By Hussein Abdel Fattah | Tue., October 25, 3:19 PM
Participants on the Elections Reporting course, Cairo 21-23 August 2011
Violence breaks out in a polling station, statements and press conferences keep on coming in and news is updated by the minute. This is not the scene in a live newsroom; this is another real-life inspired drill in the Thomson Reuters Foundation election coverage training.
The three day-long condensed course demonstrated how important elections are at this time in Egypt, where millions of voters will choose a parliament and president freely for the first time in their life. Thanks to the course material and the trainers, Saif Hamdan and Heba Kandil, reporting the elections proved to be as exciting as it is important!
The course focused on how to cover the elections efficiently, quickly and objectively, values inspired by the reputable Thomson Reuters standards of accuracy.
The real-life drills gave us an idea of how things develop in the news room on election day and in the run up to it, which was the most interesting part. To be quick, accurate and objective were the key skills these drills taught us, and have kept us wondering how our performance will be on these events in real.
This is not only a crucial time in Egyptian history, but also an important opportunity for all Egyptian journalists and reporters. Thanks to the chance that brought me to the training, I am more ready to cover the upcoming, unprecedented elections.
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