Purpose:

Overview:

This manual consists of lesson plans, exercises, and a training agenda developed by Internews Networks’ Local Voices programs to train radio journalists in HIV reporting.

At least 70% of these training exercises focus on teaching such radio reporting skills as interviewing, scriptwriting, digital sound editing, and sound recording. The rest focuses on HIV-specific skills, such as language use and developing HIV knowledge. The Local Voices program is convinced that journalists will only be able to use HIV knowledge on radio effectively if they’re given the opportunity to also develop their storytelling and reporting skills.

Chapter 5 contains a training agenda that works well for seven-day training workshops. You can either use it as a set agenda, or adjust it to better suit your needs. The exercises and lesson plans that are referred to in the training agenda are explained step by step in the different chapters of this manual. The hand-outs and answer sheets that you will need to carry out some of the exercises are also provided.

Usage: Guidance for project implementation

Audience: Communication staff