This series of three workshops, in English, is co-organised by the Center for Ethics in Science and Journalism (CESJ), the Balkan Network of Science Journalists, the Master’s Course in Science Communication “Franco Prattico” at SISSA and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra, Italy, with funding also coming from ther Mercator Foundation (for the event in Lausanne) and the Central European Initiative (CEI, for the events in Belgrade in 2019 and in Trieste in 2020).

THE TRIESTE 2020 BALKAN SCIENCE JOURNALISM WORKSHOP
IS BEING RESCHEDULED 
 (www.ecsj2020.eu)

Deadline for applications: Sunday 15 March, 2020

THE FUNDING PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THE TRIESTE EVENT IS RESERVED ONLY FOR APPLICANTS FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NATIONALITIES, and will cover travel and accomodation:

• Albania	• Armenia	• Belarus
• Bosnia and Herzegovina	• Bulgaria	• Croatia
• Czech Republic	• Georgia	• Hungary
• Italy	• Kosovo *	• Moldova
• Montenegro	• North Macedonia	• Poland
• Romania	• Serbia	• Slovakia
• Slovenia	• Turkey	• Ukraine

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

 

Applicants are invited to submit via e-mail:

• motivation letter 
• curriculum vitae (with a clear indication of your nationality and country of residence, if different)
• recommendation letter(s) (optional)

Journalists from other countries willing to attend the workshop are invited to write to balkan-workshops@cesj.eu.
Deadline for applications: Sunday 15 March, 2020

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The workshops are designed to build science journalism capacity and skills, as well as to promote excellence in science, health and environmental coverage in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.Journalists attending the workshop – which builds on the experience with two previous events organised by the same team for UNESCO and the two previous events held in Belgrade and at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Lausanne in 2019 – will engage in interactive sessions with prominent researchers and science reporters and editors from the region – and beyond – to discuss relevant scientific topics as well as data and investigative journalism, reporting on corruption and misconduct. The sessions will be illustrated with real-life examples of good practices and great stories from the region.Journalists will also discuss techniques for connecting with the scientific community and effective ways of accessing information from institutions.A special focus of the workshops will be to strengthen the cross-border collaboration and the regional network of science journalists – and their links with colleagues in Western Europe.THE PREVIOUS EVENTS WERE HELD IN:

• Belgrade, Serbia, April 5th 2019, 9-17 at the Radio Televizija Srbije, Takovska 10, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia 
  Grants covering travel and accomodation were made available for applicants from the following countries:
  Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo *, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine.

(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE BELGRADE REPORT IN PDF)

• Lausanne, Switzerland, on July 1^st 2019, with the opportunity to attend the World Conference of Science Journalists, the main such event globally.
  Grants covering travel and accomodation were made available for applicants from the following countries:
  Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo *, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine.

(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE LAUSANNE REPORT IN PDF)

The series of workshops is part of the proESOF programme,
in preparation of the ESOF2020 (EuroScience Open Forum)
conference in Trieste, Italy, to support quality science journalism
in the region.

For further info, please contact:

Fabio Turone: e-mail turone (at) cesj.eu

Mićo Tatalović: e-mail micho.tatalovic (at) gmail.com

The 2019-2020 Balkan Science Journalism Workshops are supported by: