Colombo August 24-28, 2011
INTRODUCTION:
For over two years, Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has worked closely with Sri Lanka’s journalistic community, recognizing the sector’s vital role in promoting good governance and its function as a message multiplier. TISL has conducted a series of trainings to enhance the capacity of regional journalists in investigative journalism with the support of Freidrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) whereby new networks were created and skills were developed.
As part of the collaborative effort to promote investigative journalism in Sri Lanka, TISL together with FES has developed an investigative journalism resource book, a practitioner’s handbook and a trainer’s manual exclusively for local journalists. These products, the first of its kind to be developed in Sri Lanka will help enhance professionalism among practitioners and prove invaluable to future trainers in journalism.
THE PROGRAM:
Investigative journalism promotes good governance, equity and inclusion.
TISL and FES identify investigative journalism as an anti corruption tool and a vehicle that enhances quality journalism that contributes to democracy and advocates social justice and reform.
Public spirited journalism can flourish only with strong civic engagement. While the investigative journalism practitioners play the role of message multipliers, it is the conscious citizens, the whistleblowers and activists through proactive sharing of information who enhance journalism that fosters inclusion and promotes democracy, equity and justice in a society.
DURATION & VENUE:
Four – day residential training program
• Dates: August 24- 27, 2011, Colombo.
WHAT IS THE PURPSOSE OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM?
Journalists as the Fourth Estate in a democracy play a pivotal role in promoting democracy. They are message multipliers who influence systems and citizenry both by sharing evidence-based information.
While promoting skilled investigative journalism in post war Sri Lanka by the practitioners, TISL believes that these concepts should be shared with a wider cross section of people to encourage enhanced citizens’ engagement in the democracy discourse.
The training program intends transferring knowledge to a combination of journalists and trainers who in turn will build the essential skills of select others including those currently engaged in the craft ad other stakeholder groups in their respective localities.
To achieve the above purpose, TISL will undertake a series of training programs commencing in August 2011 to groom a select number of journalists and trainers on basic methods of investigative journalism through a well- designed Train the Trainer (ToT) program series. The training will be conducted by an internationally reputed trainer with the support of local experts.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES?
Knowledge
• Understand the theories and concepts on Investigative Journalism
• Gain knowledge on the process of Investigative Journalism
• Learn the steps to produce evidence- based high quality reporting of public interest
Attitude
• Be motivated to practice investigative journalism
• Feel encouraged to practice ethical journalism
• Feel committed to good governance
Skills
• Gain specific skills to develop good investigative stories and to train prospective investigative journalists/trainers
• Be able to transfer IJ knowledge into practice in daily life
• Be able to promote citizen engagement through investigative journalism
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
1. Professional news and feature reporters working in the provinces in Sri Lanka working for print, electronic and web-based are eligible to apply.
2. An abiding interest in becoming an IJ Trainer with demonstrable interest in being engaged in future TISL training programs
3. Skills in facilitation, communication and capacity development (including formal/informal training, mentoring and professional development)
4. Journalism students who want to enter the field of journalism as practitioners or trainers
Note: Persons working in the regions outside Colombo are particularly encouraged to participate)
METHOD OF REGISTRATION:
Please send the following form complete with full details to reach us by August 10, 2011.
Postal address: Transparency international Sri Lanka (TISL), No 6, 37th Lane, Off Queen’s Road, Colombo 3.
Please mark the top left hand corner of the envelope:
“IJ Training program August 2011”
You may electronically send the applications to shan@tisrilanka.org to reach TISL by August 10, 2011. In the subject line, please indicate: “IJ Training program August 2011”
SELECTION:
Selected participants will be informed via electronic mail and telephonic message by August 12, 2012. TISL should receive conformation of participation by August 15, 2011.
COST OF THE PROGRAM:
The cost per participant is Rs.60,000.00
TISL will bear the training and full board cost of selected applicants.
APPLICATION FORM
NAME:
DATE OF BIRTH :
GENDER (MALE / FEMALE) :
CONTACT INFORMATION:
PHONE:
EMAIL:
MAILING ADDRESS:
WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE RELEVANT FIELD(JOURNALISM/TRAINING):
YOUR POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRAINING PROGRAM (IN ABOUT 100 WORDS):
YOUR POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE TISL FOLLOW UP TRIANING WORK:
NEED SCHOLARSHIP TO COVER COSTS (YES / NO):
If you require more information or have any queries, please contact the TISL IJ Team at the following address:
No 6, 37th Lane, Off Queen’s Road, Colombo 3.
shan@tisrilanka.org
Closing date: Friday, August 10, 2011.