MEDIA CHALLENGE ACADEMY
F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 3 I N T A K E
ABOUT THE ACADEMY
The Media Challenge Academy/HUB is a media space created with an aim of providing media students a platform to get hands on practice through training, mentorship and experiential peer to peer learning.
VISION
An empowered generation of journalists equipped with the knowledge and tools for solutions-based reporting
MISSION
To build the next generation of journalists by promoting knowledge and solutions based journalism
ACADEMY OUTLINE
WEEK 1.
Day 1. Orientation, Profiles, Photos
Day 2. Skills Assessment, Goal Setting
Day 3. Overview of Journalism/News, Solutions Journalism, Africa Narrative
Day 4. News Writing and Reporting - go to the field to cover story [trainers must review stories and return within 1 week]
WEEK 2.
Day 1. Storyboarding for TV
Day 2. Scripting writing for TV. Preparing a treatment
Day 3. Camera shots and Angles
W E E K 1 & 2 T R A I N I N G O U T L I N E
ACADEMY OUTLINE
WEEK 3.
Day 1. Video editing using adobe premiere pro
Day 2. Video editing using final cut
Day 3. TV presentation and reporting
WEEK 4.
Day 1. Principles of Good Photography for News
Day 2. DSLR Camera Functions
Day 3. Photo Editing and Captioning, Creating a Photo Feature Story; Project
W E E K 3 & 4 T R A I N I N G O U T L I N E
ACADEMY OUTLINE
WEEK 5
Day 1. Writing for Radio + Radio Formats
Day 2. Audio editing using adobe audition
Day 3. News reading/presentation for Radio
WEEK 6
Day 1. C-talk on Radio and Commentary
Day 2. Interviews and type of radio interviews
Day 3. Radio profiles and features, dramas
W E E K 5 & 6 T R A I N I N G O U T L I N E
ACADEMY OUTLINE
WEEK 7
Day 1. Online Journalism Introduction and Writing for Online
Day 2. Mobile Journalism
Day 3. Creating a Multimedia Feature Story
WEEK 8
Day 1. Social Media for News
Day 2. Introduction to Graphics and Visualization (online tools)
Day 3. Working on multimedia stories
Two weeks later: Graduation
W E E K 7 & 8 T R A I N I N G O U T L I N E
