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07 Feb 2018
7 Feb 2018 <br />
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Amman - The Jordan Media Institute (JMI), in cooperation with the Norwegian Institute of Journalism, held a training workshop on "TV News Storytelling." The workshop was conducted by Danish director and journalist Torben Schou.<br />
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The workshop focused on enabling the participants to use new and unconventional skills in TV storytelling, as well as using the element of attraction and appeal to viewers without exaggeration so that journalists can communicate their messages objectively and impartially.<br />
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The trainer asked the students to think of new ways, simplify methods of presenting stories, use appropriate keys and skills for storytelling, challenge conventional methods, and focus on the power of images and minimize narration.<br />
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The JMI students who took part in the four-day workshop presented samples of short TV stories that they produced. The stories were assessed based on scientific and professional principles. They also watched stories that highlight the main elements of distinguished TV stories by focusing on the human element.<br />
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Eid al-Mulki, a student, said that such workshops help in broadening the knowledge of participants of building TV stories and taking other viewpoints, especially the new way of thinking presented by Western media, as outlined by the trainer.<br />
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The JMI has hosted Torben Schou four times over the past years. He is considered one of the most renowned journalists in Scandinavian countries in the field of TV news stories. He has over 20 years of experience as a trainer.