The Get to News program is uniquely structured to provide students with practical “in the field” journalistic experience, in one of the biggest media hubs in the world.
First week – laying the foundations:
Workshops taught by top professionals in their fields.
The first week is meant to provide the students with the tools and knowledge required to allow them to make the best of the “on the ground” experience later in the program. The workshops are designed in a unique manner, aimed to go beyond the theoretical and into to the practical of every facet of the media.
Writing news and featured articles – how to write and edit news, tips on how to build the story, get to sources, and interviewing skills.
Television – Videotaping, editing, standing in front of the camera and interviewing
Radio – broadcasting, editing, taping and interviewing.
Still Shots/Photography – framing, lighting, getting the “money shot”
Blogging – How to start a blog, write publish and increase exposure.
Second & Third weeks – Hitting the Ground
During these two weeks the students will get to practice their newly acquired skills while touring some of the most interesting and talked of places in the world. They will participate in exclusive press conferences with key figures, and get access to places most people as well as reporters usually cannot access. The students will be required to prepared articles based on these experiences, and they will graduate the program with an impressive addition to their portfolios.
Among the scheduled programs:
Negev (and areas surrounding Gaza):
Binyamin and Samaria
Tel Aviv: Start-up nation
The Golan Heights:
The Galilee (including Lebanese border):
All through the program there will be private sessions and press conferences with various experts.
** Please note that the program’s itinerary is subject to changes and substitutions at Tazpit’s sole discretion. It is also subject to change based on the needs of the organizations/individuals and other authorities, in particularwhen security situations or national security matters arise.