A prágai Transitions médiafejlesztési szervezet szeptemberben három műhelyfoglalkozást szervez oknyomozó újságíróknak. Az adatújságírás eszköztárával és az álhírek kiszűrésével foglalkozó angol nyelvű képzéseket Bátorfy Attila, Vajda Éva és Jaroslav Valuch tartja. Az online rendezvényekre magyar résztvevők jelentkezését is várják. További részletek:

We’re happy to let you know that you can now register for three more Transitions workshops from our “Cross-Border Local: Fostering cross-border local investigative journalism in Europe” project. You can see the topics, dates, and trainers below, as well as the links for registering. Descriptions of the workshops can be found at the registration links. We’re looking forward to your participation!

14 September 2022, Workshop 2: Investigative journalism toolbox I. Methods and tools for data journalism with local examples. Trainer: Attila Bátorfy (register here)

Attila Bátorfy is an award-winning data and visual journalist currently working as a master’s instructor at the Media and Communications Department of Eötvös Loránd University Budapest. He was head of data at the investigative center Átlátszó for six years and he was a team member of cross-border investigations organized by OCCRP, VSquare, and IJ4EU. Further information: https://www.batorfyattila.com/

21 September 2022, Workshop 3: Investigative journalism toolbox II. How to verify evidence in the local context using social media tools. Trainers: Attila Bátorfy and Eva Vajda (register here)

Eva Vajda has won awards for her investigative reporting. Currently based in London, she works for Amnesty International as a researcher. She worked as an investigative reporter in Hungary for almost two decades, covering corruption and misuse of power. She also managed media projects with different NGOs, including OSF, Transparency International, and HCLU (Hungarian Civil Liberties Union). She taught journalism at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest for 11 years and ran workshops and training in the CEE countries, the Balkans, and the countries of the former Soviet Union.

28 September 2022, Workshop 4: Best journalistic responses to disinformation and conspiracy theories. Trainer: Jaroslav Valuch (register here)

Jaroslav Valuch has extensive experience in media literacy, hate speech prevention, countering disinformation, strategic communication, and communication with crisis-affected populations. As a news literacy and fact-checking project manager at Transitions, a Prague-based media development organization, he specializes in projects for older citizens. He coordinates the SCIENCE+ project of Free Press Eastern Europe, which aims to improve medical journalism and respond to medical disinformation. Jaroslav is a member of the Crisis Information Unit at the Czech Ministry of the Interior.

We’ll share more information on workshops 5-10 as soon as possible and in the meantime, you can help us by filling in this survey on skills sharing. Our workshops are targeted at participants who are from, live, or currently work in the following countries: the EU, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine, Bosnia, and Tunisia. However, even if you do not fit these categories, we invite you to register for our events as you will be included in a waiting list and automatically registered if space allows.

Join us on the Journalism funding and training community Facebook group to hear more about our activities. The space is a platform to connect journalists interested in our projects, training events, and funding opportunities! The workshops should help you to be better equipped to apply for the open funding opportunities from Journalismfund.eu.

We are also offering mentoring from top experts on local, cross-border journalism. So if you are struggling in a specific area, we will find a mentor to help! If you are interested, fill out the mentoring request form.

Sarka Truxova

Communications Manager

Transitions | @TransitionsMag