Deadline: 4-Dec-20
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) Kosovo, in cooperation with the International Press Institute (IPI) is seeking students and recently qualified journalists for a two-day training course run by international media professionals that will impart practical knowledge on tackling disinformation and establishing fact checking methods.
The training course devised and administered by the two organisations will help tackle fake news and unverified reporting, by helping journalists learn how to spot fake news and provide verified information that adheres to journalistic standards. The knowledge delivered will be of a very practical nature and will draw on the unique experiences of journalists who have successfully developed such skills in similar environments.
BIRN Kosovo, as a leading media outlet in investigative journalism, has teamed up with IPI, an EU-based global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists that has been advocating for professional standards in journalism since 1950. The EU-based IPI will bring experienced media professionals to Kosovo, who will build journalists’ fact-checking and reporting skills, particularly with ethnically diverse investigative teams.
Over the two days, experienced international journalists will discuss relevant topics with the participants, including the Editors in Chief of Maldita – the leading Spanish organization in tackling disinformation through fact-checking and data journalism – and Teyit, the equivalent organization in Turkey.
The presence of experienced local journalists will ensure that the exchange of skills and knowledge is not in the form of a training-centered teaching, but rather shaped as a conversation between experts, in which the specific challenges of journalists operating in a certain environment are addressed and solutions are discussed.
Date of the training course: December 9-10, 2020
Eligibility Criteria
- Senior year journalism and social sciences students, recent graduates, young and professional journalists from Kosovo may apply.
- Candidates from all parts of the country are encouraged to apply. However, the number of participants is limited and they will give priority to younger journalists with less experience in the described field.
- Minimum 30 and maximum 40 participants will be selected.
- Language: The training will be held in English, however translation in Albanian, Serbian, and English will be provided.
For more information, visit https://birn.eu.com/news-and-events/call-for-applications-for-a-two-day-training-course-on-fact-checking-and-tackling-disinformation/
