Media practitioners to get Petlo tips

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Media practitioners to get Petlo tips

STAFF WRITER

 

Petlo Literary Arts Trust is organising a two-day workshop for media practitioners, which will take place February 10 and 11, at Falcon Crest Suites.

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Themed 'Reporting on culture, tourism and the performing and literary arts', the workshop aims to train journalists on the art of reporting on artistic and cultural events, reviewing books, and musical concerts, writing features on tourism and travel.

"One of our aims as Petlo Literary Arts Trust is to support, encourage, and develop literature and the arts in Botswana.  We have identified the media as a key partner in this endeavour and to this end we are organising a workshop," a statement from Petlo stated.

The workshop is open to journalists, cultural practitioners, tourism marketers, freelance writers, editors of newspapers, and media students.

Speakers at the workshop will include, Head of School of Visual and Performing Arts, Professor David Kerr, UB Media Studies lecturer Wanja Njuguna, veteran journalist Rampholo Molefhe, architect and development consultant Neo Modisi, and UB senior lecturer Barolong Seboni. The workshop starts at 8:30 and ends at 17:00 on each day.

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