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22 Feb 2017
Amman, 22 February (Jordan Media Institute) -- A training workshop on preparing and presenting radio morning programs began at the Jordan Media Institute (JMI) today, Wednesday. The JMI is holding the workshop in partnership with the "Support to Media in Jordan" program, implemented by UNESCO and funded by the EU. <br />
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The training workshop is part of the JMI's plan, launched in 2016, to develop radio performance, with the participation of workers and volunteers at seven community radios in the governorates of the Kingdom. These radios are taking part in the project on "Building Capacities of Local Radios" implemented by the JMI.<br />
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The two-day training workshop aims at changing the stereotype about morning shows on radio through enabling the participants to develop their skills in preparing and presenting shows in a professional and innovative manner that addresses people's needs. <br />
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Trainer Dr. Walid Nassar, director and chief editor of Ajyal Radio Network, said that the workshop includes applied exercises. The participants took intensive applied training, besides producing and presenting radio morning shows that are prepared and implemented at the JMI studio. <br />
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According to Dr. Nassar, the first day of the workshop includes a theoretical aspect about a number of concepts for the production of radio programs that contain a sufficient amount of information, entertainment, understanding, and addressing the needs of listeners. It also answers a number of questions, including: How do we identify the target audience? How do we choose the segments and ideas and link them to the target audience? How do we learn about our sources of information? Who is the most suitable guest for a radio interview? How do we prepare him for an interview? <br />
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Since the beginning of 2017, the JMI has carried out a number of training workshops and programs throughout the governorates of the Kingdom on preparing field radio reports and preparing and presenting newscasts. This is part of its comprehensive training plan, which is based on an assessment study conducted by a team of experts. The aim is for the local and community radios to actually benefit from the training and for this to reflect on their performance. This is done through developing the capacities of the staff at these radios. Around 150 people are expected to benefit from the training programs.<br />
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The courses proposed within the plan include a number of key topics, such as documentaries, variety shows, voice focus and performance, broadcasting, sound engineering, managing social media networks, managing volunteers, and others. <br />
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The targeted radios are Sawt Al Aqaba, Sawt Al Janub, Sawt Al Karak, Tafila Technical Radio, University of Jordan, Liqa FM, and Yarmouk FM. <br />