Capacity Building Workshop Report - CDKN Global

ANNEXURE 4 – EXPERIENCE OF THE RADIO REPORTER SARNAM SINGH
FROM RADIO DHADKAN
I attended the CDKN Shubh Kal training workshop at TARAGram Orcha (6th to 8th November
2012). What I found most interesting about the workshop was that it was not just theoretical. The
power point presentations made in the first half of Day 1 were quite informative. Use of mock
interviews and actual newsroom story scripting and editing sessions were very useful tools in
practical learning.
I learnt a lot working in small groups on all the three days. Having fellow radio reporters from
other radio stations in my group helped us exchange story ideas. What my group found most
challenging was editing a short 4 minute story in 2 hours’ time out of the interviews that we did
with the farmers, scientists and the government line department officials. It was interesting to
hear what the other 2 groups had produced as well. The feedback that we got from the trainers
on how to make the stories more focused and interesting for the audience to listen to was very
useful for us.
I look forward to applying all the learning from this workshop to make interesting climate change
related radio programmes for our listeners.
Radio Reporter Sarnam writing questions to ask the experts with his group
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