of experimentation going on. As of yet, there is no universal model for a content provider or a
multimedia organisation. However to be able to face the challenges of the 21st century, it is important that media organisations and the people who work for them participate in this process.
Learning by doing
The six weeks of the course will be dedicated to enabling the participating journalists to work as Internet journalists/producers. The focus will be on content rather than on technical skills.
Attention will be paid to the two central tenets of the Internet: information and communication. Special emphasis will be placed on the three main principles of multimedia environments: the multimedia mix, interactivity and non-linearity. The potential and the use of the Internet as a source of information will be explored (the Internet as a research tool), and options for its use as a medium of communication, publication and distribution analysed and applied to the specific situation of the participants. The possibilities and advantages of the Internet - as well as some of its drawbacks - for journalists and the organisations they work for will be highlighted.
Merging audio, video and print
The participants will be from different professional media (radio, television, the press). The aim of the course is to transcend these boundaries and merge the disciplines in search of the ideal of a multi-media journalist. Participants will acquire knowledge of the essentials of web-design (structure, interaction and lay-out) and skills for the development of websites and for production for the Internet, such as writing non-linear, interactive pieces, making graphics and producing sound and moving pictures. Participants will analyse existing examples of websites attached to newspapers, magazines and broadcasting organisations.
Internet for Journalists
International Course Internet for Journalists
(Radio/Television/Press/Online)
6 week course from
May 11th – June 19th, 2009
RNTC application deadline: 1st October 2008
Embassy NFP application deadline: 1st December 2008
NFP application deadline: 1st January 2009
The deadline for non-fellowship applicants is February 28th, 2009
Further information please contact: <liza.marsin@nesoindonesia.or.id>
Course Aims
The course aims to strengthen the capacity of broadcast and print journalists and of the organisations they work for to use the Internet for the purposes of research, publication and distribution.
The many 'faces' of internet The Internet is an exciting new medium for journalists and media
organisations. Journalists can find a wealth of information, previously unreachable, which will help them in their research and in keeping their fingers on the pulse. Short news items can be presented in a variety of ways, supported by additional background material and stored in dossiers for later retrieval. By making use of the communication possibilities of the Internet, journalists can, for the first time, really establishcontact with their audience.
The additional value to the media But the potential for 'narrowcasting' (i.e. distributing relevant
information directly to the target audience), as opposed to 'broadcasting' (i.e. delivering all the information to everybody) is what makes the Internet really revolutionary. Mass media organisations can directly target an audience with the news and information they need. And by delivering relevant information to the doorstep, mass media organisations are more able to hold on to their audiences, even in a time of growing competition. Clearly, as an additional and integrated new medium of publication, distribution and communication, the Internet poses a lot of challenges.
Becoming a content provider
The Internet is a multimedia environment, where the traditional, clear-cut divisions between text, graphics, audio and video are blurred. Journalists, used to thinking in traditional terms with
regard to the different type of media, are turning into a new species, 'content providers', able to generate material for each of the different media. Moreover, the principles of interactivity and non-linearity mean that information for the Internet has to be ordered and presented differently. The multimedia approach also makes organisational demands. New structures have to be designed to cope with the new ways of production, publication and distribution. New ways of working, posing a challenge to established working practices and attitudes, have to be introduced and adopted. Since the Internet is such a new medium, there is plenty of experimentation going on. As of yet, there is no universal model for a content provider or a
multimedia organisation. However to be able to face the challenges of the 21st century, it is important that media organisations and the people who work for them participate in this process.
Learning by doing
The six weeks of the course will be dedicated to enabling the participating journalists to work as Internet journalists/producers. The focus will be on content rather than on technical skills.
Attention will be paid to the two central tenets of the Internet: information and communication. Special emphasis will be placed on the three main principles of multimedia environments: the multimedia mix, interactivity and non-linearity. The potential and the use of the Internet as a source of information will be explored (the Internet as a research tool), and options for its use as a medium of communication, publication and distribution analysed and applied to the specific situation of the participants. The possibilities and advantages of the Internet - as well as some of its drawbacks - for journalists and the organisations they work for will be highlighted.
Merging audio, video and print
The participants will be from different professional media (radio, television, the press). The aim of the course is to transcend these boundaries and merge the disciplines in search of the ideal of a multi-media journalist. Participants will acquire knowledge of the essentials of web-design (structure, interaction and lay-out) and skills for the development of websites and for production for the Internet, such as writing non-linear, interactive pieces, making graphics and producing sound and moving pictures. Participants will analyse existing examples of websites attached to newspapers, magazines and broadcasting organisations.
