Master classes in media management in Georgia 28-30 June 2016

master classes in media management in georgia 28-30 june 2016

On June 28th-30th 2016 The OPEN Media Hub is organising parallel Master Classes for broadcast, print and online media in Georgia. The Master Classes are specially designed for managers and senior editors of television, print and online media outlets and are intended to help them develop advanced management skills and to include their media organisations in the package of activities and services provided by the Media Hub over the next years.

MASTER CLASS PRINT AND ONLINE MEDIA MANAGEMENT:

Innovative Strategies in Print and Online Media Development

Highlights

The three-day Master Class will have a special focus on media development in the age of social and online media and will cover the following areas of media expertise:

• business planning;
• new revenue sources;
• costs management;
• paid content and pricing strategies;
• educational projects;
• content marketing managing multi-platform content;
• newsroom workflow management including integrated newsrooms;

Content

The Master Class will include sessions on:

• Economic sustainability and media freedom;
• Developing multimedia families (print, online, audio, video) under one brand;
• Reconciling business objectives and public service: Educational projects in commercial media as a new source of revenue and audience growth;
• Auxiliary Revenues: Supplements, Specials, Events, Books, Newsletters, Client Publishing;
• Innovative online strategies: video, podcasts, newsletters, data journalism;
• Integrated newsroom: main models, structure, workflow, management;
• Effectivity and cost management: How to cut costs without compromising editorial quality

Additional benefits for participants

Media managers participating in the Print and Online Media Management Master Class will have the opportunity to sign up their media organisations for the full package of media development support provided by the project which includes the following opportunities:

• Their online reporting staff gets 3 days advanced training customized to the specific needs;
• The media gets an international in-house management consultant to provide customised advice;
• It gets access to the www.openmediahub.com content sharing platform with rights free content;
• Free access to follow up on-line training courses for the staff;
• The media’s trained staff and managers become eligible to placements with top EU media outlets in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Poland and others;
• The media outlet becomes eligible to participate in top industry events like MIP Cannes, CIRCOM events, Association of Commercial Television Annual Conferences and networking events and many others;
• The media’s trained staff becomes eligible for ‘Production Support’ to produce video material worth 3000 – 8000 EUR each.

MASTER CLASS IN BROADCAST MANAGEMENT

Challenges in Raising Regional Issues in a Global Story

Highlights

The three-day Master Class will have a special focus on Challenges in Raising Regional Issues in a Global Story and will cover the following areas of media expertise:

• news management techniques developing practical tools
• how to use storytelling to report stories covering regional issues
• managing multi-platform content
• newsroom workflow management
• including integrated newsrooms
• handling social media and user-generated content and how EU sources can be accessed efficiently for the newsroom cycle

Content

The Master Classes will have a special focus on:
Topical issues, such as the upcoming elections and the support provided by the EU for reforms and development in Georgia and Georgia’s unique position in the region

Additional benefits for the participants

Media managers participating in Broadcast Management Master Class will have the opportunity to sign up their media organisations for the full package of media development support provided by the project which includes the following opportunities:

• Their online reporting staff gets 3 days advanced training customised to their specific needs;
• The media gets an international in-house management consultant to provide customised advice;
• It gets access to the www.openmediahub.com content sharing platform with rights free content;
• Free access to follow up on-line training courses for the staff;
• The media trained staff and managers become eligible to placements with top EU media outlets in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Poland and others;
• The media outlet becomes eligible to participate in top industry events like MIP Cannes, CIRCOM events, Association of Commercial Television Annual Conferences and networking events and many others;
• The media trained staff becomes eligible for Production Support to produce video material worth 3000- 8000 EUR each.

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