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Deutsche Welle’s international training institute, DW-AKADEMIE, the training arm of the German international broadcaster, has once again partnered with Bush Radio to run two of its training programmes at the station.

Project Manager for DW, Jochen Walter says they chose to partner with Bush Radio because of their long standing relationship with the station and an appreciation for the station’s set-up and role within the broadcasting sector.

Getting to grips: Manduleli “Kid” Vutula (Khanya Fm), Phakama Mkhwanazi (Radio Khwezi), and Siham Surve (Radio 786) discuss management issues

This week Bush Radio and DW-AKADEMIE will host a two-week video journalism course. The course will focus on themes such as news value, story-telling through pictures and sound, the use of digital editing tools and other elements of the television and film production cycle.

The first programme was a Strategic Radio Management Training Course which ran from the 5th to the 9th October 2009 and included more than 10 radio stations from around the country. The aim of the course was to develop strategic radio and programming management for both community and commercial radio stations.

Wilma Brooks-Delport (Radio KC), Rachel Watson (Radio Atlantis), Tsepo Nthoso (Setsoto CR), Sthandiwe Velaphi (Khanya fm) look on as Thomas Roth explains.

Media consultant and trainer Thomas Roth who conducted the management training said the course assisted the participants in identifying strategic tools that will improve programming and the performance of the stations.