"Climate change" or "climate crisis"? How can the discussion of existing problems help in understanding their importance, urgency and scale, or urge to immediate action? At such moments, journalism and analytics can play a significant role, since the language and way of reporting can have either positive or negative impact on the situation.
November was marked by the Week of Environmental Journalism, as well as by a series of intensive trainings on countering disinformation and fake news, which is always a priority for IWPR CA. In addition, during this month, the Kilogram of Content marathon finished, as well as a number of intensive training on blogging and podcasting. Read more about this news in November digest.
November was marked by the Week of Environmental Journalism, as well as by a series of intensive trainings on countering disinformation and fake news, which is always a priority for IWPR CA. In addition, during this month, the Kilogram of Content marathon finished, as well as a number of intensive training on blogging and podcasting. Read more about this news in November digest.
International online discussion
The Power of Conflicts and Protests in Central Asia: Comparative Analysis
The Power of Conflicts and Protests in Central Asia: Comparative Analysis
On the 5th of November the Representative Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Central Asia and its regional analytical platform CABAR.asia organized the online event dedicated to the power of conflicts and protests in Central Asia. The event brought together experts and academics from Europe, Central Asia, and the United States. The panel of speakers discussed the protests occurring in Belarus and the ones that took place in October in Kyrgyzstan and reflected on the following questions:
- Comparative analysis of protests in Belarus and Central Asia
- Violent conflicts Potential in Central Asia
- Risks of ignoring the presence of tensions on national-ethnic grounds
Relevant
Masterclasses/Workshops
by Media School
by Media School
"Climate change" or "climate crisis"? How can the discussion of existing problems help in understanding their importance, urgency and scale, or urge to immediate action? At such moments, journalism and analytics can play a significant role, since the language and way of reporting can have either positive or negative impact on the situation. The Week of Environmental Journalism was aimed at educating media representatives, journalists and bloggers on the basics of environmental journalism.
For the second year in a row, CABAR.asia Media School brings together students, journalists and media professionals on one platform in order to educate marathon participants on fact-checking and the importance of countering disinformation. By the end of the Quest, students guided by mentors presented their projects in the new media format that are to be published on the Media School platform.
Intensive training on blogging
The training was held in three days, which were filled with theory and practice. Participants learned how to create a personal brand, how to develop a promotion strategy, write a concept, how to deal with burnout and hate online, and much more. In addition, the participants analysed their own blog with the trainer and received feedback.
Blogging with Elena Nechaeva for participants from Central Asia (online)
Elena Nechaeva is a journalist, producer, editor, show host, author of documentaries, blogger and co-founder of the Media Space Fund, which is aimed at the creation and development of new media, as well as visual content. In 2019, she created her own YouTube channel, "Black Box White Noise". In a year, the channel gathered 2 million views.
The training was held in three days, which were filled with theory and practice. Participants learned how to create a personal brand, how to develop a promotion strategy, write a concept, how to deal with burnout and hate online, and much more. In addition, the participants analysed their own blog with the trainer and received feedback.
Blogging with Elena Nechaeva for participants from Central Asia (online)
Elena Nechaeva is a journalist, producer, editor, show host, author of documentaries, blogger and co-founder of the Media Space Fund, which is aimed at the creation and development of new media, as well as visual content. In 2019, she created her own YouTube channel, "Black Box White Noise". In a year, the channel gathered 2 million views.
The large volume of information consumed every day in addition to so many distractions, makes it difficult to focus on one particular piece of content (such as an article or a video).
The podcast format, on the contrary, is portable and convenient. You can listen to it in the background, while doing other things, which helps saving time.
The podcasts are only gaining popularity in Central Asia, and are mainly created by enthusiasts. The purpose of the training was to enable interested people (media representatives, bloggers, radio hosts, beginner and advanced podcasters and enthusiasts) to launch and promote a high quality and competitive podcast.
The podcast format, on the contrary, is portable and convenient. You can listen to it in the background, while doing other things, which helps saving time.
The podcasts are only gaining popularity in Central Asia, and are mainly created by enthusiasts. The purpose of the training was to enable interested people (media representatives, bloggers, radio hosts, beginner and advanced podcasters and enthusiasts) to launch and promote a high quality and competitive podcast.
Podcasts
Documentary Filmmaking Workshop
Countering disinformation and fake news has always been a priority for IWPR CA. We use different approaches to the development of the fact-checking skills for our future colleagues. We also use such approaches as documentaries. After a two-week intensive training, our teams went to shoot their first documentary. In order to make the impressions of the workshop even better, we invited experienced team supervisors who shared their experience directly during the filming process.
All documentaries cover the topic of the fake news influence that we encountered during the pandemic.
All documentaries cover the topic of the fake news influence that we encountered during the pandemic.
Kilogram of Content
3 Round
3 Round
Лучшие посты
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
CABAR.asia
Courses
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