Deadline: April 15, 2010
Location: Washington D.C.
Journalists from across the Arab world are invited to apply for a six-week Arabic language online training course on covering labour issues.
The course, to be held from 23 April to 4 June, is being organised by the Washington D.C.-based International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). Topics to be covered during the course include:
- What are labour stories?
- Introduction to basics, including business terms and math needed to cover labour.
- How to cover unions, labour negotiations and strikes.
- Reporting on health, safety, and environmental problems and investigating workplace safety dangers.
- Reporting on the situation for women, children and the elderly in the workplace and economy.
- The impact of globalisation and privatisation on the workplace and workers.
The course curriculum was developed by long-time journalist Stephen Franklin and the course will be led by business reporter Atef Hassan.
The course is open to computer-literate Arabic-speaking journalists with at least one year of professional experience. Participants must be willing to read all course materials, conduct research for assignments and interact online with instructors and fellow participants.
To submit an application visit: http://e-learn.icfj.org/
For more information, contact Bassam Sebti at bsebti@icfj.org
