{"id":111524,"date":"2016-01-20T18:46:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T16:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/111524\/how-the-2016-cape-town-international-jazz-festival-grows-new-arts-writers-and-photographers\/"},"modified":"2016-01-20T18:46:08","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T16:46:08","slug":"how-the-2016-cape-town-international-jazz-festival-grows-new-arts-writers-and-photographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/01\/20\/how-the-2016-cape-town-international-jazz-festival-grows-new-arts-writers-and-photographers\/","title":{"rendered":"How the 2016 Cape Town International Jazz Festival grows new arts writers and photographers"},"content":{"rendered":"

If so, you will once again have the opportunity to achieve those goals at <\/em>the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) Arts Journalism, Photojournalism and Mentoring Arts Journalists programmes.\u00a0 The trainers leading these short courses use the Festival as backdrop and context for developing and honing the skills needed to do justice to South Africa\u2019s nuanced cultural narrative.\u00a0 The courses help participants to apply their knowledge to reporting any arts topic, whether for traditional press, broadcast or new media.<\/p>\n

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The growth of digital media has seen an increase in the demand for content across the board.\u00a0 There is a hunger for specialist and unique pieces that spark interest and capture attention.\u00a0 The arts and entertainment beats provide rich pickings for creating unique content, but spotting and reporting on these needs skill, particularly for short form writing.\u00a0 Participants on the CTIJF programmes will have access to the festival\u2019s workshops, master classes, and performances, and to some artists and other festival role-players behind the scenes.\u00a0 The courses will support them as they learn to drill down to the heart of the story and format it into newsworthy and engaging copy. They\u2019ll also learn more about the history, context and content of the festival\u2019s music.<\/p>\n

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Building reporting capacity in an era of shrinking newsrooms and increasingly intense competition on multiple platforms, is tough. The media that win the struggle for readers will be those that provide \u2018a good read\u2019 and thought provoking images; those that that can connect, engage with and retain often-fickle audiences. Editors and media owners can give their platforms a head start by offering their writers, photographers and arts\/lifestyle team leaders access to ongoing training and skills development such as these courses.<\/p>\n

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Says Gwen Ansell who directs Arts Journalism: \u201cTraining is always a worthwhile investment. These courses cover relevant national curriculum and offer young reporters the chance to take home unique stories from the festival for publication and their portfolios.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Led by respected professionals, all three courses are well established (Arts Journalism is in its 14th<\/sup> year) and highly regarded by the industry. As a result they attract far more applicants than there are places available.\u00a0 Submit your application at the earliest date possible.<\/p>\n

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For further details please see: www.capetownjazzfest.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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