21-22 May 2018, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Vanue: Pitstop Restaurant, Chittagong
Facilitator: Mr. Nicholas Nugent, Consultant in Broadcasting and Journalism, UK
List of Workshop Participants
Program Schedule
| DAY ONE | 21 May 2018(10:00 am – 4 pm) |
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| 15 minutes | Registration |
| 45 minutes | Welcome & Introductions Discussing Newsroom Roles Performed What do you hope to get from the Workshop? Workshop objectives Who are your audience/readers? What do they expect from you? Outcome: Determining levels of news experience and audience, clarifying workshop objectives |
| 30 minutes | The Role of the Journalist in Conflict Reporting fundamentals, especially accuracy and balance, and including sourcing and attribution. Football analogy. Exercise in sourcing the news: putting values on sources Outcome: Trainees learn about reporting objectively on conflict (armed conflict, social conflict, economic conflict) and its aftermath |
| 30 minutes | Introduction to Conflict-Sensitive Journalism Theories of Conflict & the Role of Journalists Outcome: Understanding the definition of CSJ (armed conflict, social conflict, economic conflict). How does CSJ differ from other forms of news journalism? Understanding the “Do No Harm” principle. Understanding social conflict (Child marriage, trafficking, Gender-based violence). The journalist’s role in promoting peace. Case Study 1 |
| 45 minutes | Understanding conflict Understanding what the conflict is about. Types of conflict Issues of bias or belonging Outcome: Understanding the necessity to get under the surface of conflicts ((armed conflict, social conflict, economic conflict) to look at motivating factors |
| 45 minutes | Balanced reporting in practice. Using neutral vocabulary. Avoiding the we/they syndrome. Outcome: Understanding objectivity as the key to CSJ Assignment 1: Types of Conflict |
| 1 hour | Break |
| 1 hour | Reporting conflict: First hand experiences The Rohingya Experience in Bangladesh Outcome: Understanding the context and conditions under which the Rohingya sheltered in Bangladesh Dealing with one’s own prejudice, and examining how principles of CSJ can be applied Assignment 2: Analyze new reports |
| 15 minutes | TEA |
| 15 minutes | Reflection on the Basics of Conflict Sensitive Journalism Learning points Assignment 3 (Overnight): Participants should rediscuss the ethical and technical challenges of interviewing victims and perpetrators. Outcome: Preparation for Day 2; anticipating challenges |
| DAY TWO | 27 May 2018 |
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| 1 hour | Interview techniques: Participants interview and present each other to group Outcome: Assessing trainee interview techniques and challenges |
| 1 hour | Can you remain true to your beliefs and continue to report impartially? A case study from Northern Ireland with journalistic lessons Exercise: Participants list factors they think might influence their reporting |
| 11:45-12:15 pm | Truth, the first casualty What to believe and what not to believe, illustrating the role of the reporter in conflict (using footage from the 1991 war in Iraq) (N) |
| 1 hour | BREAK |
| 30 minutes | Reporting conflict: Safety in the field Safety for journalists reporting war (with videos), followed by an exercise in preparing to report conflict. |
| 30 minutes | Pulling it all together What lessons have you learned about understanding and reporting conflict, overcoming biases and using neutral language? |
| 15 minutes | BREAK |
| 45 minutes | Closing: Remarks by Chief Guest |
Picture of Workshop:
Nicholas Nugent, a trainer from the UK, is seen taking a lesson on conflict sensitive journalism.
Dipak Chakraborti, Director of LGRD also Additional Divisional Commissioner of Chottogram hands over certificate to one of the participants at the closing of the workshop.
Participants pose for a group photo at the end of the two-day workshop.