Wits Journalism: Reporting on Children

Wits Journalism is a new programme for aspirant and working journalists. Located in Johannesburg – at the heart of the country's media – it is well placed to work closely with the industry and working professionals to ensure a rich and exciting centre of teaching, training, research and public engagement.

Wits Journalism is conducting a five-day course on Reporting on Children from 2-6 August 2010 in Johannesburg.

The course, run in conjunction with the Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), is for journalists concerned about the relationship between the media and children, both as subjects and consumers of the media. The course aims to challenge the common representation of children and their issues in and by the media, as well as open up new possibilities for alternative representations. It will allow you to develop practical strategies in the development of a human rights centred approach to reporting on children and will allow you to integrate the learning and experience of other journalists and experts into the way in which journalists report on children stories.

Registration: Taryn Hinton, email: tarun@hintonlee.co.za, mobile: 082 940 6188

To apply, please contact Judy at journinfo@wits.ac.za or call 011 717 4028.

Closing date for applications: 9 July 2010

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