OSCE journalism school in Ukraine helps to break down myths and stereotypes
11 September 2018
Thirty regional journalists from all over Ukraine attended the OSCE-organized School of Ethical Journalism. They had a chance to enhance their knowledge of journalistic ethics in covering social issues and reporting about traumatized and vulnerable groups. (OSCE/Yevhen Maloletka)
Daniel Trilling, editor of the magazine New Humanist and 2017 winner of the Migration Media Award, talks about how to report about sensitive issues relating to social groups. He shared some of his experiences relating to the migration crisis and gave examples of negative and incorrect reporting on the same in the foreign media. (OSCE/Yevhen Maloletka)
The participants were tasked with preparing a story based on issues affecting communities in Kostyantynivka. Gathering interesting material through interviews and field work was part of the exercise. (OSCE/Yevhen Maloletka)
At the OSCE-supported training, journalists work on their articles after having gathered information, recordings and edited videos on their smartphones, to produce a story covering life of people in Kostyantynivka. (OSCE/Yevhen Maloletka)
The journalists benefit from joint discussions and work on the collected information, receiving support of mentors and trainers during group work. (OSCE/Yevhen Maloletka)
Maksym Butkevych, a human-rights activist and leader of the No Borders project, provides tips on media ethics and Dos and Don’ts of covering minority issues to 30 journalists from across Ukraine. (OSCE/Yevhen Maloletka)
Dmytro Tuzhanskyi, a local media expert and co-founder of the resource Mukachevo.net, speaks on the current political situation in Zakarpattia, the significance of ethnic diversity and how it make the region unique. (OSCE/Yevhen Maloletka)
One of the practical assignments was a visit to a Roma settlement in Radvanka, where journalists met community leaders and interviewed local residents. (OSCE/Yevhen Maloletka)
The training ends with the participants presenting their work, which they prepared with support their mentors Maksym Butkevych, leader of the No Borders project, and Kateryna Sergatskova, head of the Zaborona project. Trainees will return home with stories on Roma inclusion, about regional political parties and the life of migrants from the Middle East migrants in Ukraine. (OSCE/Yevhen Maloletka)