BROADCAST NEWS TRAINING - BECOME A LOCAL JOURNALIST!
What is citizen journalism? It’s been described as ordinary individuals "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information." Access to information and the ability to communicate that information is a fundamental human right. Without the voice of the people, no democracy can truly exist.
In this spirit, Radio Free Nashville is launching a local, bi-lingual news division, and is looking for people who want to learn and become citizen reporters*. Radio Free Nashville will provide training in basic news gathering, including recording and editing, interviewing, writing copy and producing short news pieces and longer documentary-style pieces. Reporters will then be able to cover and interpret events in our community that impact their quality of life and their ability to make informed decisions.
Hopefully, participation in our democratic process will increase as these new citizen journalists begin to use and shape news coverage to become better educated about the policies, procedures and decisions that affect our quality of life.
Radio Free Nashville reporters will learn to:
• gather information
• broadcast that information to the public
• communicate through interviews, programs and stories
• investigate and report the truth of what happens in the community
The job of a journalist is the same the world over, and Radio Free Nashville reporters will be no different. Journalists strive to:
• be the eyes and ears of the public
• educate the public
• reflect the concerns of the community
• highlight what happens in the community, both good and bad
• make people aware of events that impact them
• be on top of what is going on
• treat all sides fairly and without bias
As the community broadcasters of AMARC Africa say, one cannot separate media from society and communities, for it is the media that reflects people’s values, ideas, attitudes, needs, culture and practices. It is our hope that the new local news division will do just that: become the voice of the community, a hub for information, and a resource for active citizen involvement in our democracy.
*Training sessions to join the RFN news are currently closed.
FCC TRAINING
All programmers and reporters are REQUIRED to take this training, which focuses on the FCC's rules and regulations for broadcast. Only one session is needed. Training takes approximately an hour and a half.
Next FCC Training:
Saturday, February 20, 2010
10am
Hadley Park Public Library
Hadley Park Public Library
1039 28th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37208
615.862.5865
DIRECTIONS:
Hadley Park Branch is located off I-40 West, near the main campus of Tennessee State University. From downtown, take I-40 West to the 28th Avenue exit, turning right on 28th Avenue North. The Library is on the left, adjacent to the park, about a block from the interstate.
From the west, take I-40 to the Jefferson Street exit and turn left on Jefferson. Turn left at the traffic light at 28th and Jefferson. The library is on the right.
On the bus, take route #29
Like all trainings, FCC training is free and open to the public. To register, contact fcctraining@radiofreenashville.org Training is limited to 30.
