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News
GMAI Staff Member Participates in TeleSUR
Training Program in Venezuela
New York, June 8, 2009
 Jesús Frías, a Global Media Arts Institute staff
member, is presently participating in the teleSUR training program,
“Audiovisual Journalism,” in Venezuela, in order to strengthen the
capabilities of GMAI in the areas of broadcast journalism, audiovisual
editing and television production. The training began March 23rd and will
continue until June 22nd.
The professional training program seeks to enhance the qualifications of
television journalists so as to encourage efficient and effective reporting
that working at teleSUR and on TV in order to report the news in a solid and
efficient manner to the public, as a means of promoting societal values.
The program consists of courses related to audiovisual language, television
production, photography direction, broadcast journalism and audiovisual
editing. It also includes courses on history, economics and politics to
allow an understanding of international conflicts, global, regional and
local. The courses are taught by professionals from renowned institutions
such as teleSUR, PDVSA, NTV, Reuters and Aljazzera.
TeleSUR, is a multi-state company, created with the support from six
countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela. It is
an informative channel that transmits Latin American news, documentaries and
opinion and analysis programs 24 hours a day.
GMAI is dedicated to providing professionals in the
television and film industry with comprehensive instruction in the latest
trends in audiovisual production, as part of its overall mission to expand
the multimedia industry of the Dominican Republic. The Institute seeks to
play a key role in the development of a highly qualified Dominican
audiovisual industry that significantly contributes to the economic
development, competitiveness and modernization of the nation.
GMAI regularly offers introductory, intermediate and advanced courses. It
also organizes events that promote greater understanding of the media arts,
such as conferences, screenings and interviews with filmmakers.
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