The course, facilitated by the Nordic SADC Journalism (NSJ) Trust, consists

of two intensive two-week modules from May 18 to 31, 2003, in Lusaka,

Zambia, and in Windhoek, Namibia from September 14 to 27, 2003.

The first module will begin with an introduction to basic economics for

journalists; followed by an introduction to microeconomics, the national

debt, and the economics of corruption. The module will also include sessions

exploring national accounts, inflation, the role of government, balance of

payments, exchange rate regimes, money and monetary policy. Other topics

include business cycles, government economic policy, and basic skills in

reporting business and economic issues.

The second more advanced module will teach planning for foreign assignments

and preparation of the newsroom for foreign stories. This module will also

discuss how to cover conflicts, analyze foreign news stories, use

specialists and conclude a foreign assignment. All sessions will stress the

role played by foreign correspondents in a democracy.

Other sessions will provide an introduction to reporting business, from

covering companies, to banking systems and the stock market; the economics

of corruption; development, globalization and world trade; economic analysis

and investigation of economic issues.

Scholarships are offered to deserving journalists who cannot afford course

fees.

All applicants will be obliged to attend both modules.

All applications should either be e-mailed to rantwi@nsjtraining.com and

copied to telma@nsjtraining.com or posted to The Training Manager, NSJ

Trust, C.P. 4537, Maputo, Mozambique.

Any other queries can be telephoned to (+258-1) 493-400.

Source: International Journalists’ Network