Global Press Reporting Program in Narrative Change Techniques

LAUNCH COURSE

Curriculum

1. Welcome
2. Program Overview
3. Program Structure and Schedule
4. Final Project Overview
5. Your Program Workbook
6. Story Consultation
7. The Narrative Change Community
8. Technical Requirements
9. Support
10. Program Resources
1. Chapter 1: Narrative Change
2. Introduction to Narrative Change
3. Prepare for Activity 1
4. Activity 1: Your Role as a Driver of Narrative Change
5. Your Role in Narrative Change
1. Chapter 2: News Value
2. Activity 2: Your Story Idea
3. Activity 3: Reflect on the News Where You Live
4. Beyond Breaking News
5. Changing the Way People Look at Uganda
6. A New Newsworthiness
7. Newsworthiness by Examining Consequence
8. Identifying Consequence: Ask So What?
9. Identifying Consequence
10. Newsworthiness Through Relevance
11. Newsworthiness Through Proximity
12. Newsworthiness Through You
13. Newsworthiness of Your Story
14. Activity 4: Your (Revised) Story Idea
15. Summary
1. Check-In #1
1. Chapter 3: Sourcing
2. Introduction to Sourcing
3. Activity 5: Your Sources
4. How Sources Impact Audience Understanding
5. 1. Balance Sources With Credentialed and Lived Experience
6. 2. Prioritize Local Over International Experts
7. 3. Ensure Diverse Community Representation
8. Activity 6: Source List Review
9. Summary
1. Check-In #2
1. Chapter 4: Risk Tolerance
2. Introduction to Risk Tolerance
3. Defining Risk
4. Activity 7: Story Risk Assessment
5. An Introduction to Risk Tolerance
6. Your Relationship with Risk
7. Activity 8: Journalism Risk Tolerance Quiz
8. Calculating Your Risk Tolerance
9. Leveraging Your Risk Profile
10. Activity 9: Your Risk Profile
11. Risk Management
12. Situational Awareness
13. How to Advocate for Your Risk Profile
14. Activity 10: Situational Awareness
15. Activity 11: My (Revised) Story Idea
16. Summary
1. Check-In #3
1. Chapter 5: Accuracy
2. The Reliability Gap
3. Activity 12: How Do You Fact-Check?
4. The Facts You Check
5. The Global Press Fact-Checking System: The 7 CQs
6. Sources for Fact-Checking
7. Activity 13: Sources Used to Fact-Check
8. Guidelines for Checking Basic Facts and Assertions
9. Examples: Checking Basic Facts and Assertions
10. Activity 14: Checking Basic Facts and Assertions, Part 1
11. Activity 15: Fact-Checking Basic Facts and Assertions, Part 2
12. Model Response: Checking Basic Facts and Assertions, Part 2
13. Checking Beliefs and Memories
14. A Rationale for Fact-Checking
15. Activity 16: Fact-Check Your Story
1. Chapter 6: Language
2. Introduction to Language, Word Choice, and Style
3. Storytelling With Dignity and Precision
4. Activity 17: Storytelling with Precision
5. Do Not Force Assumptions
6. Refer to People as People
7. Refer to People as People: An Example
8. Balance Source Dignity and Audience Clarity
9. A Rationale for Language, Word Choice, and Style
10. Activity 18: Be Precise With Your Words
11. Summary
1. Check-In #4
1. The Narrative Change Techniques
1. Activity 19: Program Survey (Required)
1. Final Project Submission Instructions
2. Activity 20: Final Project Folder Submission
3. Activity 21: Final Project Submission Confirmation
1. Wrapping Up
2. Next Steps and References

92 lessons

Global Press Reporting Program in Narrative Change Techniques

Curriculum

Program Information

1: Narrative Change

2: News Value

Check-In #1

3: Sourcing

Check-In #2

4: Risk Tolerance

Check-In #3

5: Accuracy

6: Language

Check-In #4

7: The Narrative Change Techniques

8: Program Survey

9: Final Project Submission

10: Program Summary and Next Steps