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Media Development
USAGM trains hundreds of journalists, editors, broadcasters and media managers each year under its authority to support freedom of information around the world. The 1994 International Broadcasting Act (PL103-236 Sec. 304) says the Agency shall provide “training and technical support for independent indigenous media through government agencies or private United States entities.”
USAGM provides training to media professionals on five continents, with priority often given to affiliate stations. Training topics include basic journalism; TV, radio and web production; economic and political reporting; and more.
Expert journalists and development officers work closely with panelists from international organizations, NGOs, and U.S. government agencies, as well as local experts and government officials, to create a cross-pollination of knowledge and expertise.
This map displays the training opportunities that the USAGM has offered over on a year by year basis. Click on a map pin to see details of each workshop.
Trainings by year
The Building Blocks of Business Journalism
Uzbekistan
Colombia: Journalism in the Era of Digital Media
USA
Central America: Cybersecurity for journalists
USA
Afghanistan: Journalism in the Era of Digital Media & Storytelling on Counter-Narcotics
UAE
Uzbekistan: Best Practices of Business Reporting for Journalists
Uzbekistan
Radio into the Future. Webinar for Affiliates in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya: Digital Content Creation and Strategy
Kenya
Webinar for journalists in Latin America: COVID-19 and disinformation narratives
USA
Toolkits for journalists in Mongolia
United States
Webinar for journalists in Nigeria: Tackling Disinformation on COVID-19 in Nigeria
USA
Webinar for journalists in South & East Africa: COVID-19 disinformation in Africa
USA
Webinar for journalists in Eurasia: Who is behind the COVID-19 Disinformation Campaign?
USA
Countering the Language of Violent Extremism in Somalia
Djibouti
Colombia: Institutional Journalism
Colombia
Guatemala
Ghana
Building Digital Capacity in Nigeria
Nigeria
VOA Fact-Checking Fellowship for Moldovan Journalists
USA
MoJo Workshops for Moldovan Journalists
Moldova
Ethiopia
Abuja, Nigeria: Digital Media Training
Nigeria
Angola: Digital journalism & best reporting practices
Angola
Fact-checking fellowship for Moldovan journalist at VOA's Polygraph.info
USA
Macedonia: Investigative reporting
Macedonia
Cameroon: Reporting in conflict zones
Cameroon
Colombia: Digital reporting and marketing
Colombia
Armenia: Digital Storytelling & Social media Engagement
Armenia
Uzbekistan: Digital Storytelling & Social media Engagement
Uzbekistan
Thai Affiliate Conference: Journalism in Digital Era & Audience Growth Strategy
Thailand
Digital Media Training for Radio stations
Bangladesh
Mandela Washington Fellow at USAGM/TSI
USA
Digital trends for station managers in East/Southern Africa
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Conflict Reporting and Ethics for Ethiopian journalists
Ethiopia
News coverage & delivering news to television
Ghana
Angola: ON-LINE JOURNALISM PRACTICES AND NEW TECHNOLOGY
Angola
Cameroon: Investigative Reporting
Cameroon
U.S.A
Kenya
Covering Illegal Narcotics & Law Enforcement in Afghanistan
UAE
Marketing and Digital Journalism
Haiti
Political reporting training for Haitian journalists in DC
USA
Annual CEO's Conference: Digital Convergence
South Africa
International digital storytelling conference in Yerevan, Armenia
Armenia
Fact checking and information verification tools for journalists
Albania
El Salvador
Cybersecurity and Digital Journalism
Costa Rica
Nigeria: Increasing digital capacity
Nigeria
Georgia: Digital storytelling, social media engagement & promotion
Georgia
Digital video journalism & social media audience engagement
Paraguay
Responsible journalism & countering disinformation in Latin America
USA
Best Practices of Polio Reporting
Kenya
Briefing for Serbian journalists: Responsible journalism & combating disinformation
USA
Fact-checking & verification tools for Bosnian journalists
Bosnia and Herzegovina
VOA Fellowship on Fact-Checking for Moldovan Journalists
USA
Election coverage in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Audience research & engagement in Sierra Leone and Liberia
Sierra Leone and Liberia
Television production & Workflow at ZTN
Zimbabwe
Principles and practices of good storytelling at CapiTalk FM
Zimbabwe
Mobile journalism training in Bangkok
Thailand
Kazakhstan Countering Disinformation: Roundtable discussion
USA
The Balkans: mobile video production
Macedonia
Haiti: Digital reporting on hostile environment
Haiti
Radio Programming Best Practices for East & Southern Africa Partners
Kenya
East and Southern Africa TV Program Managers Training
Kenya
Armenia: Fact-checking @ TVAPATUM Conference
Armenia
Miami, Florida
DRC: Covering gender-based violence & AIDS
DRC
Cambodia: Mobile Journalism Workshop
Cambodia
Dom. Republic: Communication and Crisis
Dominican Republic
El Salvador: Multimedia reporting
El Salvador
Nigeria: Newsroom management & interviewing techniques
Nigeria
Afghanistan & Pakistan: Best practices of polio reporting
Dubai, UAE
Venezuela: cyber attacks, covering elections & BBG's regional affiliate collaboration
USA
Mexico: Mobile Digital Reporting
Mexico
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Training on BBGDirect.com content management system
Ghana
Sierra Leone workshop on election reporting
Sierra Leone
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation training on BBGDirect.com content management system
Ghana
Dom. Republic: Digital Video Journalism
Dominican Republic
Sierra Leone training on marketing and sales management
Sierra Leone
Liberia: Seminar on marketing and sales management for media organizations
Liberia
Moldova: The building blocks for reporting a good story.
Moldova
Overlapping news and current affairs production
Nigeria
Ecuador: Ethics and Digital Journalism
Ecuador
Burundi
DRC: Station Management Workshop
Rwanda
Germany: Media literacy workshop
Germany
Nigeria: Investigative Reporting
Nigeria
Afghanistan: Anti-narcotics town hall
Afghanistan
Ukraine: The building blocks for reporting a good story
Ukraine
Poland: Freedom of expression and hate speech within the framework of human rights
Poland
Mongolia: Ethics, investigative journalism and fake news
Mongolia
Nigeria: Data Journalism and Social Media Training in Lagos and Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Bangladesh: Use of mobile devices for reporting
Bangeladesh
Haiti: Better use of social media
Haiti
Sarajevo: Mobile video journalism
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ghana: Enhance news reporting skills
Ghana
Niger: Television and radio reporting
Niger
Maputo: Radio and television station management
Maputo
Malawi: Investigative journalism
Malawi
Tanzania: Investigative reporting
Tanzania
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Gender-based violence
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Liberia: Reporting on elections
Liberia
Laos: Public participation and conflict transformation
Laos
Vienna: Training and media against hate campaign
Austria and Poland
Colombia: Future of radio in the digital era
Colombia
New Delhi: Reporting on Anti-Narcotics
India
Nicaragua: Digital radio reporting
Nicaragua
Miami: Covering news in the digital era
Miami, Florida
Digital reporting on burn prevention in children
Ukraine
Migrating the Audio Visual Archive
Kuwait
Ecuador
Vienna, Austria
Cultural Reporting Training for Haitian Reporters
Washington, DC
Building blocks for reporting a good story
Malaysia
Health Journalism for Haitian reporters
USA (Washington DC at VOA Headquarters)
Radio Journalism in the Digital Age
Dominican Republic
Jordan: Covering Water Issues for Middle Eastern Journalists
Jordan
Sales and Marketing for Broadcast Media
Kenya (Nairobi)
Radio Training for Senegalese Journalism Students
Senegal
The Future of Radio in the Digital Age
Peru (Lima)
Health Journalism: Polio Reporting
Pakistan
Engaging Youth in the Digital Age: Training for Cambodian Journalists
Cambodia (Phnom Penh)
Management and Sales for Broadcast Media
Nigeria (lagos and Abuja)
Burma
Health Reporting and Lessons Learned from the Polio Campaign in Ukraine
Ukraine, 7 trainings total in Cherkasy, Odesa, Kyiv, Svyatohirsk
Training in Audience Research in Prague
Czech Republic
Broadcast Media Entrepreneurship
Nigeria (Bayero State University in Kano and Kaduna State University in Kaduna)
Zambia (Lusaka)
Effective Coverage of Ghana’s Elections
Ghana (Accra)
Radio-TV Advertising and Sales Training
Rwanda and Uganda
Social Media and News in today's Digital World
Cote D'Ivoire and Democratic Republic of Congo
Capacity Building in Public Participation
Vientiane, Laos, PDR
Filming, editing and scripting techniques for TV news packages
Niger
Reporting News in Hostile Environments
Mali (Bamako)
Business & Entrepreneurial Journalism for Students
Nigeria
Training on International Relations, Negotiations, and Policy Making
United States
Workshops on Maternal and Child Health, Water, and Sanitation
Bagladesh
Tanzania
United States
Somalia
Moldova
Cambodia
Data Journalism and Media Technology Seminars
Kosovo
Data Journalism and Media Technology Seminars
Serbia
Data Journalism and Media Technology Seminars
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mali
Cameroon
Burundi
Papua New Guinea
Indonesia
Timor-Leste
Training on Covering Nuclear Security
The Netherlands
Cote D'Ivoire
Bangladesh
Ukraine
Nigeria
Democratic Republic of Congo
Writing Workshop for Women in Health NGO Sector
Bangladesh
Russia
English Language Program Development
United States
Uganda
Ukraine
Macedonia
Bangladesh
Jamaica
Affiliate Training on TV Production
Ukraine
New Digital Technologies in the Newsroom Training
Ghana
Cote D'Ivoire
Nigeria
Investigative Reporting/Editorial Practices Training
Ukraine
Training and Relationship Building Tour
The Balkans
Affiliate Training and Relationship Building Tour
The Balkans
Affiliate Training and Relationship Building Tour
The Balkans
Affiliate Training and Relationship Building Tour
The Balkans
Disaster Preparedness Training
United States
Burundi
Tanzania
United States
Indonesia
Indonesia
Senegal: Investigative journalism workshop
Senegal
Indonesia
Vietnam
South Africa
Bangladesh
Nigeria
Indonesia
Dubai
South Sudan
Ecuador
Nigeria
Bangladesh
United States
Georgia
Haiti
Russia
Costa Rica
Burma
Moldova
Cote D'Ivoire
United States
Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Moldova
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