1. About the program
  2. Target audience
  3. Selection criteria
  4. Program’s timeline
  5. Meet the trainers

About the program

The Lebanese Association for Scientific Research is launching a workshop about investigative journalism. The project will be divided into 3 phases:  

  • Training phase: Trainings and workshops offered by a team of specialized trainers, to provides trainees with basic tools and skills for investigative journalism. 
  • Executive phase: participants will be divided into teams, each team will select a topic related to the education sector, then prepare an investigative report, and present it at the end of the program, to a jury of expert judges.
  • Internship phase: LASeR will offer an internship opportunity for the elite students in some investigative journalism institutions to provide them with on field experience and create a strong investigative journalism staff in the North. 

Target audience

  1. Media students (senior students, bachelor’s degree holders or master’s students) 
  2. Political Science (senior students, Bachelor’s Degree Holders or Master Students) 
  3. Law students (senior students, Bachelor’s Degree Holders or Master Students) 
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Selection criteria

  • Knows the basic information about the press
  • Fluent in Arabic (written and read)
  • Good in English (comprehension) 
  • Between 20 and 25 years old 
  • Able to attend and commit to the training
  • Enthusiastic and passionate about investigative journalism

Program's timeline

  1. 01 March- 15 April: Trainings offered by a specialized team, that provides trainees with basic tools and skills for investigative journalism. 
  2. 16 April- 30 June: The executive section, where each team will select a topic related to the education sector, then prepare an investigative report+ meet the mentors to follow up on the reports 
  3. 01 July – 30 July: Editing+ proofreading+ prepare the presentations 
  4. 06 August: final Ceremony+ Judging (where each team will present the report, in front of a competent committee 
  5. The final section is the internship section, where LASeR will provide the elite trainees with a professional internship opportunity, in order to apply what they learned during the workshops 
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