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How to present the impact of climate change without just crunching numbers? How to write about algorithms and social bots in a way that attracts attention not only among computer nerds but also among your typical audience?
Complex issues tend to be tiring or even boring - and reporting on them requires more than just repeating what other media said before. But general advice such as to adapt the topic to your local context and tell an interesting story about real people are easier said than done, especially in a situation, when media struggle with a lack of finances, time, staff and information - or even face political repression. As a result, in many countries, important questions such as the impact of climate change rank surprisingly low on the political agenda. Sometimes media even unintentedly contribute to the dissemination of disinformation (e.g. related to health issues). Online journalism, in-depth provides participating media with funding, time and expertise - the ingredients of high-quality, in-depth reporting.
In the course of the project participating media have a chance
We believe that close cooperation between journalists and experts will improve the quality of reporting and public debate on important international issues. Therefore, in the long run, the project aims at creating three sustainable networks encompassing journalists, experts and civil society actors – working to the benefit of all: While journalists will gain access to reliable quality information, experts and activists improve their chances to inform public debate and to impact political decision-making.
The 12 participating media are sorted into three groups, according to their respective focus topic, i.e. there is a climate group, a health group and a info-society group each consisting of 4 media, one from each project country. The groups are corrdinated by one of the project consortium partners:
The project is funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Check out all the participating journalists listed here. This is what brings them together.
See all network membersEditor-in-Chief, European Radio for Belarus
Poland
Climate Change coordinator, Heinrich Boell South Caucasus
Journalists for the Future
Armenia
project manager, Civilnet.am
Yerevan, Armenia
Editor in chief, Civilnet.am
Yerevan, Armenia
Founder, Cactus Media
Tbilisi, Georgia
Editor-in-chief, EVN Report
Yerevan, Armenia
Editor-in-Chief, Publika
Tbilisi, Georgia
hetq
Yerevan, Armenia
hetq
Yerevan, Armenia
Ecolur
Yerevan, Armenia
UNDP Armenia
dummy editor, dummynews.org
Journalist
Project Manager, Clean Energy Wire
Berlin, Germany