This specialized program equips reporters, editors, and presenters with advanced skills in human‑angle reporting, focusing on stories that highlight the human impact of events, policies, and conflicts. It blends theory, ethics, and practical exercises to strengthen journalistic storytelling with empathy and accuracy.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this training session, participants will be able to

• Master techniques for identifying and developing human-interest angles.
• Apply ethical and sensitive approaches to reporting vulnerable subjects.
• Strengthen storytelling skills across print, broadcast, and digital platforms.
• Use multimedia and data to enrich human-interest narratives.
• Collaborate effectively as reporters, editors, and presenters in newsroom settings.

Course Contents

Day 1 – Introduction to Human-Angle Journalism

• Morning (9:00–12:00)
  • Understanding human-interest stories: definition, scope, and impact
  • Why human-angle reporting matters in modern journalism
  • Case studies of powerful human-interest stories (local & global)
• Afternoon (1:30–4:30)
  • Identifying human-interest angles in everyday news
  • Workshop: spotting the “human face” in hard news stories

Day 2 – Storytelling Techniques for Human-Angle Reporting

• Morning
  • Narrative structures: chronological, thematic, and character-driven storytelling
  • Using emotion responsibly in journalism
• Afternoon
  • Writing exercises: turning statistics into human stories
  • Presenter practice: delivering human-interest stories on broadcast platforms

Day 3 – Ethics and Sensitivity in Human-Angle Reporting

• Morning
  • Ethical considerations: privacy, consent, dignity, and representation
  • Avoiding exploitation and sensationalism
• Afternoon
  • Case study analysis: ethical dilemmas in disaster and conflict reporting
  • Role-play: interviewing vulnerable subjects with empathy

Day 4 – Tools and Techniques for Reporters, Editors, and Presenters

• Morning
  • Field reporting techniques: observation, immersion, and interviews
  • Editorial framing: choosing headlines, images, and angles responsibly
• Afternoon
  • Presenter skills: tone, body language, and audience connection
  • Workshop: editing human-interest stories for print, broadcast, and digital

Day 5 – Human-Angle Reporting in Specialized Beats

• Morning
  • Health, education, and environment reporting with a human focus
  • Conflict and crisis reporting: highlighting resilience and survival
• Afternoon
  • Workshop: reworking a hard news story into a human-interest feature
  • Group critique and peer review

Day 6 – Data, Multimedia, and Digital Storytelling

• Morning
  • Using data to support human-interest narratives
  • Multimedia tools: photography, video, podcasts, and social media storytelling
• Afternoon
  • Practical session: creating a multimedia human-interest package
  • Editors’ roundtable: integrating human-angle reporting into newsroom workflows

Day 7 – Capstone Workshop & Presentations

• Morning
  • Group project: develop a full human-interest story (reporting, editing, presenting)
  • Peer collaboration and mentoring
• Afternoon
  • Final presentations: each group presents their story package
  • Wrap-up: future of human-angle reporting in digital and global journalism

Course Booking

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