Broadcast journalists from Africa can apply to attend this training session in Nairobi.

TrustMedia, a Thomson Reuters Foundation Service, offers a course in multimedia journalism April 8 - 12.

The course teaches journalists methods for finding, developing and presenting stories using multimedia. Training is practical by nature, and is based around a combination of exercises and group discussions, drawing upon examples from all branches of multimedia.

Sessions of the course include; photography, filming, storyboarding, video editing and pitching multimedia stories, as well as theoretical discussions on the importance and significance of multimedia journalism.

Applicants must be African journalists and currently working as a journalist or regular contributor to broadcast media organizations. Bursaries include economy travel expenses (for participants traveling to Kenya) and accommodation.

The application deadline is March 10.

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