The South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation is inviting environmental journalists to participate into the four day training session. The main goal of the training is to increase the knowledge and capacity of Georgian journalists to report effectively on energy and environmental issues.
We will bring together approximately 12 journalists and give them opportunity to engage in discussions with leading energy and environmental experts as well as with seasoned environmental journalists covering key environmental issues. The main focus areas include deeper understanding of key environmental challenges and issues of sustainable energy systems and climate change mitigation and adaptation. In addition to that, the participants will have opportunity to take investigative field trips at projects sites, access the real material and with assistance of training facilitator and experts outline the real story ideas. Together with the local environmental experts, the training will be led by Mr. Dirk Asendorpf, principle trainer from Deutsche Welle. Participants will have opportunity to engage into the discussion with environmental editor of Guardian.
The mandatory condition of participation is to provide at least one media product within 3 weeks period after the training. The participants are free to choose their own thematic focus in the fields of energy and environmental policy, but we highly encourage reporting on sustainable energy systems and climate change issues.
Who Can Participate
Journalists working in all forms of media like broadcast, print, web, radio journalism and are reporting on energy and environmental issues and who are eager to have deeper understanding of energy and environmental challenges of the region. Participants should be either full-time journalists or freelancers with minimum 3 years experience with at least 1 year experience in reporting environmental issues. Since English is working language of the training workshop knowledge of English is an advantage (but not mandatory).
Guidelines for selecting the participants
Interested journalists may send their application forms no later than October 10, 2015 to info@ge.boell.org. Application shall include the following information:
- An updated Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages)
- A written statement in fewer than 300 words, indicating the reason for applying
- Two samples of recently completed work
Dates of the training: 28 October - 1 November, 2015
Location: Batumi, Georgia
The Heinrich Böll Foundation will cover travel and accommodation costs of the participants.
For any questions related to the content of the training or the application, please contact the South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation:
T +995 32 238 04 67/68
E info@ge.boell.org
I www.ge.boell.org