
The Journalism Breakthroughs Project led by the CEU Democracy Institute’s Media and Technology Working Group is organizing a one-and-a-half-day event in which members of media organizations, labor activists, students, researchers and members of civil society organizations are invited to debate and discuss the use of organizing into unions, networks, associations and communities to push forward the rights of journalists and to protect the freedom of the media. As the title of the workshop suggests, a significant source of inspiration will be drawn from the work of labor movements, as they have successfully managed to mobilize vulnerable and oppressed groups, which have pushed for major social and political change.
PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING
The workshop will dedicate 4 sessions to peer-to-peer learning. Participants in the event have the opportunity to present their experience and expertise around 3 topics:
- I organized my fellow journalists into a union, network, community. How did I do it?
- I regularly manage to fund our union, network, community. How do I do it?
- I took on the state/the government/the corporation and I won. How did I do it?
FORMAT
The format of the workshop will be a mix of presentations, peer-to-peer learning sessions and trainings. This will be a hybrid event online-on site event. All sessions of the event are public.
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PROGRAM
THURSDAY OCTOBER 20TH
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and Introduction, Dumitrița Holdiș (CEU Democracy Institute)
10:15 – 11:30 A Manifesto for Organizing, Marko Miletić (Mašina, Serbia)
11: 30 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00 Training on Labor Organizing, Helena Milinković (Radio Television Slovenia - RTV)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Session 1: Organize
Nóra Ugron (ELMO - Eastern European Left Media Outlet), Alexandra Ștefan (MediaSind Romania), Jakov Kolak (Radnička Prava/Regional Industrial Trade Union, Croatia) Des Freedman (Goldsmiths, University of London and Media Reform Coalition, UK)
Facilitator: Éva Bognár (CEU Democracy Institute)
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:00 Session 2: Funding
Laura Hryhoryeuová (The Kapital/Engaged Monthly, Slovakia) Petra Ivšić (Trade Union of Croatian Journalists, Croatia)
Facilitator: Dean Starkman (CEU Democracy Institute)
Ioana Avădani (Center for Independent Journalism, Romania)
19:00 – 20:00 Reception
FRIDAY OCTOBER 21ST
10:00 – 11.30 Session 3: Struggle
Zsuzsa Detrekői (CEU Democracy Institute, Hungary), Boris Vasev (Radio Television Slovenia - RTV) Helena Milinković (Radio Television Slovenia - RTV)
Facilitator: Jelena Prtorić, Freelance Journalist/Arena for Journalism in Europe
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00 All participants: Reflections
Facilitator: Dumitrița Holdiș (CEU Democracy Institute)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Farewell