Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a new online training course for exiled journalists, in partnership with the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). The free e-learning course, which covers areas like UK media law, public affairs, writing styles and an introduction to the UK media industry, will help journalists forced to relocate to continue reporting.
The course was developed as part of a project to help journalists who had to flee Hong Kong because of the crackdown on independent media there, many of whom have resettled in Britain. Covering everything from public affairs to public perception of the trade, it delivers the essential information newly arrived journalists need to understand British journalism, putting them in a much stronger position to secure work and remain in journalism.
It was developed in partnership with the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), a charity which delivers the UK’s leading training scheme for journalists and will be hosted in a private section of the NCTJ’s Journalism Skills Academy e-learning platform.
If you are an international journalist who would benefit from this course, contact fobrien(at)rsf.org.