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Writer/Journalist

The Tenacity Post is seeking a professional, motivated and organized journalist to join a dynamic editorial team to report on news from a biblical, Christian worldview. The Tenacity Post- Rapport is a biblically sound version of old-school objective journalism. It is theologically sophisticated, biblically orthodox, and committed to truthful objective journalism, not agenda reporting.

Key responsibilities:

* Writing news and feature articles for website, electronic newsletters, and social media
* Cover breaking and in-depth stories of interest to our audience
* Cover national events in person and remotely
* Be involved in our social media community

Ideal candidates will have the following: a degree in journalism or writing, and/over 3 to 5 years’ experience as a freelance writer or staff writer/editor/reporter.
Applicants must submit writing samples along with their CV on admin@thetenacitypost.com or lndiweni13@gmail.com.

Offered by CiRP

Who we are

The Tenacity Post, the news and media division of the Centre for information Research and Publicity is an independent news provider, reaching to Zimbabweans locally and abroad.  Our journalists deliver unparalleled news coverage with speed, impartiality and insight to entrepreneurs, foreign policy experts, religious organisations, and directly to consumers on www.thetenacitypost.com and Tenacity TV.
The Center for Information Research and Publicity (CiRP) - has experience in research and managing communications through its online publication called The Tenacity Post. CiRP wants to expand its human resources through training content creators.
We have trained personnel: Graduates from The National University of Science and Technology, University of Zimbabwe, International Institutions and also other media houses. Our instructors are broadcasters and journalists in their day jobs.

What is the Television Production & Journalism Training Programme

The CiRP Journalism and Television Production Training Programme is an opportunity for creative minds that haven’t had opportunities in conventional training institutions, to become early career reporters, or someone who wants to switch careers into television production or journalism. The programme in 2019 will consist of 15 days of formal and on-the-job Television production and journalism training, spanning over one month in Mzilikazi in Bulawayo. None of our practical courses have more than 10 students, meaning each student benefits from dedicated time and attention from our tutors enabling them to get the most from their experience with us.
We are excited to work with emerging talents who can tell stories about entrepreneurs, politics and new perspectives in different formats. As a global business we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. As a surety to do that, we are training diverse, talented and inspired individuals with a passion for multimedia and data journalism.
  Key Facts

• 15 days learning spanning to a month’s intensive training and reporting assignments.
• Placement in the Tenacity Post newsroom and other opportunities within TTP
• Application opens June 29 2019
• 1^st group Programme begins July 2019

  What are we offering?

  The CiRP Television Production & Journalism Programme offers an opportunity to fast-track your television and journalism career and develop your skills across a variety of subjects and media. Successful applicants will predominantly report in text, and visuals.

  Key elements

 

• Employment
• Fast-paced reporting on top news stories of the day
• Opportunity to develop television and journalism skills
• #### Qualification obtained is only relevant to work for The Tenacity Post#####

  What we are looking for

  Prerequisites

• School drop out


• Clear commitment to a career in Television production and journalism
• Drive to build sources, break news and deliver deeply reported stories
• Strong interest in issues that affect communities, churches, entrepreneurs, companies, markets and economies
• Ability to generate original, relevant story ideas
• Ambition to deliver with real impact
• Fluency in written English
• Fluency in a second language beneficial but not compulsory

  Other desired skills (not prerequisites)

• Understanding of how to use social media to report and find sources

  Location: Bulawayo, Mzilikazi

  Programme content

1. JOURNALISM

This module introduces television production and journalism.

• History of journalism
• News reporting and writing
• Media ethics

  OUTPUT:  17 Articles in a month The Tenacity Post, needs quality ARTICLES for its online news site and newspaper  

2. PHONE FILMING

This module teaches you how to make, edit, and publish a film using only the phone in your pocket. What will you learn? Planning:          Planning the shoot including storyboarding, arranging locations, and interviews. Shooting:         How to use the Phone camera How to use an external mic, and natural light Shooting sequences, incorporating bold images to capture audience attention Editing:           the basic concepts of editing - how it can amplify your message. Sharing:           putting your content on to social media platforms.   OUT PUT:  shooting and editing two films, The Tenacity Post, needs quality content for its online broadcast  

3. VIDEO EDITING AND CAMERA HANDLING

• Intro to editing using Adobe Premier Pro
• Creating projects
• Understand how to edit simple sequences
• Practice ingesting and editing rushes
• The dos and don’ts of basic editing

 

4. PHOTOGRAPHY

Photo journalism module focuses on shooting photos, learning relevant software programs, digital photography, journalism law and ethics and training in multi-media The role of photojournalist is to tell a story with pictures. Journalists write, photojournalists snap photos. Both fields are important when reporting news, but a picture is worth a thousand words. Photojournalists typically perform their jobs at awards ceremonies, political rallies and sporting events. Individuals in this field are expected to have the ability to operate both film and digital cameras and be considerably skilled in editing photos using digital software. The Tenacity Post needs skilled photojournalists for our news site, broadcast and newspaper.  

5. INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES

Gain confidence and skills Practical training course to build confidence and gain an understanding of how to carry out interviews

• Messaging
• Difficult questions
• Planned and unplanned news
• Crisis situations
• Practical sessions and critique

At the Centre for Research and Publicity, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our communities and Zimbabwe. As a team, we believe in creating opportunities and winning through creating meaningful content. Making this happen we are calling for creative minds to a 15 day training course. These will run until we have grown The Tenacity Post Human Resources, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance. As a business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, inspired individuals regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or any other protected classification. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

Fee Structure
Registration           RTGS/ZWL             20
Tuition                     RTGS/ZWL             150
Administration        RTGS/ZWL             130
Total________________     RTGS/ZWL250


Center for Information Research & Publicity (CiRP)
Mzilikazi Lecture Theatre
Shop 110 Mzilikazi Shopping Area
Ph:  292 460805
Cell:  0773 929212