CBS NEWS Foreign Reporting Workshop

CBS News Foreign Reporting Workshop at #NAHJ18

CBS NEWS SESSION: Reporting from abroad

CBS News will hold a free workshop for 15 NAHJ journalists, followed by Q&A. The session will be led by some of the network’s most experienced and intrepid talent and producers. It will aim to provide a comprehensive overview of foreign reporting – both in the field and behind the scenes – in addition to addressing broadcast-specific points.

WHEN: Friday, July 20^th , at 1130aET

What you’ll expect to take away:

1). How to navigate the specific requirements of a host country

2). How to overcome logistical challenges, both in preparatory stages and while in the field

3). How to gather reliable sources in foreign terrain and proceed to keep up with a fast-paced, developing story

4). How to conceptualize a story initially, pitch it to senior producers, and see it through to broadcast

5). How to effectively field produce with limited resources – in circumstances that are less than ideal

6). How to hold foreign new stories to the same high reporting standards as national stories, even under difficult and dangerous conditions.

7). Lastly, how to cater your reporting and production skills to news organizations around the world

The panel will include:

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, CBS News’ executive vice president, has been an integral part of CBS news for the last twenty five years. She is a multiple award-winning journalist and accomplished manager who has coordinated the efforts of overseas and domestic bureaus, correspondents and producers.  Ciprian-Matthews was named to the executive vice president position in February 2018, after serving as the senior vice president of news since 2015.  Previously she served as CBS News’ foreign editor (2006-11); senior broadcast producer for the “CBS Evening News” (2004-06); senior producer for CBS News’ foreign coverage (2000-04); deputy bureau chief for the CBS News London bureau (1998-2000) and senior broadcast producer for CBS This Morning (1993-98).

Manuel Bojorquez, a CBS News national correspondent based in Miami with wide-ranging experience in both foreign and domestic reporting. He has reported extensively from Latin America, most recently following Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico. In 2015, Bojorquez was part of the team awarded the Edward R. Murrow Award for a report about a tornado that devastated parts of Arkansas.

Claudia Weinstein, a senior producer with CBS News’s 60 Minutes. Her areas of expertise center upon fairness, balance, accuracy, and news standards. Before a story airs on the broadcast, Weinstein is among a small group of 60 Minutes seniors who carefully screen, scrutinize and vet the segment.

Jose Diaz Jr., a Foreign Desk producer at CBS News coordinating international stories for programs including CBS This Morning, Evening News, and 60 Minutes. His recent fieldwork includes covering the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

–     Journalists with at least one year of professional experience

–     Demonstrated interest in international news coverage

–     NAHJ members registered for the 2018 International Training Conference and Career Fair

–     Apply before June 22nd

Applicants should email José Diaz: DiazJ@cbsnews.com

APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE:

Short bio of applicant

Tell us what you are expecting to learn

What countries you have covered