AJMI - Doha

Al Jazeera Media Institute announces its intention to launch a “Field Media Diploma” at its headquarters in Doha during the period from September 13th. to October 16th/ 2025, as part of its continuous efforts to develop media cadres and to qualify them according to the latest media standards. The diploma is going to be held in the evening period and composed of 150 training hours over five weeks to focus on practical exercises and direct interaction.

The Institute believes that modern media fieldwork requires a journalist to combine the ability of a transferring reality accurately and objectively in addition to presenting it in innovative creative ways, which makes familiarity with television production styles and understanding professional differences between different forms a basic skill for every journalist.

The diploma targets journalists, media professionals and media students, in addition to every one having previous experience in journalism or documentary film production, with preference for holders of relevant university qualifications.

The program covers four main themes: Exploring relationship between reality and creativity in television works, pre-production stage (research, writing treatments and team planning), production stage (filming plan and applying realistic and creative methods) and post-production stage (story building, editing, and processing visual and audio materials).

The training team will include a selected group of specialized trainers, including field journalists, directors, experts of television reports production, documentaries and editing, in addition to trainers in journalistic writing and visual narration in order to provide trainees with the best opportunity to learn the latest professional practices and modern technologies at all stages of media work.

It is worth noting that intensive professional diplomas offered by Al Jazeera Media Institute focus on meeting labor market requirements through practical training and interaction with experts, which contributes to bridging knowledge gaps, enhancing trainees’ readiness to work and building professional relationships, in line with the strategy of the Institute to develop media cadres and promote their competitiveness.