April Newsletter 2011

Maastricht - April 5, 2011

Discovering Korea

To promote a better understanding of Korea, the EJC and the Korea Press Foundation are organising a two-week fellowship programme in South Korea on 22 August – 3 September 2011. The study trip will feature a series of seminars on issues such as EU-Korea relations, the Free Trade Agreement, green growth policy and security on the Korean peninsula. Six EU journalists and editors from written and online media, news agencies and broadcasting companies with at least five years of professional experience will be selected on the basis of motivation and concrete ideas for reporting. Freelance journalists may also apply. Excellent level of English required. Deadline for application: Sunday 29 May at 00.00 CET. Contact Cara Smith ».

EJC director joins GEN

EJC director Wilfried Rütten has been invited to join the Board of the Global Editors Network, the new international network for editors. Fellow board members include Jeff Jarvis, Al Trivino and other renowned academics, editors and news executives. The network will be headed by former WEF President Xavier Vidal-Folch (El Pais) and former WEF Vice-President Harald Stanghelle (Aftenposten) ».

Youth on the Move

Young people in Europe have been particularly hard hit by the recent social and economic crisis. In response, the European Commission recently launched the “Youth on the Move” initiative, aimed at helping young Europeans succeed in the knowledge economy. The main challenges facing European youth today will be addressed in a two-day seminar for EU-27 journalists on 8-9 May in Florence, alongside the State of the Union conference and the Festival of Europe. Apply here ».

European Area for Justice

Justice, fundamental rights and security issues close to EU citizens will be the focus of a three-day seminar in Brussels on 2-4 May. The programme will touch on specific themes such as victims’ rights, Roma policies, data protection and procedural rights and include a meeting with Viviane Reding, Vice-president and Commissioner for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship. EU-27 journalists are invited to apply here ».

SYNC3 speeds ahead

The first prototype of the SYNC3 blogosphere mapping tool has been met with a lot of positive feedback. The media analysts, journalists, editors and bloggers involved in the first round of user evaluation, praised SYNC3’s capacity to synthesise public opinion and allow users to follow conversations and track sentiment centered on key issues, events, or persons as they unfold in the blogosphere. An improved prototype is planned to be released this month. Read more ».

Polish EU Presidency

Improving European economic governance and the return to sustainable economic growth have been noted as priorities for the upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU in July 2011. Exclusively for Polish journalists covering economic issues, the EJC and the European Commission’s DG Economic and Financial Affairs are organising a three-day seminar on the "Economic Priorities of the Polish Presidency" on 17-19 May in Brussels. Apply here ».

Semantic tool for video

The three-year CASAM research project led by a consortium of commercial, academic, and non-profit partners including the EJC, concluded in March with a final round of user evaluation of the software prototype. The project successfully created an innovative semantic tool which facilitates and speeds up the task of annotating (or "tagging") of videos through semi-automatic intelligent processing. Test users in broadcasting, media production and news agencies welcomed the CASAM prototype and expressed the hope to soon be able to use the tool in their regular working environments ».

Reporting trip to Portugal

The grand prize for the 36 winners of the TH!NK and CL!CK competitions is a water themed reporting trip scheduled to take place in Lisbon from 18-21 April 2011. Congratulations from the EJC team! Contact Rina Tsubaki for more information ».

EJC on Vimeo

Follow our in-house video productions by subscribing to the EJC Vimeo Channel. New video films include lectures from recent EJC conferences on Water and Sports and the second reporting trip of the East4South intercultural project! ».

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