Deadline: 15-Jul-22
Are you a student or young journalist eager to learn and grow professionally even when the rest of your peers are off on summer holidays? Are you up for meeting new people with the same interests as you? Do you want to meet renowned journalists and acquire hands-on skills on fact-checking journalism from certified trainers? Then BIRN Kosovo has the right place for you.
BIRN Kosovo’s first ever Anti-Disinformation Summer School will offer young people from different communities an opportunity to acquire state-of-the-art knowledge and skills on fact-checking journalism – and it’s free.
The programme will comprise training modules consisting of talks from renowned local and regional guest speakers, Q&As with public officials on the topic of disinformation from an institutional point of view and hands-on training sessions delivered by certified and award-winning trainers.
From July 25-29, 2022, BIRN Kosovo is hosting the first Anti-Disinformation Summer School, offering young people from different communities in Kosovo an opportunity to acquire state-of-the-art knowledge and skills on fact-checking journalism, all while interacting with young like-minded peers.
BIRN has put together a team of award-winning trainers with extensive experience in fact-checking journalism to deliver a series of training modules covering topics including: the basics of investigative journalism; international fact-checking standards and mechanisms; media ethics and the legal consequences of defamation and libel; fact-checking on a variety of issues relating to economics, rule of law, politics and other current affairs issues; and identification of “deep fake” – to name a few.
Participants
- Participants will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge and hands-on skills to engage in fact-checking journalism through comprehensive and interactive modules put together by BIRN’s professional trainers.
- Participants will also have a chance to put their newly acquired knowledge and skills into practice through individual and group work activities, which will take place at the end of each afternoon session.
- All activities organized in the framework of the Anti-Disinformation Summer School will be held in parallel in Albanian and Serbian languages, with simultaneous translation provided. Simultaneous English translation will be provided on selected days.
- Participation in the Anti-Disinformation Summer School is free. Accommodation, meals and transportation expenses will be covered fully by BIRN Kosovo.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible participants include students in Kosovo in their final year of studies in journalism, law, political science or social studies as well as young, aspiring, junior journalists in Kosovo.
- Applicants from marginalized communities in Kosovo that fulfill the afore-mentioned criteria are encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit https://birn.eu.com/news-and-events/call-for-applications-birn-kosovos-anti-disinformation-summer-school-2022/