Deadline for applications extended until March 11
20 scholarships are still available
This year’s Summer School focus: Journalism in the Era of Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence
Taking place 11-15 June 2018 in Florence, Italy
The business and practice of journalism are changing profoundly. Algorithms, artificial intelligence and automation are already applied in many aspects of news production, distribution, and consumption. Leading media companies have started to automate news content with little to no human intervention – so called robot journalism. Algorithmic filtering of social media news feeds may have implications for media pluralism and democracy. Broad use of content curation algorithms and the rise of automation in journalism brings both opportunities and challenges that the participants will aim to understand better and discuss at the 7th edition of our Summer School.
Building on the success of previous years, this year’s Summer School will offer the opportunity to around 25 journalists and media practitioners to learn about the latest developments in the media market, regulation and practice, as well as to share their experiences, ideas and points of view. The Summer School programme is structured around keynote presentations by distinguished experts and follow-up interactive sessions.
This year’s topics will include:
- Freedom of Expression, Pluralism and the Changing Media: Legal Perspectives
- Media Economy and Sustainability of Journalism
- Information Disorder and Media Literacy
- Practice Day: Encryption, Verification, Automation
- Self-regulation and Ethics
PRESENTERS:
Academics affiliated to CMPF and renowned experts and journalists. Names of speakers will be added to the webpage on a rolling basis over the coming weeks. You can find last year’s programme here.
PARTICIPANTS:
The Summer School is open to early and mid-career journalists and other stakeholders in the news industry. We aim to have participants from a variety of countries and backgrounds but scholarships will be available only to the participants from EU member states, accession and neighboring countries. The selection of participants will be made by the CMPF based on the information provided in the application form.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
We offer twenty (20) scholarships that cover the following: travel expenses (up to 300 EUR), accommodation for 5 nights, tuition fees, all course materials, access to the EUI library, Wi-Fi access at the EUI, social activities, lunches and coffee breaks on lecture days. The scholarships are available for outstanding candidates from EU member states, accession and neighboring countries by application only. Please note that unsuccessful applicants for these places will not be considered for a fee-paying place at the School. Scholarships are not intended for participants who can be funded by their own institutions.
NON-SCHOLARSHIP FEES:
Fee: €1000. The fees include: 5 nights’ hotel accommodation, all tuition, all course materials, access to the EUI library, Wi-Fi access at the EUI, social activities, lunches and coffee breaks on lecture days.
Please note, CMPF cannot assist the selected participants with the Visa application process or expenses for travel documents.
HOW TO APPLY:
The organizers will consider only applications received through the online application system, and it has to contain your CV (maximum 2 pages) and motivation letter (maximum 1 page). If you wish to be considered for a scholarship you will later be required to submit a two pages article on the topic related to this years’ focus of the Summer School.
Extended deadline: March 11
The working language of the Summer School is English.
OUTCOME:
Shared knowledge of common European journalistic professional rights and rules; up-to-date overview of the legal principles governing content online; strategies for the development of new business models in journalism; newest trends in the journalistic practice, analysis of the state of play of pluralism and freedom in the digital media environment; interactive session proceedings; networking among participants and among participants and speakers.
A Certificate will be awarded to each participant who has successfully completed the training course.
Click here to go to the Summer School application page.
The Summer School is organised by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute (EUI). The EUI is a renowned international institution, hosting a community of more than 1000 academics and policy-makers from over 60 countries. It is located on picturesque hills above Florence.