Educators embark into a new era of journalism in Laos
Is there a proper definition of journalism in the Lao language? Since DW-AKADEMIE’s first workshop on journalism at the National University of Laos in Vientiane, there is. It was conceived by 15...
View ArticleUsing an “axis of importance” diagram to evaluate sources
By Daniel Hirschler When I look at training journalists – or as is the case at the National University of Laos (NUOL) in Vientiane – training journalism teachers, I try to focus on the basics: What...
View ArticleGetting everyone up to speed in a converged Himalayan newsroom
Even high in the Himalayas, reporters these days are being asked to do more. As part of a modernization drive, Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) has combined their radio and television newsrooms. In...
View ArticleCreating confidence in the classroom
Active acquisition of knowledge to solve concrete challenges creates confidence. And that’s something you need when you have to teach journalism to a classroom full of young Laotian twentysomethings,...
View ArticleTeaching TV interviews in Vietnam
DW Akademie trainer Dieter Herrmann (right) in Vietnam A good interview should be informative, authentic, credible and sometimes even surprising. In the past two weeks, the participants in our workshop...
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