General description
The overall course period ran from October 2005 to March 2006. Session one comprising 5 weekends (spread out over several months from October 2005 to March 2006) and 2 weeks (in October 2005 and February 2006) consisted in a series of lectures by renowned media professionals with relevant experience in radio, television, Internet, printed media or corporate communication. Then, two weeks, from 26th of February to 12th of March 2006 were dedicated to seminars , workshops and practical exercises in Italy, in Rome under the supervision of several professionals. The final session of the course was aimed at providing participants with hands-on experience , i.e. visits to Rome-based newspaper and magazine headquarters and press agencies.
Training in Bulgaria
Most of the training activities were held in Bulgaria and hosted by the local partners Bulgarian Media Coalition and Media Development Center . The courses (140 hours in total) focused upon the following topics:
• advocating consumer rights
• business communication
• computer-assisted reporting
• diversity reporting
• economic reporting
• ethical standards in journalism
• EU integration
• investigative reporting
• legal aspects of journalism
• media content analysis
• media management
• professional and ethical standards in journalism
• professional practices
• trends in international publishing
• web television
Training in Italy
The first week of the training activities in Italy consisted in a course/seminar in Rome , where Italian and foreign media and economic experts held workshops on specific topics.
Candidates then spent their second week to meet a number of leading Italian figures from politics, the economy and the media. Course participants also visited the offices of well-known newspapers and magazines, as well as press agencies and economic institutions.
The overall course period ran from October 2005 to March 2006. Session one comprising 5 weekends (spread out over several months from October 2005 to March 2006) and 2 weeks (in October 2005 and February 2006) consisted in a series of lectures by renowned media professionals with relevant experience in radio, television, Internet, printed media or corporate communication. Then, two weeks, from 26th of February to 12th of March 2006 were dedicated to seminars , workshops and practical exercises in Italy, in Rome under the supervision of several professionals. The final session of the course was aimed at providing participants with hands-on experience , i.e. visits to Rome-based newspaper and magazine headquarters and press agencies.
Training in Bulgaria
Most of the training activities were held in Bulgaria and hosted by the local partners Bulgarian Media Coalition and Media Development Center . The courses (140 hours in total) focused upon the following topics:
• advocating consumer rights
• business communication
• computer-assisted reporting
• diversity reporting
• economic reporting
• ethical standards in journalism
• EU integration
• investigative reporting
• legal aspects of journalism
• media content analysis
• media management
• professional and ethical standards in journalism
• professional practices
• trends in international publishing
• web television
Training in Italy
The first week of the training activities in Italy consisted in a course/seminar in Rome , where Italian and foreign media and economic experts held workshops on specific topics.
Candidates then spent their second week to meet a number of leading Italian figures from politics, the economy and the media. Course participants also visited the offices of well-known newspapers and magazines, as well as press agencies and economic institutions.