November Newsletter 2011

Maastricht - November 9, 2011

Arab Spring in Warsaw

In the wake of the recent Arab Spring uprisings, this year’s European Development Days will have a special focus on issues of democracy and sustainable development. The EJC and the European Commission’s DG Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid are offering a select group of 12 journalists from EU-27 member states the opportunity to attend the event on 15-16 December in Warsaw. Costs for travel, accommodation and most meals will be covered. Apply here ».

A new look for CL!CK

CL!CK ABOUT IT, EJC’s international photography competition, is pleased to announce its revamped website, which now features a fascinating selection of winning and shortlisted photographs from all three past rounds. CL!CK’s fourth edition is scheduled to be launched in early 2012. Sign up here to stay updated ».

MAITRE goes on a southern diet

Fresh from the Estonian capital of Tallinn, MAITRE is now travelling south to the Iberian Peninsula. The media training programme for food researchers will hold its next seminar on 1-2 December at the Research Institute of Technology, Food and Agriculture in Monells (Catalonia) before moving on to the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia in Porto (Portugal) on 5-6 December and the Marine and Food Technological Centre in Bilbao (Spain) on 12-13 December. Apply here ».

Economic priorities

Ahead of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2012, the EJC and the European Commission's DG Economic and Financial Affairs are organising an exclusive three-day seminar on the Economic Priorities of the Danish Presidency. Scheduled to take place in Brussels on 29 November – 1 December, the seminar is especially tailored for Danish journalists covering economic, finance and business issues. Apply here ».

Data Journalism Handbook

The first comprehensive Data Journalism Handbook started being drafted at the recent Mozilla Festival in London in a session run by the EJC and the Open Knowledge Foundation. Data journalists and developers from leading news organisations and journalism schools are contributing to this ongoing Data Driven Journalism project. Feel free to share your own material and pitch in your ideas via the public data-driven-journalism mailing list, the #ddj or #ddjbook hashtags on Twitter, or by sending an email to bounegru@ejc.net ».

Financial news service in Zimbabwe

The EJC and the Thomson Reuters Foundation have officially launched a five-year Dutch Foreign Ministry funded programme to establish a financial news service in Zimbabwe. The Source will be a news service owned and operated by Zimbabweans, aiming to serve Zimbabwean media organisations, financial organisations and citizens with accurate and informed business news and analysis ».

Data-driven reporting on EU spending

The EJC and the Open Knowledge Foundation have started running a series of data journalism workshops on EU spending. The first two workshops took place in September in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and in October in Warsaw, Poland. A collection of useful resources on the topic, such as articles, videos, links to datasets, tools and tutorials, are available at datadrivenjournalism.net ».

Media skills training in Kenya

The EJC and the Dutch humanitarian NGO Mensen met een Missie jointly implemented a media skills training course in Marsabit, Kenya, for the Kenya Peace Network. The association of over 20 Kenyan NGOs seeks to create an atmosphere of dialogue among the country's ethnic groups in the run-up to the 2012 elections. The two-day practical workshop in October focused on media strategy and skills building for the network’s communication officers ».

EJC@PICNIC coverage

Leading thinkers such as sociologist Saskia Sassen, MIT professor Beth Coleman and New York University researcher and artist Mark Shepard took a close look at the potential of urban data environments during EJC’s highly attended From Database Cities to Urban Stories session last September at PICNIC Amsterdam. Videos, articles and pictures covering the event are available at datadrivenjournalism.net ».

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