In cooperation with the Georgian Public Broadcaster and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU),  the Georgian Regional Academy will conduct training for the journalists of the Georgian Public Broadcasters. The academy will provide training for journalists from Georgian Public Broadcaster, as well as from neighbouring countries – Azerbaijan and Armenia.

The training “Solutions Focused News for TV and Radio Programs” is scheduled for September 18, 2020; “Five Steps to Build Constructive, Solutions -Focused Stories” – September 25. Online sessions will be conducted via Zoom.

The sessions will cover how a programme team can produce the fairest, most comprehensive, in-depth and accurate coverage of stories, supporting the audience’s understanding of key issues.

The case study will be the successful Danish radio programme called ‘Public Service’ broadcast on DR in Denmark.

EBU Faculty member Mark Egan will be joined by two Guest speakers: Morten Rønnelund, Editorial Manager of P1 Public Service and Jesper Borup, host of the show who developed the programme. Both will share their insights and learnings.

The training is designed for Heads of news, Editors in chief, editors and reporters, and News producers.

With the cooperation and funding of the Georgian Public Broadcaster and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), EBU Academy’s Regional Learning Hub was established in Georgia in early 2019.