“Young Journalists and Protection of Authors’ Rights Online”

04 – 05 November 2011, Skopje

On the 4th and 5th of November Mladiinfo organized the international youth conference “Young Journalists and Protection of Authors` right Online”. More than seventy participants from eight European countries (Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovakia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Kosovo, Montenegro) discussed about some important and not so frequently highlighted issues regarding the authors’ rights in the new media. The project, initiated by Mladiinfo was supported by the Central European Initiative (CEI).

As the conference evolved it was evident that the protection of authors` rights is a never-ending issue because as one question was answered another one opened up. The different experiences from the experts in this field show that there is not only one truth on how and whether should one apply copyright on his work. But they all agreed on one thing – every journalist, whether traditional or citizen, should be well-acquainted with his rights and make sure they are well-respected.

Supported by: Central European Initiative

YiA Training course “Creative forces”

30 October – 06 November 2011, Skopje

Mladiinfo gathered more then 30 young people from different European countries (Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia) to participate in the Youth in Action training course “Creative forces”, that took place from the 30th of October till the 6th of November. This training course was organized as a partnership between 5 different youth organizations: Mladiinfo, Mladiinfo Slovensko, Omladinska novinska asocijacija u BiH, Youth Media Network Association and World Youth Wave.   The goal of this week was for the participants to learn how to use new media in a professional context and how this can create job opportunities either for themselves or for others. The training focused on writing and managing web content and among other things, the participants were familiarized with the concepts of citizen journalism, link economy, F-shaped pattern of reading and user generated content (UCG).  The idea of the training was to combine both theoretical and practical classes based on the methodology of active learning or a so-called “on-the-job” training.

The training was held by two professional trainers and experts in their field: Zoran Ricliev from Media Print Macedonia and Damjan Arsovski from it.com.mk.  The training ended with a study visit to the media newsroom of the television station Alsat-M in Skopje. Last but not least, during the program the participants had the chance to establish new contacts with people from the region, try traditional Macedonian food and sweets and share their own during an evening of nations. The ones who were unfamiliar with Skopje spend their free time exploring the city and the more adventurous ones even enjoyed Skopje seen from above when hiking up to the cross on mount Vodno.

Supported by: Youth in Action

New media training “Integrating Europe Online”

03- 07 July 2011, Ohrid

Mladiinfo organized a new media training  for representatives of the biggest youth media organization in Europe seated in Brussels (European Youth Press Network). This training was supported by the European commission community program Youth in Action. For 5 days young journalists from more then 20 European countries gathered on the shore of lake Ohrid to learn, share and discuss about European reporting.

The different nationalities and backgrounds of the 40 participants coming from  Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and, of course, Macedonia, ensured a transnational dialogue and provoked discussion about Europe, the EU, its enlargement and the integration of its different (candidate) member states.

In general this media training can be  evaluated a great opportunity for the European journalists of the future to gain new knowledge, band with colleagues from all over the continent, exchange ideas and opinions and maybe even to develop a refreshened view on EU-reporting trough new media.

Supported by: Youth in Action

Animate – EU: “Animations to Inspire our Future Generations”

January – December 2010, Skopje

“My Friend Boo” is a 9-episode animated series designed for children aged 5 – 8 years old. The aim of the series is to help young viewers understand some of today’s most important issues such as energy and water conservation and healthy lifestyle. It is a project supported by the EU Delegation’s Program “Broadcasting the EU” and co-financed by three European Commission’s funds. The series is translated and synchronized in Macedonian and Albanian and broadcast on two national TV stations TV Telma (in Macedonian language) and TV Alsat (in Albanian).

On 31st October 2010, Mladiinfo – FEJS MK organized a big public launch in the trade center Vero in Skopje where hundreds of children had the opportunity to enjoy wonderful Sunday afternoon with the characters from this educational show Boo, Ben Lucy and Jacky together with clowns, magicians and young ballet dancers and performers. Moreover, a theatre play, several workshops and games were organized for the kids. The Special Representative of the EU in Macedonia, Ambassador Erwan Fouere delivered the opening speech at the event.

Prior to this, Mladiinfo – FEJS MK organized a successful pre-launch event on 11th of May that took place at the Delegation of the European Union in Skopje. The invitees, including a group of school children and their teachers, were introduced to the concept and aim of the project and were given a preview of two episodes of the series.

Supported by: Delegation of European Union

Training & Internship programme: “Student practice for easier transition from school to work”

September – October 2010, Skopje

Mladiinfo – FEJS MK in partnership with YES Incubator organized the following Training and Internship programme financially supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Skopje. The selected 20 participants, students in their final years of study, attended two workshops: a 2-day training in Communications Skills and a 3-day training in E-business and Interactive Marketing. Parallel with the workshops, all the students were allocated in the companies working in the premises of YES Incubator to carry out a 30-day internship. At the end of the internship period, their assignment was to write their Internet Marketing Plan for the respective companies.

Supported by: Norwegian Embassy in Skopje

 

“Virtually Active” – a training program on using new-media-content to establish online-active-citizenship

18th – 23 rd  July 2010, Mavrovo

Fifteen young people from 11 European countries took part in the 5-day training in the beautiful Macedonian city of Mavrovo. The training included a combination of theoretical lectures and practical assignments for the participants. Main topics covered were: online journalism, new reporting methods, photography, creation of videos and postproduction. The participants got familiar with the functioning of one youth web site through the case study of www.mladiinfo.com and were encouraged to start a similar initiative in their home countries. Some of the participants also became an external collaborator of Mladiinfo.

Supported by: Central European Initiative, European Youth Foundation and Council of Europe

Training: “E-business and interactive marketing”

April 2010, Skopje

A total of 25 young people from Macedonia divided in two groups participated in 3-day trainings on “E-business and interactive marketing” held in Skopje in the period from 16th – 18th April and 23rd – 25th April 2010. Focusing on e-business, online marketing and interactive marketing, the goal of the program was to supply these individuals with the required skills and know-how which will further aid them in initiating their own e-business. The knowledge acquired through this training would not only support them in setting up their business, but it would also give them practical comprehension of advertising and sustainability with limited resources. This informal education helped guide the participants towards the opportunity to develop their personal e-business ideas and maintain them by implementing the leading principles of the training. Multimedia examples and success stories were presented to motivate the participants to invest their knowledge, time and creativeness in their own e-business concept.

Supported by: Balkan Youth Foundation

International Multimedia Training for SEE journalism students “SEE Voice Online”

March 2009, Skopje

During the period from 23rd to 29th of March 2009, FEJS Macedonia hosted 23 young journalists and journalism students from 7 European countries who participated in the on-line training “SEE Voice Magazine” that took place in Skopje. During the five-day training, the participants learned about on-line journalism, reporting diversity and civic journalism. Based on the method of active learning or learning by doing, the “SEE Voice Magazine” training offered them a unique possibility to produce different stories from Skopje together with their trainers and mentors, to take pictures and shoot videos and finally to post them online.

Supported by: European Commission – Community Programs – Youth in Action

Youth Regional Conference: “Information Society and its Impact on the Development of Youth Media”

September 2008, Skopje

The two-day conference took place in September 2008 in Skopje, Macedonia bringing together around sixty participants from East-East Program countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Moldova, Kosovo, Armenia, Turkey and Macedonia) and additional participants from CEI countries (Italy and Austria). The main goals of the conference were: establishing contacts between students and young IT professionals, discussing important issues related to the role of IT technology in youth life today, initiating formation of networks between the youth online media and youth portals. Another crucial aim of the conference was the sharing of ideas, new trends and debating on topics concerning the Information Society, the influence of the formation of New Youth Media, the impact of globalization and Virtual social life of young people today in the whole region.

Supported by: Open Society Institute & Central European Initiative

“Be Fine Online” – training and creation of the web page on cultural diversity

August 2007, Skopje

The project engaged 14 young journalists and journalism students from 7 South-East European countries in intercultural ‘on-line’ communication and investigative work with the main aim of raising the cultural self-awareness of young people. The participants acted as promoters of respective cultural diversity issues to the youth. The emphasis was put on understanding, learning and matching cultural diversities among different nations/cultures, as well as within one nation/culture. Moreover, the participants promoted the patterns for prevention and reduction of conflicts that have risen due to ignorance, lack of understanding of cultural domains, namely cultural diversities. The project resulted in creation and distribution of two educational and information e-newsletters. These contained the works on pre-assigned topics, where participants should choose those which were the most interesting for them particularly.

Supported by: European Youth Foundation & Council of Europe

Traveling Human Rights Festival – “VIVISECTfest”

September 2006, Skopje

Travelling Festival on Human Rights – VIVISECTfest consisted of 20 documentaries movies, a photo exhibition and workshops which, for the first time in Macedonia at one place, enabled that the causes and consequences of the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia (1991-2001) be viewed from different perspectives. Many tragic events have been forgotten or denied. The first edition of the VIVISECTfest, dedicated to the topic “War on the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia – View from Inside and Outside”, supported with films and photographs, launched a public discussion in various surroundings regarding the responsibility for the events from the recent past.

Supported by: Swiss Embassy in Skopje

Regional Training in Human Rights Reporting

May, 2006, Skopje

The main idea consisted of organizing a training course called “Human Rights Reporting for Balkan Journalism Students” which would be the base for establishing the Balkans Human Rights News Service, as a part of the global project ”the FACE Human Rights Online Journal”. The project was implemented in collaboration with the established network of the Forum of European Journalism Students (www.fejs.org), branches in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania and Serbia and Montenegro. Through the FEJS organization we identified 2 (two) promising student journalists from each country, with a total of 14 participants.
The students attended a 4-day training on human rights, democracy and media. The training included lectures by journalists and editors in the field of human rights and the role of free media in democracies, workshops on reporting, online research, human rights law and the legal and political systems of the region, case studies of the challenges journalists face when reporting the human and political rights stories.

Supported by: European Youth Foundation & Council of Europe