Online seminar “Trust in media: Trends, Skills and Training in Journalism”
The journalistic profession is rapidly changing as a result of the emergence of new technologies. Journalists are expected to acquire new skills and do multi-tasking. They have to be an all-in-one journalist, photographer and camera operator. At the same time, they are caught up in the 24-hours news cycle and lack the time to take part in training in order to learn new skills. Instead, most of them are learning these new skills while performing their jobs. Media companies are less and less interested in offering training for their journalists due to budget cuts. How can we solve this dilemma and provide support to journalists?
Against this backdrop, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), as part of the Trust and quality in journalism project, is organising a two-days webinar to explore what journalistic skills are needed to thrive in the digital world and how media companies and journalists’ organisations can provide support to journalists.
The webinars will take place on 23 and 24 June, from 1 – 3 PM each day. Click here to register for Day 1 and here to register for Day 2. All participants and speakers have to register and will then be sent a confirmation link to join. If you want to join on both days, please register for each day separately.
You can find more information on the speakers here.
Day 1 – Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 13:00 – 15:00 (CET)
13:00 – 13:15: Introduction
Monique Hofmann, dju in ver.di General Secretary
Renate Schroeder, EFJ Director
13:15 – 14:15: Trends and skills in journalism
What are the latest trends in journalism? What skills are required of journalists by media organisations to survive in the digital world? Who should be responsible for providing training?
Federica Cherubini, Head of Leadership Development, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Jan Siebert, Deutsche Welle
Antonia Rauth, Podcaster Der Standard
Maria Pia Rossignaud, Osservatorio TuttiMedia
Moderator: Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, EFJ President
14:15 – 14:50: Deep-dive
Participants will choose to join in with one of the speakers (above) and have a deeper conversation and discussion.
14:50 – 15:00 Reporting from break-out sections and wrapping up
Day 2 – Thursday, 24 June 2021, 13:00 – 15:00 (CET)
13:00 – 13:05: Recap and introduction
Yuk Lan Wong, EFJ Policy and Project Officer
13:05 – 14:15: Good practices in offering training to journalists
This panel will explore various good practices and initiatives developed by journalists’ organisations, media employers and other journalism training institutions to develop training courses for journalists, including on safety and with a focus on young journalists.
Orhan Sener, Director of TGS Academy, Turkey
Elisabet Wahl, Swedish Union of Journalists, SJF
David Bevan, Safety expert and trainer
Stefania Berretta, Ordine, Italy/FNSI
Facilitator: Justine Pecquet, AJPro
14:15 – 14:50 Deep-dive
Participants will choose to join in with one of the speakers (above) and have a deeper conversation and discussion.
14:50 – 15:00 Reporting from break-out sections and wrapping up
This activity is part of a two-year project “Trust in Journalism” launched by the EFJ and is co-funded by the European Commission (DG EMPL).
