On February 8-9, the second module of trainings for journalists and bloggers was held in the journalism department of Zaporizhzhia National University together with the public organization “Union of Young Independent Journalists”. The event was held in the framework of the Bureau of Analytical Investigative Journalism, operating in ZNU with the support of the US Embassy in Ukraine.
Journalists and activists from Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions came to the training “Investigation in the field of human rights and professional standards”.
Coach from Kiev Nadiia Babynska (Virna) spoke about the peculiarities of covering conflict-sensitive topics, in particular, about human rights, how to stick with them in the media, and about the open data policy.
“We had a very interesting conversation, we feel the unity of the team,” - she shared her impressions of participating in the event.
The purpose of the training was the development of practical skills in conducting journalistic investigations in the field of human rights in compliance with professional standards of journalism and working with open data registries.
It should be mentioned that this was the second training session from a number of activities of the Bureau of Analytical Investigative Journalism, aimed at improving the competencies of media professionals working in the field of analytical and investigative journalism of the South-Eastern region of Ukraine. There are still several trainings on this topic, which will be held on March-May 2019.
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