23rd – 26th August 2010, Potsdam, Germany
Open to: young journalists between 18 – 26 from the whole Europe
Deadline: 06/07/2010
The M100 Sanssouci Colloquium, one of the largest international media conferences in Europe, invites young journalists from all over Europe to Potsdam (Germany) to the sixth edition of the M100 Youth Media Workshop. The topic of this year workshop is “Investigative Journalism in Europe“.
The workshops, which are headed by professional investigative journalists, are designed to include both practical exercises (i.e., an introduction to investigative journalism, research practices, maintaining informants, modes of questioning, etc.) as well as theoretical matters (i.e., What function does investigative journalism fulfil and what role will it play in the digital media landscape of tomorrow?).
The Workshop takes place in co-operation with the European Youth Press, the German investigative-journalism network “Netzwerk Recherche” and the German UNESCO Commission in the Electronic Media School in Potsdam.
Eligibility
* applications are welcome from young journalists between 18 and 26 from the whole of Europe (EU as well as non-EU countries).
* English language skills, as the workshop language is English.
Cost
The organisers will bear the costs of accommodation and meals during the workshop. In addition there is a travel allowance of up to 250 Euro.
Application procedure
All interested applicants should submit following:
1. CV (including address and telephone number) and the journalistic preference, i.e. print/online, video or radio;
2. a brief text (max. 3 pages) on the topic: “The force of the fourth Estate – investigative journalism in my country”.
All the documents need to be submitted by 6th July 2010 to: s.sasse@m100potsdam.org
