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Romanian reporters learned how to pitch and plan a complex story, practised interviewing and debated ethical and legal dilemmas...
Romanian reporters learned how to pitch and plan a complex story, practised interviewing and debated ethical and legal dilemmas during a five-day investigative journalism course in Bucharest last week.
The new course, led by Keith Stafford and me, included exercises to simulate an investigation into a fictitious company suspected of avoiding tax.
Some of the 13 reporters already had substantial investigative experience so the course was not just about us teaching them. The journalists from newspapers, television, the web and Romania’s national news agency, Agerpres, shared tips on how to meet the challenges of investigative work.
The course was held in partnership with Agerpres at the agency’s headquarters, where staff worked extremely hard to make sure things ran smoothly. They were also remarkably tolerant of journalists taking over the corridor outside the training room to hone their interview skills.
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