Deadline: 06-Jul-21
The Thomson Reuters Foundation’s (TRF) ‘Reporting on Modern Slavery in Malaysia’ workshop offers journalists an opportunity to deepen their understanding of this topic and to examine the impact at the social, economic, and policy level, to produce coverage that is accurate, informative, and compelling to their audiences.
Programme
- TRF’s world-class trainers, who are experienced international and regional journalists, will facilitate the online interactive sessions and invite a variety of experts on the law, policymakers, and anti-trafficking advocates to explain the scale and causes of debt bondage, forced labour and global standards and instruments seeking to combat the problem.
- Participants will learn how to enrich their reports by using digital storytelling techniques as well as applying a Solutions Journalism approach that focuses on critical reporting of the initiatives to counter Modern Slavery, to increase audience engagement.
- Participants will also review the ethics and the risks of reporting slavery, from interacting sensitively with traumatised survivors to highlighting labour issues in big-business supply chains or reporting on organised crime.
Benefits
Participants must have access to reliable internet for video conferencing; a modest stipend is available for anyone who might need extra data during the course period.
Workshop Format
Dates: July 26, July 27, July 28, July 29, July 30
- A series of live, interactive sessions will be conducted over Zoom and take place over five half-days during the week of 26 July to allow busy journalists to juggle the learning with their reporting duties. Each of live session will last four hours in the afternoon with a mix of online and offline activities and breaks.
- Participants should be able to commit to four hours for each live session plus 1-2 hours of offline reading or assignments done in their own time on those days or between sessions.
- While the training will be in English, interpretation in Malay can be provided upon request.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be full-time journalists or regular contributors to media organisations in Malaysia.
- The course will be run in English with interpretation in Malay upon request.
- Applicants must have a minimum of three years’ professional experience.
- Applicants must have access to a minimum internet speed of 8Mb/second.
- Applicants need access to a computer to participate in the training; participation from a mobile or smart phone will not be possible.
For more information, visit Thomson Reuters Foundation.