Reporting onOil, Gas and Mining

Opening Session

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This presentation contains ...

1) Guidance notes for trainers on running the opening session (slides 4 to 12)

2) A short presentation (Slides 14 to 25) that trainers could run as the opening session.

The opening session should be ...

Short and focused.

Duration: 30 minutes maximum.

Option One

The trainers open the workshop without a slide presentation.

An opportunity to stamp your authority and personality on the workshop.

Use eye contact and the personal touch to get your messages across.

The trainers ... 1) Introduce themselves and their organisation(s)

2) Explain the OVERALL OBJECTIVE of the workshop

3) Describe the METHODOLOGY

4) Share HOUSEKEEPING notes: toilets, fire drill, breaks, meals ...

5) Secure agreement on workshop GROUND RULES and ETIQUETTE

6) Introduce the EDITORIAL MEETING, PARKING LOT, STORY BOARD

7) Spell out what trainers and participants are expected to deliver

Overall Objective

To give participating journalists the knowledge and skills to investigate, write, and produce stories that will increase accountability and transparency in the extractive sector in their country, and stimulate public debate.

Handout Specific Objectives1. Analyse and understand the role of a strong and independent media in

promoting transparency and good governance of extractive industries and revenues.

2. Understand overall structure of extractive industries, the life cycle and value

chain of resource extraction, and the most common benefit streams and different ways to capture and maximize these benefits.

3. Refresh and sharpen such fundamental journalistic skills as spotting stories,

working with sources with alternative perspectives, collecting, analyzing and presenting evidence to support what you have to report.

4. Reflect on the ethics of journalism and the importance of accuracy, impartiality and balance in the gathering and presentation of both facts and opinions.

5. Prepare a print or broadcast story for publication, based on what you see and hear during the workshop, and any further investigation you might want to do.

6. Develop a personal plan of next steps.

MethodologyHands-on, learn by doing what you do as a journalist

Knowledge Message - This is the start of a PERSONAL VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY

- Presentations test what you know and fill in gaps

- Specialist speakers offer EXPLANATIONS and INSIGHT

- A reporting trip offers ACCESS to ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES

Skills Message- Step back from your day-to-day job

- Think about what you do and why

- Experiment with new ideas

- Benefit from individual and group FEEDBACK

Housekeeping

- Location of toilets

- What to do in event of fire or other emergency

- Where drinks/snacks will be served during breaks

- Where lunch will be served

- Transport or other logistical guidance

Ground Rules and Etiquette- Use of mobile phones (silent mode, leave room to talk)

- Laptops (lid down unless taking notes)

- Good time-keeping (especially when you have guest speakers)

- One speaker at a time, no side conversations

- Everyone participates

- Respect for each other and individual points of view

- Classroom confidentiality unless individuals agree otherwise

Editorial Meeting, Parking Lot ...• The EDITORIAL MEETING starts on Day Two, is chaired by a

trainer or participant, discusses the day ahead/story ideas, reinforces skills messages, revisits loose ends from previous day.

• The PARKING LOT is a flip chart sheet on the wall to remind us to revisit ideas/discussions that threaten to interrupt the flow of the workshop and prevent good time-keeping.

• The STORY BOARD is a flip chart sheet, or a presentation slide prepared by a trainer, for highlighting story ideas.

• The agenda incorporates time for WRITING and PREPARATION FOR GUEST SPEAKERS.

Deliverables Trainers:– Knowledge, skills, tips, feedback, access to sources,

advice on story ideas, investigation and analysis

Participants: By 15h00 on final day…– Print or online: 700-1,000 words – Radio and TV: Up to 5 minute piece

Everyone:– Focus, energy and enthusiasm!

Option Two

Trainers introduce themselves and their organisations.

Run the opening presentation (slides 14 to 25), commenting on it as they go.

Reporting on Oil, Gas and Mining

Photo : Nicholas Phythian

Overall Objective

To give you the knowledge and skills to investigate, write or produce stories that will increase accountability and transparency in the extractive sector in your country, and stimulate public debate.

MethodologyHands-on, learn by doing what you do as a journalist

Knowledge• This is the start of a PERSONAL VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY• Presentations test what you know and fill in gaps• Specialist speakers offer EXPLANATIONS and INSIGHT • A reporting trip offers ACCESS to ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES

Skills• Step back from your day-to-day job• Think about what you do and why• Experiment with new ideas • Benefit from individual and group FEEDBACK Handout

Housekeeping

Wash rooms, fire drill …

What happens during breaks ...

Where lunch will be served …

Ground Rules and Etiquette

Let's agree some ground rules

to guide our work together

during this course ...

The workshop looks at ...

The Oil, Gas or Mining industries

Their IMPACT on the life of the nation

SKILLS to help you cover them …

HERE'S HOW ...

KNOWLEDGE: Understanding the VALUE CHAIN ...

2: Getting a good deal

3: Ensuring revenue

transparency

4: Managing volatile

resources

1: Deciding to extract

5: Investing in sustainable

development

Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

The Negotiating GameRevenue shareLocal Content

The Money Trail(Where it comes from, where it goes, how it could leak … )

Laws and Contracts

The ProductThe PlayersLicensing

Civil society perspectives

EITI initiativeOversight

Economic and Financial Challenges

Stabilisation and Sterilization funds

Local ContentNatural Resource

Funds

SKILLS: WHAT we do, HOW & WHY we do it ...

Alternative voices

Accurate Quotes

Facts & FiguresSpot strong stories

Personal Observation

s

Grab your audience's

interest

Human facesAuthoritative

sources

Significant DETAIL(Evidence to back up & illustrate what you have to say in a

story written in a logical & focused way)

Preparation, investigation, analysis & questioning

What you SEE HEAR TOUCH TASTE SMELL

Context, What's happening, Big

picture

Stimulate public debate

Editorial Meeting, Parking Lot ...• The EDITORIAL MEETING starts on Day Two, is chaired by a

trainer or participant, discusses the day ahead/story ideas, reinforces skills messages, revisits loose ends from previous day.

• The PARKING LOT is a flip chart sheet on the wall to remind us to revisit ideas/discussions that threaten to interrupt the flow of the workshop and prevent good time-keeping.

• The STORY BOARD is a flip chart sheet, or a presentation slide prepared by a trainer, for highlighting story ideas.

• The agenda incorporates time for WRITING and PREPARATION FOR GUEST SPEAKERS.

Our Schedule

As a journalist you have to think on your feet!

Each day's agenda comes with the morning meeting.

A list of Guest Speakers follows to help you plan.

Guest Speakers

>> Add names, titles of guest speakers

Deliverables Trainers:– Knowledge, skills, tips, feedback, access to sources,

advice on story ideas, investigation and analysis

Participants: By 15h00 on final day…– Print or online: 700-1,000 words – Radio and TV: Up to 5 minute piece

Everyone:– Energy and enthusiasm!