Update
March 31st, 2008
Two new Distance Learning Courses
The CBA in partnership with the Thomson Foundation are launching 2 more distance learning course this year for its member organisations. All successful participants will receive CBA Distance Learning Certificates on completion.
Both courses will be delivered online with weekly modules over 12 weeks, coupled with an online discussion forum. They will begin on Friday 9th May 2008 and end on 25 July 2008.
TV News Reporting
This 12 week distance learning course is a distillation of some of the “must have” basics skills of TV production. It aims to help working TV reporters and producers to understand a range of issues and skills and to help them to apply them to their daily work. More information and an application form can be found here.
Website Development
This 12 week distance learning course aims to help online producers understand the tools and best practice of web design, especially in developing countries where resources are limited. The course covers design issues and inter-media coding skills in HTML and CSS. More information and an application form can be found here.
Places are limited and we request that you return your application form with a recent CV to Jasmine Dhariwal, Training Director at Jas@cba.org.uk or Fax: +44 207 583 7277 as soon as possible.
Closing date for applications for both courses: 18 April, 2008
Apply for MA bursary in University of Brunei
The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association invites applications from full-time staff of CBA member organisations from the developing countries of the Commonwealth for a one-year Masters in Public Policy at the University of Brunei.
This is a full-time course and the bursary includes full-tuition fees for the selected applicant and free accommodation at the university hostel (single room only). This is being sponsored by Universiti Brunei Darussalam.
Please note that airfare to and from Brunei and subsistence costs have to be met by the candidate or the candidate's organisation.
Please send:
· 4 copies of the application to the CBA Secretariat latest by Monday 14 April, 2008.
· A separate statement saying why you want to apply for this bursary
· A signed statement confirming the bursar will return to his/her country and organisation at the end of the bursary.
· Confirmation that the airfare and subsistence will be paid by the candidate or his/her organisation.
Send all of the above to:
CBA Brunei Bursary
Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
17 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1AA
UK
Application form can be downloaded from here. You can access more information on Universiti Brunei Darussalam's courses here. For queries please email bursary@cba.org.uk.
Closing Date for receiving applications: 14 April, 2008
Pick of the Commonwealth
For April’s edition of Pick of the Commonwealth presenter Robin White asks what kind of man is Yusuf Raza Gillani, the new Prime Minister of Pakistan, and will he try to push President Musharraf out of power. He also questions a Kenyan journalist about the power-sharing agreement between its leaders?
Then Robin travels to Mauritius to see the launch of a new broadcasting centre, courtesy of the Chinese, and he goes in search of the devil on tiny York Island off the coast of Sierra Leone. We also hear from an award-winning novelist from Bangladesh, and ask whether men are being sidelined at work and at home.
Pick of the Commonwealth is a 30-minute monthly radio programme, available to all CBA member stations for re-broadcast free of charge. It includes stories and interviews from around the world - putting your listeners in touch with the people and issues that matter. It is available from www.cba.org.uk/pick .
If your station is unable to use downloaded files from this site, please contact Adam Weatherhead at the CBA.
2008-9 Commonwealth Short Story Competition
Now is the time for radio stations to solicit entries to the Commonwealth Short Story Competition. Suggested trail:
“If you would like to win £2,000 Sterling, you should write a story of 600 words and send it to: Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, 17 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y1AA, UK or story@cba.org.uk. There is no entry fee or entry form. Stories should be typed or word processed and should arrive by 1st May, 2008. Entries must be original and unpublished and certified as such. Only the winners will be notified.”
The competition is open to all Commonwealth citizens, more information and details on how to enter can be found here.
Closing Date: 1 May, 2008
The 5th World Television Award in 2008
The theme for the 5th World Television Award in 2008 is The Best Television Documentary Promoting Religious Understanding and Tolerance. The World Award is an annual award in collaboration with ASBU, CBA, SABA and several national and international organisations with a cash prize of $7,000 USD. It provides an opportunity for television producers to receive international recognition for work. TV programmes should be submitted to the AIBD secretariat. More information can be viewed here.
Closing Date: 7 April, 2008
Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
17 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1AA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 75835550
Fax: +44 (0)20 75835549
Email: cba@cba.org.uk
Website: www.cba.org.uk
