In Latin America, DW Akademie works mostly with local private stations as well as university and cultural broadcasters.
The goal of all of DW Akademie's training courses is to improve the journalistic and technical quality of broadcasters' programs and to ensure their professional appearance. Particular attention is also paid to broadcast management. In cooperation with regional and umbrella organizations - topics such as audience research, program management, organizational and personnel management and financial planning are covered on site.
Conceived and implemented in modules, long-term training courses are taught at selected broadcasters in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru. Furthermore, support is also offered in the form of customized consulting for journalists, technicians and management.
DW Akademie works with the following organizations in Latin America, among others:
• Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias (AMARC)
• Asociación de Radios y Programas Participativos de El Salvador (ARPAS), El Salvador
• Fundación para un Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (FNPI), Colombia
• Centro Juana Azurduy (CJA), Sucre, Bolivia
• Educación Radiofónica de Bolivia, (ERBOL) La Paz, Bolivia
• Centro das Mulheres do Cabo (CMC), Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Brazil
• Centro de Educação e de Assessoria Herbert de Souza (CEAHS), Natal - Rio Grande do Norte
• Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
Head, Latin América Division Petra.Berner(at)dw.de
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