Training School

Community Media Training School

The new ‘virtual’ Community Media Training School operated by Citizens Eye was launched on Monday 4th February.

The Community News Cafe that operates every Tuesday 9.30-10.30am at the Coffee Republic on Granby Street, will continue to be the first port of call for anyone interested in volunteering as a Community Reporter and looking for details of ‘free’ community media taster workshops.

An ‘open’ newsroom in the College of Journalism Training Room at BBC Radio Leicester operates every Tuesday between 1-4pm.

Simon Parker, editor of Citizens Eye said: “this ‘virtual’ training school had been planned for a while so to see it come to life is real progress for Citizens Eye.”

A new training brochure is currently under development. It will be available to view online soon.

For further details please email editor@citizenseye.org

Do YOU want to be a Community Reporter?

Learn ‘How To’ …..set up social media channels, make a short film for You Tube, take a photo & upload to Flickr, write a news article, develop broadcast skills and get your voice heard.

The Community Reporters, who volunteer their time to report on local events and identify community news stories use the weekly meeting to interview people and discuss community news stories.

If you want to find out more information about becoming a Community Reporter, you can drop in and meet volunteers who can help in getting your message out to a wider audience.

Come and find out how you can play an active role in reporting on your neighbourhood, ward meetings, charity events and much more.