Training Materials
About Our Training Initiative
The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World is an international nonprofit organization and media training institute. The Institute was founded on the belief that journalism is an empowering tool that can bring voice, strength and light to issues that are hidden and people who are oppressed. It is in this vein that the Institute offers a wide variety of organizational development and journalism training materials to other nonprofit groups and educational institutions around the globe. The list below is a short sample of the array of award-winning curricula we offer. All curricula were developed by Cristi Hegranes.
Press Institute Training Materials
International Journalism and Media Development Curricula
1. Introduction to Journalism: The Principles & The Practice – developed for first time journalists in the developing world. Curricula cover basics of reporting practices (interviewing, investigation, sourcing, writing) and offers an in-depth look at the ethical principles of good journalism.
2. Reporting HIV/AIDS – developed for senior level Press Institute reporters in the developing world; later adapted for wider use at the request of and with the financial assistance of The Open Society Institute. This curricula offers a detailed approach for how to cover the realities of HIV/AIDS in the developed and developing world.
3. Reporting Gender in Developing Countries: Violence, Reproductive Rights, Political Oppression, Community Development – developed for PIWDW reporters and senior staff, now used around the globe.
4. Investigative Reporting in "Unfree" Countries – developed for PIWDW reporters and Senior staff. A training guide for legal matters pertaining to operating media outlets in non-democratic countries. A must-take course for program directors and individuals thinking of creating a start-up!
5. Ethical Investigative Reporting – developed for experienced PIWDW reporters; later adapted for use at Loyola Marymount University. This course offers reporters insights and core exercises to develop and hone their investigative research, interviewing and field reporting skills.
6. Credibility & The Citizen Journalist: A Case Study and A New Code of Ethics. Recently called the best modern course in ethics for journalists, this course is recommended for citizen journalists and editors in the United States, Europe and throughout the developing world!
Fee Structure
All Press Institute curricula are sold on a sliding scale. Our core goal and mission is to provide exceptional journalism education to people throughout the world, regardless of their ability to pay top dollar for exceptional materials.
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