Fundamentals of News Reporting

7-month course designed to help journalists enhance or radically transform their media content for the better. The program covers both basic and advanced aspects of media content management and offers insights on maintaining a healthy newsroom atmosphere, retaining staff, and avoiding burnout.

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Free of charge. Selection is competitive.

Fundamentals of News Reporting is a 7-month course designed to help journalists enhance or radically transform their media content for the better. The program covers both basic and advanced aspects of media content management and offers insights on maintaining a healthy newsroom atmosphere, retaining staff, and avoiding burnout.

The course is divided into 5 modules. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of news reporting and its complexities, learn about explanatory journalism, editorial work, and how to produce in-depth stories. A separate module focuses on branding—how to build a reputation, promote your media, and optimize it for Google.

Participants will also develop a capstone project aimed at transforming the content of their media, introducing new sections, or making other impactful changes.

For whom?
Journalists and editors with at least three years of experience.

Duration:

September 2024 – March 2025

Format:

Online and offline.
Twice a week, in the evening, plus intensives.

Price:

Free of charge. Selection is competitive.

Certificate:

After successful completion of each course, participants receive a certificate issued by Kyiv Media School, which is a proof of the acquired skills and competencies.

Curriculum

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5 modules:

News with a Human Face
Explanatory Journalism
Reporting work
Being an Editor
How to work with a brand

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Capstone project:

Participants will develop and defend a capstone project aimed at innovating and improving the content of their media, such as launching a new section, revamping social media strategies, or changing editorial practices. Completion and defense of this project are mandatory for course completion.

Speakers

Yuliana Skibitska
Journalist, Editor, and Mentor at MDF.
Sofia Telishevskaya
Former News Reporter at Babel, Volunteer in Donor Projects.
Kostya Voytenko
Editor of the Infographics and Special Projects Department at NV.
Victoria Bega
Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Hromadske.
Kateryna Kobernyk
Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Babel.
Fedir Popadiuk
Head of the Podcast Department at Ukrainian Pravda.
Oleksandr Myasyshchev
Journalist at Babel.
Anton Semizhenko
Head of the English Edition at Babel.
Mykhailo Krygel
Editor, Journalist at Ukrainian Pravda.
Anna Tsygyma
Director of documentary projects and movies by the Public Interest Journalism Lab, former chief director at hromadske, various projects on ICTV and TVi.
Polina Vernyhor
Reporter at Come Back Alive.
Olha Omelyanchuk
Head of Communications and Marketing at Come Back Alive.
Oleksiy Arunan
Correspondent, Co-Founder of Grata, formerly at Radio Svoboda.
Tamara Balaeva
Special correspondent for LIGA.net.
Victoria Kurchynska
Photo editor at Suspilne, former photo editor at hromadske.
Andrey Boborykin
Project director of Kyiv Media School, CEO of Ukrayinska Pravda.
Yerbolat Bekbau
Head of Marketing at The Kyiv Independent.
Andrii Dihtyarenko
Chief editor at Realna Gazeta, an outlet covering occupied territories, founder of the Occupied project, leading anchor at Suspilne, content expert at Media Development Foundation.
Yulia Salizhenko
Creative director of Platfor.ma and a media mentor at MDF. She is a trainer in strategic planning and creative communications for media, business and NGOs.
Artem Ipatov
Co-Founder of ShoTam, Head of Digital.
Pavlo Bruk
TikTok Editor at Hromadske.
Olga Rudenko
Editor-in-Chief of The Kyiv Independent.