Journalism - Romania

only  £1295

Journalism

Countries:

Romania

Duration:

from 4 Weeks

Call:

0845 344 7562

  

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This placement would suit:

adventurous and independent minds with a keen eye for an interesting story!

 

Duration details:

4 weeks - 12 months available

 

    

Product Details

Journalism volunteers in Romania are based in the city of Brasov. Here they work for ‘The Brasov Visitor’, a monthly English-language magazine which was set up by an experienced Romanian journalist in 2002.

All the articles are researched and written by Projects Abroad volunteers, who are also responsible for designing the layout. They write on a range of topics including their impressions of Romania and Brasov, Romanian traditions and culture, various reviews including music, literature, sports and restaurants and interviews with influential local people such as politicians.

The editing, photography and publishing of the magazine are carried out by experienced Romanian staff, however if you are especially interested in any of these aspects of journalism you are welcome to get involved.

The Brasov Visitor has an office in the old centre of Brasov, in a centuries old house. Volunteers are based here whilst planning, researching and writing up articles. Since the magazine is published monthly, the beginning of each month is spent planning the layout and content of the magazine, followed by researching material and then writing up articles.

Towards the end of the month the main tasks are editing, publishing and distributing the magazine. Each volunteer is expected to work up to 8 hours per day from Monday to Friday and it is important that the magazine is published to deadline.

This placement is a great way to really get involved with the local community whilst also providing an informative and interesting magazine, popular with both locals and tourists. This could be an invaluable opportunity for you to learn more about journalism, not to mention enhance the impact of your CV or portfolio!

All volunteers are allocated a supervisor within their placement and also have the backup of our staff in the local office and the UK office. Accommodation is with local ‘host’ families; as well as providing support, advice and an insight into Romanian family life, host families also provide three meals per day which tend to be traditional recipes and give volunteers a great opportunity to sample a range of Romanian delights!

Our users say...

"Projects Abroad was perfect for my situation - I wanted to travel and gain credible work experience. I had a wonderful experience and will cherish hundreds of memories. I would thoroughly recommend it to others..."- Alice Gibbs