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Going Overseas For Advanced Reporting (GO-FAR)

Going Overseas For Advanced Reporting (GO-FAR)

Going Overseas For Advanced Reporting (GO-FAR) is a hands-on course in advanced journalism reporting that immerses students in the challenges of operating in another country and culture. Students prepare for their fieldwork by attending seminars and conducting independent research into the chosen location, then brain-storming for and pitching story ideas to lecturers while organising logistics of the trip.

Here are some of the past GO-FAR trips that students have undertaken:

  • 2005 – Aceh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
  • 2006 – Nepal
  • 2007 – Laos
  • 2008 – Karnataka, India
  • 2009 – Bangladesh
  • 2010 – Timor Leste
  • 2011 – Southern Thailand
  • 2012 – Bhutan
  • 2013 – Japan 
  • 2014 – Sweden
  • 2015 – Myanmar
  • 2016 – Iran
  • 2017 – Seoul, South Korea
  • 2018 – Estonia
  • 2019 – Okinawa, Japan
  • 2020 - Singapore (COVID-19 restrictions)
  • 2021 - Singapore (COVID-19 restrictions)
  • 2022 - Berlin, Germany
  • 2023 - Rwanda
  • 2024 - Iceland

Explore: GO-FAR 2024

In 2024, the Go-Far team travelled more than 11,300 km from Singapore for news features and videos of Iceland. It was the first time for all on the team, who had to navigate volcanic eruptions, wildlife and protests over Gaza. The result is Breaking the Ice, a compilation of stories about people and issues from the land of Fire and Ice.

 

 

Explore: GO-FAR 2023

In 2023, the Go-Far team went to the African continent for the first time. The students reported on a variety of stories from Rwanda: from the rapid development of this East African nation to China’s in-roads in construction and medical aid there.

 

 

 

Explore: GO-FAR 2022

In 2022, the GO-FAR team reported on the issues of migrants and refugees in the German capital against the backdrop of the ongoing Ukraine war.
This was the first time since the coronavirus pandemic that the team headed overseas, after two years of reporting in Singapore.

 

 

 

                           

Explore: GO-FAR 2021

In 2021, the GO-FAR team stayed in Singapore and reported on how players, coaches, schools, academies and parents of young talent were stepping up to meet the government’s Unleash the Roar project to raise the standard of football here.

 

 

 

Explore: GO-FAR 2020

In 2020, the GO-FAR team stayed in Singapore and worked on a special report on migrant workers hit by the Covid-19 crisis, titled "Invisible Men".

 

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