Radio Documentaries Production

Objectives:

 To offer an understanding of radio documentaries, and train students to make engaging content: covering everything from ideation and researching the right sources, to execution and production of a complete documentary.

Course outline:

 What is radio documentary?

The importance of radio documentaries.

Choosing the idea: Why this idea? Will it be of interest to the audience? How to tackle the topic?

• Researching sources: Where to find sources and how to fact-check information.
• Information gathering and the scenario-building stage.
• Information processing: Identifying participants, guests, the required archival material and music.
• Interview recording and editing.
• Writing conclusions.
• Voiceover and elocution.
• Obstacles and challenges.

Target audience:

• Documentary enthusiasts, aspiring production journalists and those looking to improve their storytelling skillset.
• Journalism, media, arts and social sciences graduates, as well as non-academics and beginners with a passion for radio and storytelling.

Certificate

Upon completion of the course, trainees will receive an official certificate qualified from Sky News Arabia Academy.