Media and Citizenship | 05-16.JUN.2007 | Kerry
Training Course “Media and Citizenship” 5-16 June 2007.
Where: Ballyloughran, Co. Kerry
Target group: Voluntary and professional youth workers/leaders who are interested in how to work the media to their advantage in their Actions.
This course will bring together youth organisations from both Eastern Europe and Caucasus and European Countries, especially aimed at those organisations devoted to youth policing, citizenship and participation.
Course Content:
Media and Citizenship is divided into two parts, the first part “Strategic Planning” will provide participants with the knowledge and know-how for creating effective and long-lasting actions. Participants will learn to implement successful communication and activities to improve their local realities.
The second part is mostly made up of simulation workshops where participants will be asked to work on one media project, such as creating video news, radio broadcasts, internet based press agency and a newspaper. During this part participants will be monitored by professional journalists who will provide the knowledge and skills for effective media communication.
The activities will be very hands-on and we will work and live in a “Media Reality”. During the course we will create competing Television Networks, and political parties who can use the media to their own advantage.
The course is designed to give participants in-depth knowledge about how the media work and at the same time learning how to make the media work for them, thus creating a bigger impact in the actions they do.
Participants will learn how to effectively plan press releases, communication campaigns, press conferences and attract the attention of the media on particular issues, and at the same time how to effectively and strategically plan both short and long term actions for the improvement of their local realities.
Resources:
All participants will be provided with booklets, handouts, CD-ROMs and other materials in order to follow-up and multiply these activities in their own localities.
Board and lodging: Board and lodging are provided.
Costs: A contribution of €50.00 will apply.
Application: If you are interested please contact Mieke Neven as soon as possible on: miekemcmahon@gmail.com
Landline - 00353 61 927039
Mobile - 00353 87 6906593