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In Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic & Social Council
Associated with the UN Department of Global Communications

 

7-9 December 2019, Savar, Bangladesh
Venue: CCDB HOPE, Savar, Dhaka
Facilitator: Mr. Peter Andrew du Toit, Media trainer, and consultant, South African
List of Workshop Participants
Program Schedule

DAY – 1 07 Dec 2019
09:00-10:30 Start from BNNRC to CCDB HOPE
14:15-15:30 Welcome, logistics and course overview. Review of lessons learned from the previous workshop.
15:30-15:45 Tea Break
15:45-17:00 Exploring experiences of conflict reporting
Syndicate groups discuss the following:
-How have journalists contributed to exacerbating conflict?
-How have journalists helped to enable people to resolve conflicts?
DAY – 2 08 Dec 2019
08:30-9:00 Welcome, introduction and explanation of the training process
09:00-10:30 Experience of conflict reporting. Feedback from syndicate groups
10:45-11:00 Tea Break
11:00-13:00 Conflict simulation and debrief
13:00-13:45 Lunch Break
13:45-14:15 Causes of conflict and dynamics of conflict escalation
14:15-15:30 Third-party roles in conflict management (Active role-play)
15:30-15:45 Tea Break
15:45-17:00 How a journalist can contribute to conflict management and resolution
17:00-17:15 Tea Break
17:15-18:30 Characteristics of conflict-sensitive reporters
DAY – 3 09 Dec 2019
08:30-9:00 Review of previous days’ lessons and other discussions
09:00-10:30 Values and perception in conflict reporting, ethical challenges and pragmatic considerations
10:45-11:00 Tea Break
11:00-13:00 -Understanding how parties approach conflict and the opportunities this creates for journalists
– Conceptual tools for covering the conflict
– Application to local case studies
13:00-13:45 Lunch Break
13:45-14:15 Importance of language choice in covering the conflict
14:15-15:30 Practical application of the principles (reporting role-play)
15:30-15:45 Tea Break
15:45-17:00 -Syndicate discussions
-Presentation of reports
-Final discussions and closing

 

Picture of Workshop:

Mr. Peter Andrew du Toit, Media trainer, and consultant, South African is facilitating one of the sessions of the workshop.

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