Prerequisites

• One year of experience in journalism and media.
• High school diploma, with a preference for a university degree in journalism, media, or human sciences.
• Good knowledge of various digital platforms.

Course Description

There is a distinct difference between uploading content on social media and storytelling. Journalism is increasingly exploring new forms of visual storytelling on digital platforms, and news video production for social media is one such avenue. Successful production of such videos has the potential to unveil news in real-time, engage the audience immediately, and open the door to dialogue. This course delves into content production strategies for news videos on social media platforms, emphasizing the art of storytelling and effective news delivery through video. It also provides an introduction for journalists and content producers to enhance their skills in this domain.

Course Objective

By the end of this course, participants will:
• Tell a story to create engaging digital content.
• Produce a news video and understand the differences between digital platforms.
• Promote digital video on various digital platforms.

Course Outline

• Build the digital story:
- Identify the idea and the angle of treatment.
- Gather information from open sources.
- Create an overall vision for the artistic direction of the digital video.

• Produce digital news videos:
- Overview of platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and X.
- Prepare a comprehensive digital script: information, visual and audio materials, graphics.
- Workflow tasks: from content identification to execution and artistic direction of the digital video.

• Promote digital video effectively:
- Re-design the video to fit different digital platforms.
- Fundamentals of writing an engaging description for digital video.
- Manage the publishing process and engagement with the audience.

Course Benefits

• A graduation certificate by Aljazeera Media Institute.