Facebook Video Storytellers training for African students, journalists begins today

Facebook Video Storytellers-Africa is a six-week training course from the Facebook Journalism Project in partnership with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).

The training is led by Hashtag Our Stories, a global network of mobile storytellers.

The course starts on September 21, 2020. It will prepare participants to discover story ideas as well as shoot, script, edit, upload and distribute high-quality videos using a mobile phone.

The course is open to journalists, student journalists and other content creators from Africa.

The application deadline is Friday, September 25, 2020.

APPLY HERE

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