Deadline: 15 September 2024
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network has opened a new call for applications for its second two-day training course on investigative reporting and fact-checking, as part of the EU-funded project ‘Strengthening Quality News and Independent Journalism in the Western Balkans and Turkey II’.
Fake news and well-planned disinformation campaigns have affected elections in both established and emerging democracies recently, undermining international responses to crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflicts worldwide. Disinformation and fake news are a global problem that has recently affected Western Balkan nations as well.
As one of the only media organizations in Kosovo that is part of the International Fact-Checking Network, the mission of BIRN Kosovo is to extend its fact-checking policies and knowledge to other national and regional media outlets.
This training course 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 practical nature and will draw on the unique experiences of journalists who have successfully developed such skills in similar environments.
BIRN will invite different regional and international media professionals to administer the training course and share their knowledge and experience with the participants.
Location
- The training will take place in Kosovo. Details regarding the specific location, agenda and accommodation will only be provided to selected participants.
Eligibility Criteria
- Final-year journalism students, recent graduates, and young and professional journalists from the Western Balkan countries including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
For more information, visit BIRN.
