Handbook for the Radio Journalism Course in Political Reporting

Author
Ivor Gaber
Paul Kavuma
Stephen Eriaku
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Summary
This handbook was produced by the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) to accompany the Uganda Radio Network Advanced Radio Journalism Course, which was run throughout Uganda for freelance radio journalists. The handbook, which follows the day-by-day course programme, contains transcripts of PowerPoint presentations plus additional supporting material.

The handbook has three chapters:

Section One: Radio Journalism

* Radio, journalists and the audience
* News reporting
* Radio interviews and press conferences
* Writing for radio and voicework
* From journalism to radio: production
* Uganda radio network and internet

Section Two: Politics, Elections and The Media

* Covering elections
* Surviving the election
* The Africa experience

Section Three: Radio Production

* Field recording
* The I-River
* Editing for radio
* Digital editing

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