WEEK ONE

MONDAY 19th OCTOBER
10.00-13.00 - BRIEFING AND ORIENTATION

Topic: A welcome to the fellowship scheme & organisers, and an introduction to the UK media scene
Hosts: One World Media staff, with Chris Rowley (Founding Trustee); Paul Howson (Director, Arts Group Operations, British Council); Peter Dannheisser (Indepdendent Advisor, One World Media)
Location: One World Media offices

14.00-17.00 - GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Topic: An opportunity for the Fellows to get to know each other and give presentations of their work and background
Hosts: One World Media staff, with Chris Rowley and Peter Dannheisser
Location: One World Media offices

TUESDAY 20th OCTOBER
8.45-10.00 - BBC WORLD SERVICE

Topic: Bush House Morning Meeting and an introduction to the BBC World Service
Host: Steve Titherington (Executive Editor, BBC Global News)
Location: BBC Bush House

10.00-10.45 - BBC WORLD SERVICE TRUST

Topic: An introduction to the BBC World Service Trust. How they work with media around the world to promote sustainable development and human rights
Host: Gerry Power (Director of Research and Knowledge Management)
Location: BBC Bush House

10.45-12.00 - BBC GLOBAL NEWS

Topic: How does the BBC adapt to global news platforms in a converging world?
Host: Jane Futrell (Head of Brand Identity)
Location: BBC Bush House

12.00-13.00 - BBC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Topic: How does the BBC manage the broadcast cooperation with South Africa?
Host: Steve Martin (BD Manager South Africa); Simon Kendall (BD South Africa)
Location: BBC Bush House

15.30-17.00 - DISASTER EMERGENCY COMMITTEE (DEC)

Topic: How do international NGOs use media for their own goals? A round table discussion with Christian Aid and Action Aid
Host: Brendan Gormley (Chief Executive DEC); Katheryne Hindley (Head of Media Management); representatives of the above charities
Location: Christian Aid offices

WEDNESDAY 21st OCTOBER
10.15-11.45 - BBC PARLIAMENT

Topic: Overview of the BBC's parliamentary coverage
Host: Peter Knowles (Channel Controller)
Location: BBC Millbank Studios

14.00-14.30 - TOUR OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Topic: A brief tour of the House
Host: Myles Wickstead (Chair of Commission for Africa)
Location: House of Commons

14.30-15.30 - WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY (WfD)

Topic: Round table discussion about the work of WfD
Host: Myles Wickstead; David Thirlby (Acting Programme Manager, WfD)
Location: House of Commons

16.30-17.30 -DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DfID)

Topic: DfID's role in media development in the UK and the developing world
Host: Paul Mylrea (Director of Communications)
Location: DfID offices, Palace Street

THURSDAY 22nd OCTOBER
10.30-12.00 - AL-JAZEERA ENGLISH

Topic: Tour of Al-Jazeera English, the new 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel. A chance to meet and talk to programme editors, head of news and members of the communications and commercial teams
Host: Flora Gregory (Editor Witness programme); Ben Rayner (Head of News)
Location: Al-Jazeera English, Knightsbridge

15.00-17.30 - COMMONWEALTH BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION (CBA)

Topic: Introduction to the CBA by Elizabeth Smith and a training session and debate with Mary Raine on election coverage
Host: Elizabeth Smith (Secretary-General, CBA); Mary Raine (trainer)
Location: CBA Secretariat, Fleet Street

FRIDAY 23rd OCTOBER
10.00-11.00 - GUARDIAN UNLIMITED

Topic: A discussion about the relationship between print and audio, and a chance to witness a morning meeting of a major UK newspaper
Host: Matt Wells (Head of Audio and presenter of Media Talk podcast)
Location: Guardian offices, York Way

12.00-13.00 - HOUSE OF LORDS

Topic: Tour of the House of Lords and a chance to meet Lord Young
Host: Lord Young (Chairman of One World Media)
Location: House of Lords

15.00-15.30 - NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS

Topic: A chance to discuss the benefits of establishing a working union of journalists
Host: Mike Workman (Head of NUJ for BBC World Service Journalists)
Location: BBC Bush House

15.30-17.15 - BBC NETWORK AFRICA & FOCUS ON AFRICA

Topic: A presentation by Isa Abba Adamu about the BBC's African Services and a studio visit with Joseph Warungu of the making of Focus on Africa programme
Host: Isa Abba Adamu (Regional Executive Editor); Joseph Warungu (Editor African News and Current Affairs)
Location: BBC Bush House

 

WEEK TWO

MONDAY 26TH OCTOBER
10.00-12.00 - BBC EDITORIAL POLICY

Topic: Keeping the house in order
Host: David Jordan (Controller Editorial Policy, BBC)
Location: BBC White City

12.00-13.00 - BBC LEARNING

Topic: A talk from John Millner on education values at the BBC including literacy
Host: John Millner (Director of 5-19 learning)
Location: BBC Media Centre

14.30-16.00 - BBC NEWSROOM TECHNOLOGY AT THE CUTTINE EDGE

Topic: A tour of the BBC's new multimedia newsroom, and a discussion about the future of technology and interactivity in news coverage and an assessment of the BBC's new initiatves
Host: Chrichton Limbert (Head of News Production Organisation)
Location: BBC Television Centre

16.00-17.00 - NEWSNIGHT

Topic: Editorial decicion making in a flagship news programme
Host: Jasmin Buttar (Newsnight Deputy Editor and Working Lunch Editor)
Location: BBC Television Centre

TUESDAY 27TH OCTOBER
9.30-11.00- COLOUFUL RADIO

Topic: Visit to a small privately owned commercial radio station. Listening to live morning talk show and a discussion with founder and presenter Henry Bonsu about running the station
Host: Henry Bonsu (Head of Programmes, co-founder and Presenter)
Location: Colourful Radio studios, Vauxhall

12.00-13.30 - OFCOM - REGULATING PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING

Topic: How Ofcom regulates broadcasting and the challenges facing broadcasters and content providers
Host: Peter Davies (Director of Radio Policy and Broadcast Lisencing); Susan Williams (Manager Community Radios and RSLs)
Location: Ofcom, Southwark

15.00-16.00 - FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (FCO) SOUTHERN AFRICA

Topic: A chance to meet with the FCO desk office for Southern Africa
Host: Sarah Riley (Head of Southern Africa Section)
Location: FCO Head Office

16.00-16.30 - FCO PRESS OFFICE

Topic: Overview of how the press office functions
Host: Anne Power (Head of Team Africa, FCO Press Office)
Location: FCO Head Office

18.30-20.30 - ON AIR - THE MAKING OF CHANNEL 4 NEWS

Topic: On set to see the ITN-produced Channel 4 News show being made and meet
with its news anchor Jon Snow
Host: Jon Snow (News Anchor, Channel 4 News)
Location: Independent Television News (ITN)

WEDNESDAY 28th OCTOBER
10.00-17.00 - REUTERS FOUNDATION, FELLOWS TO FELLOWS

Topic: An opportunity to meet the Fellows of the Reuters Foundation Programme, based at Oxford University.

10.30 A tour of the dreaming spires and historic sites of Oxford

12:00-14:00 - Join the Reuters Fellows for their weekly seminar, this week: A lecture by Adrian Hadland on Press Councils and the Self-Regulation of Print Media in Sub-Saharan Africa and the World

14.30-15.30 - Roundtable debate with the Reuters Fellows chaired by James Painter on what makes an international story news in different parts of the world
Host: James Painter, Journalist Fellowship Programme
Location: Greentempleton College and Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford

THURSDAY 29th OCTOBER
10.00-12.30 - THOMSON FOUNDATION

Topic: An introduction to the Thomson Foundation and their training programmes for developing world journalists in TV and Radio
Host: Richard Tynen (Head of Development)
Location: One World Media Offices

14.00-16.00 - INDEPENDENT FREELANCE PROGRAMME PRODUCER

Topic: Visiting studio, seeing the production of a programme and meeting an experienced programme producer
Host: Neil Gardner
Location: Electric Airwaves

18.00-20.30 - FELLOWS' RECEPTION

Topic: An opportunity to meet our invited guests of media, government and overseas experts
Host: Lord Young of Norwood Green (Chairman OWM); One World Media staff
Location: Jewel Bar, Soho

FRIDAY 30th OCTOBER
11.00-12.30 - SKY NEWS

Topic: A tour of the famous newsroom and an editorial discussion with Rob Kirk
Host: Rob Kirk (Editorial Development Manager, Sky News)
Location: Sky News

15.00-18.00 - EVALUATION

Topic: Debrief and Evaluation of the two week programme
Host: Chris Rowley (Trustee, OWM); Peter Dannheisser (Independent Advisor, OWM); Andy Glynne (Director, OWM); Emma MacGregor (Deputy Director, OWM
Location: One World Media Offices