An intensive two days workshop aimed at creating a more efficient newsroom by improving its management.

Through a series of practical exercises and background briefings, the course will show how to build and run a successful news team and department.

Participants will work sometimes in groups, sometimes as individuals, studying issues including budgeting, resources and people management.

The seminar will be highly inter-active and participants will be expected to play a full part. At the end of the seminar, they will be expected to produce plans of action for improving their newsrooms.

Target participants:
§ Current news editors who control news departments
§ Journalists about to become newsroom controllers
§ Would-be news department leaders

Aims and objectives:
§ To generate more effective news management
§ To skill managers to deal with a rapidly changing industry
§ To promote the teamwork ethic
§ To understand and practice newsroom problem solving
§ To learn how to make higher quality decisions
§ To learn “people” skills

Last updated 11.07.08 10:39 by Lisa, Project Reference R-134-MY-08