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Outcomes
Production of 6x15 minute documentary programmes, to be aired on national and local radio on completion
The course aims to introduce participants to key journalists working in the field of radio production in Ireland
Participants will receive a FOMACS’ media mentoring certificate on the full completion of the workshop
A field diary documenting media mentoring guidelines will also be produced in the context of this mentoring workshop
Highlights from all six stories
The Curious Ear: Through African Ears - This programme features extracts from the short documentaries made by five of the women (Neltah's appeared in an earlier 'Curious Ear', "Neltah Tells A Love Story")
'Having Your Voice Heard'
Coordinated by Roísín Boyd, a radio journalist working with FOMACS’ partner, the Irish Refugee Council, Having your Voice Heard, is a 12-week radio mentoring programme, part-funded by the ‘Migrants and the Media’ EPIM supported project. Other lecturers/practitioners involved in the programme include radio producer, Pat Hannon, and journalist, Colin Murphy, in addition to a range of visiting practitioners.
We have chosen a media mentoring methodology to facilitate skills transfer and access to the media industry for migrant women. Participants were recruited on the basis of their commitment to this field of media production and their desire to enter the media industry in Ireland. The decision to recruit women is to address a gender in-balance in the media, specifically in relation to the participation of migrant women.
The course is designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of radio journalism in the context of the short documentary genre. In this framework, participants learn combined skills in audio and documentary production:
- Documentary research
- Recording skills and interviewing/oral history methods
- Writing for radio and pitching and marketing your story
- Principles of sound editing working alongside an experienced editor
The thematic for the mentoring workshop is ‘The Family’ following agreement of the participants.
The interviews featured on this page illustrate the mentoring methodology and the research and production process undertaken by the participants. Hear the voices and meet the participants in the photo voice sequence above, as they explore workshop themes in conversation with mentor, Roisin Boyd. Diverse ranges of subject areas are discussed, such as gender, identity, power relations, community, integration, memory, history and tradition.
See here for further details on the radio mentoring curriculum and workshop structure, in addition to outputs and outcomes.
Listen here to excerpts from all six stories.
