Dear Sir/Madam,
We would like to invite all journalists and media practitioners interested in leveraging on digital tools to enhance their media reporting on SDG-related issues.
Workshop: Storytelling Tools for Reporting the SDGs
(part of the Sustainable Development Goals in Journalism Reporting (SDGsJR) Workshop Series)
Synopsis:
The course emphasizes the role of technology, bridging traditional storytelling with modern digital narratives. From audio-visual tools to data visualization techniques, participants will gain hands-on experience in making SDG stories accessible, relatable, and memorable to a diverse audience. In the concluding modules, ethical considerations and strategies to ensure inclusivity and accuracy in SDG storytelling will be highlighted.
Dates: 2-3 December 2023 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (including 2-hour lunch break)
Platform: Microsoft Teams (the link will be sent after registration)
Facilitators: Dr. Charity Lee, Dr. Sharifah Ayeshah, Chieng Shea Lee (Faculty of Languages & Linguistics, Universiti Malaya)
Guest speaker: Professor Xu Xiaoge, Director of Institute for Mobile Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Registration link: https://forms.gle/GH9hStz5jqRu3tqi6
Contact us at eleena@um.edu.my or charity.lee@um.edu.my for more information or direct payment (for individuals not claiming via HRD Corp).