Online Rural Mobile Journalism

Are you bored of reading or watching the news? Does it make your blood boil when it misses all the scams and corruption and crimes you see around you? Do you dream of reporting a story and galvanising your DM into action? Do you see stories behind every tree, or through every window and door? Do you want to travel and meet new people - online and offline?

The world of digital journalism is calling out to you - and we have just the right entry point for you.

About The Course

The purpose of this online course is the introduce the student to rural digital journalism specifically from a feminist perspective - that is, a perspective that sees the world from the perspective of women, and those on the margins of power. Therefore the course will not only introduce the student to the basics of news, reporting and journalism but it will also

encourage students to recognise and understand gender and caste in our society, and how these affect the media we create. The course will prepare the student to use readily available technical resources such as a smartphone - to record and create local, responsible news stories.

First of all, note that this is an asynchronous course. That means there are no live events scheduled at specific times.

You can log in to the course and complete activities at your own pace, at the times and on the days that are most convenient for you. But keep a target in mind 21 days.

Along with the main teaching video we are providing more videos, articles to watch and read. And exercises to practise. Do follow the order of the chapters and videos since they are connected and at times there are references to previous videos.

Course Layout

Module 1 - Role of Rural Journalism in Democracy

This module introduces students to the role of media in democracy with specific reference to rural India. First chapter will help the learner to get a macro perspective of the role of the media in a democracy. Chapter two will be an introduction to the role of rural journalism and will encourage students to start thinking about his/her own identity, context and experience. Last chapter will be an Introduction to the basics: What is news, what is the content of news.

Chapters

Media and Democracy
Role of Rural Journalism

Module 2 - Introduction to role of Gender and caste in media

In this module you will learn about being a journalist. Skills and knowledge, ethics to acquire to be a journalist. Is Media a man’s world or does caste rule this industry? If so, what happens to the news? This module will also help students to learn the difference between news and propaganda. You will also understand the importance of truth and accuracy in news.

Chapters

Representation in Media
Gender and Media

Module 3 - News in depth

What constitutes news. What are the kinds of news- Hard news & soft news. What does a news story consist of? And what makes a story newsworthy. This module is about these and more. An important aspect of reporting is the source of news. Students will get to learn about different sources journalists use to make sure their reports are truthful and accurate. Chapter two will share insights on identifying and verifying sources of information. You will also learn in depth about interviews - the most important aspect of news.

Chapters

News and Newsworthiness
Basics of news reporting and sources of news
Ethics in Journalism And Fake News.
Kinds and Structure of News

Module 4 - News Pre-production: From idea to script

In this module, we see what a newsroom is. We understand how the idea is the beginning of a news report, where to find ideas for reports and how research helps shape the idea and the news report. In chapter 2, we understand the process of storyboarding and scripting. And in the last chapter we learn the most important part of reporting which is interviews. From how to frame a question to what to wear when you are in the field for reporting we have all that in this module.

Chapters

Idea and Research
Storyboarding and Scripting
Interviews

Module 5 - News production: the shoot

This chapter is all about skills, equipment and technology of mastering mobile journalism. The key to success in mobile journalism is practice. This chapter will equip students to be their own camera person and reporter.

Chapters

Rural reporter's mobile toolkit
Videography basics
Shooting the new story: on location

Module 6 - Editing, Social media and the safety of journalists

What happens to the news which was reported by the reporter in the field? What next? This module is all about that. How the news reaches a news editor or producer. You will learn a bit of the editing process and how finally the news is published on different online platforms like a website, youtube, facebook, twitter or instagram. What is the need of having social media presence and what are the things you should keep in mind to be safe online? This course will introduce journalists to the digital threats that a rural journalist potentially face, and digital tools and practices they can adopt to ensure their digital safety.

Chapters

Introduction to editing and social media
How to be safe while being a journalist

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