Workshop on Conflict Reporting in Radio Using Digital Technology Closed in Kathmandu
02-09-2004 (New Delhi)
© Panos Institute South Asia (PSA)
With a grant support from UNESCO under its International Programme for Development of Communications (IPDC), an eight-day regional workshop for South Asian journalists on ‘Conflict Reporting in Radio Using Digital Technology’ was organized by the Panos Institute South Asia (PSA) at its Media Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 20 – 27 August 2004.
The training workshop aimed to familiarize South Asian journalists on principles and practices of conflict reporting in radio and to enhance their skills on using digital technology for radio production. Eleven journalists from both print and broadcast media from all seven countries of South Asia except Pakistan and Maldives attended the workshop.
“This workshop added a new dimension (of conflict reporting) to my profession”, said Mosaddeq Al Mahmood, a radio journalist from Bangladesh Betar, the national radio in Bangladesh. The workshop divided into thematic and technical sessions helped the participants to understand conflict issues in media reporting and entailing responsibilities. With hands-on technical aspects and radio production assignments they produced actual radio features and news in groups. “I learned about radio production practically using the digital technology”, said Sanat Chakraborty, a print journalist from Shillong, Meghalaya in North-East India.
During the eight-day workshop, participants underwent practical sessions on using various audio production related digital technology peripherals, hardware, software, and techniques, such as audio recording using MiniDisk Recorder, audio editing using CoolEdit Pro and working on various digital audio formats. They learned about the basics of how digital audio is different from analogue to more advanced application of digital technology, such as multi-track mixing and editing. “This workshop has enhanced my technical skill and now I can do audio editing using CoolEdit and FTP audio files myself”, said Netra K.C., a Nepali radio journalist who corresponds for BBC from Nepalgunj district in Western Nepal. Netra earlier was using only the MiniDisk Recorder for editing his audio reports.
The workshop participants also visited a radio station and an audio production house in Kathmandu to observe digital radio studios and productions in real-time operation. As well as they also learned about satellite technology based FM radio network in Nepal. Besides enhancing their thematic and technical skills, the workshop helped them to broaden their horizon on radio as a whole. In his own radio words, Kamal Kumar Lamichane, a young radio reporter from Nepal said, “My level of understanding about radio has been amplified”.
The PSA has been organising various training workshops for South Asian journalists to build their capacity on new media technology since the establishment of its Media Centre at its regional office in Kathmandu, Nepal in July 2002. The PSA Media Centre has been facilitating the capacity building of South Asian media on both digital and online technology for content development on various development issues, such as conflict, environment and public health.
(Reported by Kishor Pradhan, Panos Institute South Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal.)
“This workshop added a new dimension (of conflict reporting) to my profession”, said Mosaddeq Al Mahmood, a radio journalist from Bangladesh Betar, the national radio in Bangladesh. The workshop divided into thematic and technical sessions helped the participants to understand conflict issues in media reporting and entailing responsibilities. With hands-on technical aspects and radio production assignments they produced actual radio features and news in groups. “I learned about radio production practically using the digital technology”, said Sanat Chakraborty, a print journalist from Shillong, Meghalaya in North-East India.
During the eight-day workshop, participants underwent practical sessions on using various audio production related digital technology peripherals, hardware, software, and techniques, such as audio recording using MiniDisk Recorder, audio editing using CoolEdit Pro and working on various digital audio formats. They learned about the basics of how digital audio is different from analogue to more advanced application of digital technology, such as multi-track mixing and editing. “This workshop has enhanced my technical skill and now I can do audio editing using CoolEdit and FTP audio files myself”, said Netra K.C., a Nepali radio journalist who corresponds for BBC from Nepalgunj district in Western Nepal. Netra earlier was using only the MiniDisk Recorder for editing his audio reports.
The workshop participants also visited a radio station and an audio production house in Kathmandu to observe digital radio studios and productions in real-time operation. As well as they also learned about satellite technology based FM radio network in Nepal. Besides enhancing their thematic and technical skills, the workshop helped them to broaden their horizon on radio as a whole. In his own radio words, Kamal Kumar Lamichane, a young radio reporter from Nepal said, “My level of understanding about radio has been amplified”.
The PSA has been organising various training workshops for South Asian journalists to build their capacity on new media technology since the establishment of its Media Centre at its regional office in Kathmandu, Nepal in July 2002. The PSA Media Centre has been facilitating the capacity building of South Asian media on both digital and online technology for content development on various development issues, such as conflict, environment and public health.
(Reported by Kishor Pradhan, Panos Institute South Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal.)
© Panos Institute South Asia (PSA)
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· Training of Media Professionals: News Archives 2004
· Nepal: News Archive 2004
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