Baza natječaja

Foreign Correspondent Training Course

26 July - 3 August, Prague, Czech Republic

Unlike many other journalism training programs, the TOL Foreign Correspondent course offers you much more than theory. Our instructors are all foreign correspondents for highly-respected media outlets who can offer first-hand experience.You'll learn the essential skills of international reporting, with lots of practical advice based on the trainers' own careers.

Topics include:

• how to break into international reporting
• finding your feet in a foreign country
• pitching your ideas to editors
• when, and why, you should bypass official sources of information
• finding the story no one else has
• staying safe in dangerous and unpredictable places
• common mistakes that even seasoned professionals make
• and much more!
  

TOL courses always attract a great international mix of participants (our
January course was attended by people from 10 countries in five continents). Students regularly cite this as one of the most important aspects of the course, giving them new contacts, friends and insight into other countries and cultures.

The course will be held at the Czech Agricultural University, located in the Suchdol district of Prague on a hill overlooking the city.

TOL is funding one full scholarship that will cover the cost of tuition, accommodation, breakfast, social events and local transport for one successful applicant from the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

The scholarship does not cover travel costs to and from Prague, meals (other than the welcome and farewell dinners), travel & health insurance, visa and personal expenses. To apply for the scholarship, please add a note to your application.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: MARCH 15, 2009

For more deailts and the application process please click here.

Previous year's competition

Foreign Correspondent Training Course (2007)