2nd Journalism and Human Rights Course
Registration open, until September 30, for students across Brazil
What are Brazilian prisons really like? How important are the United Nations and the OAS (Organization of American States) for human rights and how does the Brazilian State react to charges of violations in these bodies. How big is the inflow of immigrants and refugees into Brazil and what are the laws that regulate them? Why are essential medicines so expensive?
And, above all, what role does journalism play in all this?
University students of journalism and other disciplines who are interested in understanding and covering these and other questions can register, until September 30, in the 2nd Course on Journalism and Human Rights.
The 20 selected students will attend lectures and press conferences with experts throughout the months of October and November 2015. The course combines the reflective practice of journalistic coverage with the theoretical knowledge of human rights issues.
Organized by Conectas in partnership with the Oboré agency, Abraji (Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism) and Sinpro-SP (São Paulo Teachers Union), the course is one of the modules of the Reporter of the Future Project and it will benefit from the educational supervision of the journalist João Paulo Charleaux.
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The selection meeting will be held on October 3, at 9 am, at the Matilha Cultural Center in São Paulo. In addition to attending a talk by Jessica Carvalho Morris, executive director of Conectas, the candidates will also take a written test. The list of the 20 selected students will be published on October 9.
Methodology
The weekly meetings, always on Saturdays, will observe the following schedule: a 30-minute editorial meeting between the students and the educational supervisor; a one-hour lecture by an expert, followed by an hour-long press conference; and, finally, 30 minutes to review the day’s events, once again between the students and the supervisor. Afterwards, the students will write a news article on the topic of the meeting.
The course will also offer, on a weekly basis, one-on-one sessions with journalists and teachers to provide personalized journalistic and writing guidance. These sessions will allow an assessment of the qualities to be developed and the weaknesses to be addressed by each student.
Money-back deal
To measure the real efforts of each participant, the course works on a “money-back” basis: the students will pay the equivalent of one monthly minimum wage upon enrollment, but the money will be reimbursed at the end of the course if they: 1) participate in all the meetings; 2) participate in at least one one-on-one session; 3) produce all the weekly news articles immediately after each meeting; 4) get at least one of these articles published in any media outlet with a responsible editor.
The methodology of the Reporter of the Future Project is the result of more than 20 years experience organizing complementary courses for university students.
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Program
All the activities, with the exception of the selection meeting and the workshop on study methodologies, will take place at the offices of Conectas (Av. Paulista, 575 – 19th floor).
October 3, 9 am to 1 pm | Selection meeting
What is the role of journalists today in the coverage of human rights?
Jessica Carvalho Morris, executive director of Conectas
Location: Matilha Cultural Center – Rua Rego Freitas, 542 – São Paulo/SP
October 17 | 9 am to 2 pm
Journalism as a public good
Manuel Carlos Chaparro, journalist (four-time winner of the Esso Award), retired teacher and one of the creators of the new curriculum guidelines for journalism courses
October 24 | 9 am to 2 pm
What is the role of Brazil in the UN and the OAS?
Laura Waisbish, adviser to the Foreign Policy program at Conectas
November 7 | 9 am to 2 pm
Inside the Brazilian prison system: an inexhaustible source of violations and reports
Rafael Custódio, coordinator of the Justice program at Conectas
November 14 | 9 am to 1 pm
Immigration and asylum in Brazil
Camila Asano, coordinator of the Foreign Policy program at Conectas
November 14 | 2 pm to 5 pm
Study methodologies
Ausonia Donato, educator specialized in educational psychology
Location: Intercom – Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 2050 – São Paulo/SP
November 28 | 9 am to 2 pm
Intellectual property and access to medicines
Marcela Vieira, coordinator of the GTPI (Working Group on Intellectual Property)
December 5 | 9 am to 1 pm
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