Asiavision Mobile Journalism Workshop Korea (May 2017)
Asiavision has successfully conducted its 4th capacity building workshop. The topic was Mobile Journalism- How to create news reports with a smartphone.
Held
in KBS Human Resources Development Centre in Suwon, Korea, KBS
has graciously provided with the accommodation and venue for this occasion. The
full 5-days workshop took place from 15th -20th May 2017.
A total of 24 participants from 23 AVN members took part in the workshop, making it the biggest training activity ever conducted by AVN so far. The list of members that have participated are as follows:
| Country | Organisation |
| Afghanistan | RTA |
| Bangladesh | BTV |
| Cambodia | CTN |
| Fiji |
FBC |
| Fiji | Fiji TV |
| Hong Kong | TVB |
| Japan | NHK |
| India | DDI |
| Iran | IRIB |
| Macau | TDM |
| Malaysia | RTM |
| Maldives | PSM |
| Mongolia | TV5 |
| Nepal | NTV |
| Papua New Guinea | EMTV |
| Philippines | ABS-CBN |
| Samoa | SBC |
| Singapore | Mediacorp |
| Sri Lanka | SLRC |
| Thailand | MCOT |
| Uzbekistan | MTRK |
| Turkmenistan | TVTM |
| Vietnam | VTV |
Each participant created their own 90-seconds story with sources they gathered throughout the week. The stories were based on common topics- Hallyu (Korean wave) and Mojo. Their hard work was celebrated on the last day with a presentation.
The 5th AVN Workshop, also on Mobile Journalism, has been planned for either September or October this year. This workshop will also be hosted by KBS, Korea.