Deadline: 2 October 2019
What kind of stories and perspectives on climate change and fake news are you missing in Visegrad media today? Are you enthusiastic young media maker (student, recent graduate or young professional), interested in media literacy who wants to acquire new qualified competences? If yes, then this call is for you!
The European Dialogue, Mladiinfo Poland, Sound-Picture Cultural Association and Cesta rozvoje, z.s., are looking for participants (18-30 years old) from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, to join training V4 Fall School on Media.
V4 Fall School on Media is a training course that aims at raising professional competences of young media makers as well as introducing them to current trends in the field of media. Over the course of the training, applicants will experience three days of media workshops and produce a media story that lifts new perspectives on the selected topics. It could be in the form of written text, photos, video, podd, social media etc – applicants decide! Materials produced will be published online as open educational resources.
Participants will:
- Get practical skills to be able to report for traditional, digital, and social media in a balanced and fair way.
- Participate also in practical workshops such as TV, photography, social media and newspaper.
- Get knowledge of theoretical framework (concepts) of the media literacy and fake news.
- Work and network in a non-formal way in the multicultural environment.
- Produce a report on the topic of the training through their medium of choice.
Accommodation, lodging and travel
- Accommodation, food and all materials to be used are fully covered by Visegrad Fund and are taken care of by the European Dialogue.
- All travel costs for participants from Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland will be reimbursed up to a total sum of 50 EURO. It’s important that applicants keep all of their receipts – otherwise European Dialogue can’t reimburse applicants.
Note: Participate in the whole training program is mandatory. Although travel costs will be reimbursed, participants will be expected to make their own travel arrangements as soon as possible after receiving acceptance e-mail and communicate with organisers about it.
Eligibility Criteria
- Young media makers (student or recent graduate), representatives of non-governmental organisations focused on media, people interested in media literacy, critical thinking, and media analysis.
- Between 18-30 years old.
- Citizens or legal residents of Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland.
- The European Dialogue, Mladiinfo Poland, Sound-Picture Cultural Association and Cesta rozvoje, z.s., are looking for participants (18-30 years old) from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, to join training V4 Fall School on Media!
- Proficient in English.
How to Apply
In the application form, applicants will pitch a story that they want to focus on during the training and information about their previous experiences, interests and why applicants want to be part of the training. Interested candidates are invited to apply by filling online form via given website.
Eligible Countries: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland
For more information, please visit http://europskydialog.eu/call-for-participants-v4-fall-school-on-media-training-for-young-media-makers-in-slovakia/