Environment Training Hollow ring to pipe dream tale He who pays the piper calls the tune. But not so it seems if you’re dealing with a certain hard-to-reach KZN ‘artist’. Rookie reporter Laura du Toit learns things aren’t always as they seem. Written by rovingreporters December 20, 2019December 28, 2019
Training South African version of Truman Capote’s, In Cold Blood? “You’re cadet journalists, barely a published word to your names, jointly or individually, and what you’re working on has potential to be a global hit!” So said author, Denis Beckett, to three students enrolled on Roving Reporters first writing workshop in 2011. Beckett reckoned the students’ investigation into two juvenile-offenders-turned-serial hijackers, had the makings of […] Written by rovingreporters November 2, 2019October 25, 2021
Training In praise of the little black book (or the modern equivalent thereof) Don’t be like those sad Millennials you see at some events, sitting staring at their smartphones. Use the time to cultivate contacts; work the room. Remember: you schmooze or you lose… Written by rovingreporters August 30, 2019August 30, 2019
Training Roller coaster! How to take your readers along for the ride You have to take the reader on a journey. There must be ups and downs and you must reach a high point. Some thoughts on narrative arcs and structuring you story . . . Written by rovingreporters August 17, 2019August 19, 2019
Training Mrs Kelly’s Monster – a must-read for feature writers Mrs Kelly’s Monster – the first Pulitzer winner for feature writing – is still relevant and amazing, so much so that Harvard’s Nieman Storyboard was still analyzing the piece 33 years after it was published. Jon Franklin wrote the piece in 1978 during his tenure as a science reporter for The Baltimore Sun. Click here to read Mrs […] Written by rovingreporters August 7, 2019April 2, 2020
Training Son of a pitch! A primer on how do get editors gushin’ rather than cussin’. Written by rovingreporters August 5, 2019August 5, 2019
Training Have your say about hunting with dogs Investigating the issue of hunting with dogs is one of Mlu Mdletshe’s next Roving Reporters assignments following recent complaints about the issue on the lower South Coast. In the following article, first published by GroundUp in September 2017, residents in the Eastern Cape had complained that government cared more for wildlife than they did for […] Written by rovingreporters August 4, 2019August 4, 2019
Training Win R500 by writing a simple, but provocative, thought-inspiring story Great chance for budding reporters to get published Roving Reporters will award R500 to an aspirant environmental reporter who produces the most provocative, thought-inspiring and entertaining story in covering Wavescape’s SLIDE NIGHT at the SAAMBR conference venue at uShaka Marine World – an evening of talks by eight ocean thought leaders on a wide range of […] Written by rovingreporters July 24, 2019August 2, 2019
Environment Training South Coast scribe dons mentoring hat A diverse group of marine biology students and aspirant environmental journalists have applied to take part in an eight-day Wild Coast hike in aid of marine conservation and grassroots eco-tourism. “Selection of the most deserving candidate has not been easy,” said Roving Reporters director, Fred Kockott. The trail, from Sunday, July 21 to Sunday, July […] Written by rovingreporters July 17, 2019August 28, 2019
Training Take a walk on the wild side Become an environmental watchdog Intrepid, tough and rugged reporters are to get a unique environmental journalism training opportunity as part of a drive to promote marine conservation and grassroots ecotourism initiatives on the Wild Coast. Two to three selected candidates will be enrolled on an eight-day hike from Port Edward to Port St Johns led […] Written by rovingreporters July 8, 2019August 2, 2019