International media and journalism organisations were the focus of yesterday’s JW 2022 programme, which concluded with a panel discussion on journalists’ own trust in journalism. Workshops were also held on citizen journalism, the use of open-source information to support and fund journalism projects and a workshop on the way forward for the next generation of journalists.
In the Media Village, professional photojournalists from the APW talked about the integral part of photography in news coverage. Nejra Mulaomerovic discussed the work of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) and the Reporting House Museum project, a newly-opened museum in the Balkans that tells the story of the break-up of Yugoslavia through the eyes of the journalists who covered it. The day also featured a virtual tour of the BBC newsroom, studios and backstage areas by Ross Atkins, a video talk by Federico Caruso on the work of the European Data Journalism Network (EDJNet), and a session with members of the OCCRP investigation organisation, who discussed their investigation on cross-border financial crime following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions against Russia.
In her speech, Jelena Cosic, Training Manager, Data Journalist / Investigative Journalist and Eastern European Partnerships Coordinator at ICIJ, highlighted the importance of global international collaborative journalism, a new kind of journalism model invented by ICIJ. Speaking on the difficulties faced by ICIJ members she said, “Journalists that we work with are generally attacked. Online or offline, most of them actually need to fight hard in order to keep themselves safe. They are very often sued or arrested. Or they have to leave their home and their countries to continue and do what they do.”
Read more about the 3rd day of the International Journalism Week here.