The courses bring together students from around the world, and feature practical training from journalists who have reported for respected media such as the BBC, Reuters, the New York Times, the Guardian, CBS, the Washington Post and Newsweek.

Summaries of each course are given below, and full details can be found our website: http://www.tol.org/client/training/open-courses/

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM (July 18-23)
A one-week course led by Mark Schapiro from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Students will learn how to start and sustain an investigation, learn interviewing techniques, build a case, handle sources and adapt the story for different types of media.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT TRAINING COURSE (July 25 – August 2)
This popular nine-day course features practical training and advice from experienced foreign correspondents. Students will also research, write and file their own story from Prague – a real taste of international reporting.

PHOTOJOURNALISM (August 2-7)
A mixture of training and practical shooting sessions, students will learn new techniques and complete a photo essay under the guidance of two international photojournalists.

If you or your students would like any more information about the courses, I would naturally be pleased to answer any questions.

Joann Plockova
TOL Training
plockovaj [ at ] tol.org
http://www.tol.org/client/training/open-courses/