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CARIMAC AND
UNESCO TO OFFER ONLINE MEDIA COURSES |
| Jamaica, 29 June
2007 -- CARIMAC, the premier media training institution
in the Caribbean, will for the first time offer three of its
courses online through a partnership with the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
and the University of the West Indies Distance Education
Centre (UWIDEC). The courses to be offered are Community
Media, Online Journalism and Information/Media Literacy. The
courses in Community Media and Online Journalism will begin
in September 2007. The online courses were created to meet
the demand for practical media education and to improve
access to training across the region. |
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The certificate in
Community Media provides formal training, over 21 weeks, to
community media practitioners and individuals who are
interested in developing community media. Topics will
include:
Alternative media concepts – What is “Community Media?”
Theoretical framework – empowerment paradigm
The forms, products and channels for community media
Case studies
Community Radio – ROOTS FM
Multi-media Telecentres
Mobilization and animation techniques and skills
Writing news, programming for special interest groups and
marketing for community radio.
The Online Journalism course highlights aspects of web
journalism. At the end of this course participants will be
able to use the various online tools to enhance their
reporting of information on the web. The course is 12 weeks
in length and includes topics such as:
Introduction – What is Online Journalism?
Ethical Journalism Practice – Ethics for Online Reporting
Legal Considerations – Validity and Reliability
Writing for the Web – Caribbean Content for Caribbean
Audiences
Editing Print content
Editing Multi-media content
Using Weblogs, Podcasts, Chat
Registration has already begun and will close on 12 August
2007. Interested persons are encouraged to register now as
spaces are limited. Students will not be required to attend
face-to-face classes in order to participate.
Further information on the each of the programmes can be
obtained from the following websites:
Certificate in Community Media:
http://ict4dev.dec.uwi.edu/media/
Certificate in Online Journalism:
http://ict4dev.dec.uwi.edu/journalism/
Contact details:
elearning@carimac.com
or call CARIMAC at 876 977 0998. |
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