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Transitions invites you to join three online workshops that will take place in September and October, 2022.
Three workshops, that will be held on September 21, September 28 and October 5, are organized within a joint initiative and co-organized by the Journalismfund.eu (Belgium), the SSE Riga Centre for Media Studies (Latvia), and the European Federation of Journalists (Belgium).
Participants should be nationals, residents, or work in at least one of the following countries/regions: the EU, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Tunisia.
The educational program is funded by the EU under the Creative Europe Programme (CREA), Journalism Partnerships.
Investigative journalism toolbox – How to verify evidence in the local context using social media tools
When: 21 September 2022 (register here)
The course discusses the importance and the methods of verifying evidence in investigative journalism using social media tools. It will introduce some good and bad examples with interactive exercises and some cases of investigating disinformation actors and propaganda.
Trainers: Attila Bátorfy is an award-winning data and visual journalist currently working as a master’s instructor at the Media and Communications Department of Eötvös Loránd University Budapest. He was head of data at the investigative center Átlátszó for six years and he was a team member of cross-border investigations organized by OCCRP, VSquare, and IJ4EU.
Eva Vajda has won awards for her investigative reporting. Currently based in London, she works for Amnesty International as a researcher. She worked as an investigative reporter in Hungary for almost two decades, covering corruption and misuse of power. She also managed media projects with different NGOs, including OSF, Transparency International, and HCLU (Hungarian Civil Liberties Union). She taught journalism at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest for 11 years and ran workshops and training in the CEE countries, the Balkans, and the countries of the former Soviet Union.
Best journalistic responses to disinformation and conspiracy theories
When: 28 September 2022 (register here)
The purpose of this online meeting is to discuss the best approaches to responding to disinformation and conspiracy theories. In this lesson, we will look at how media or fact-checkers made their communities more resilient to “fake news” using creative and effective methods. In addition to presentations by guest speakers, participants will be encouraged to share their own ideas and examples. This will result in the creation of a database of good practices that will be accessible to a wider community of journalists and other civil society organizations. By the end of the workshop, you will have a more complex idea about proven tools and methods that will upgrade your skills in countering disinformation.
Trainer: Jaroslav Valuch has extensive experience in media literacy, hate speech prevention, countering disinformation, strategic communication, and communication with crisis-affected populations. As a news literacy and fact-checking project manager at Transitions, a Prague-based media development organization, he specializes in projects for older citizens. He coordinates the SCIENCE+ project of Free Press Eastern Europe, which aims to improve medical journalism and respond to medical disinformation. Jaroslav is a member of the Crisis Information Unit at the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Connecting across borders: How to develop your cross-border story ideas – with a particular focus on local journalism and how to find story ideas
When: 5 October 2022 (register here)
This two-hour online seminar will guide you through the working process of a cross-border collaborative journalism investigation, from developing the idea to publication and what happens beyond that. A step-by-step approach will introduce you to all aspects of conducting cross-border investigations. This event will focus particularly on developing story ideas that are relevant on a local level but have European or cross-border aspects. We will set up breakout rooms where you can discuss your plans with others and find potential partners based on common interests. Participants will then return to the full session and address the finer points of devising a work plan that can function as the starting point of your collaboration.
Trainer: The workshop will be led by Brigitte Alfter, author of Cross-Border Collaborative Journalism: A Step-by-Step Guide. Brigitte is a senior German-Danish journalist, editorial director of Arena for Journalism in Europe, and lecturer at the University of Gothenburg with reporting experience at local, national, and European levels. Since 2008, she has worked to develop European support and infrastructures for cross-border journalism and advised partners on all aspects of collaborative journalism. She combines journalism practice, entrepreneurial activities, teaching/training, and academic research.
