Apply for workshop in Berlin
For Journalists from
Armenia and Georgia
For Journalists from
Armenia and Georgia
You are interested in and working on the relations between those two countries. You have a good knowledge of economics. You want to strengthen the relations between your home country and its neighbour, especially now that they are in different economic blocs. And you would love to discuss all those issues with colleagues and top-experts during a seminar in Berlin.
If you find yourself in this description, you are the perfect candidate for our multi-level project “Overcoming divisions through exchange and research”.
They will also be able to contribute examples from their own reporting. The participants will meet German colleagues with a professional focus on the EU, EaP and EEU, visit an editorial office and have talks with a representative of the Federal Foreign Office or the Federal Ministry of Economics. Finally, the seminar offers the opportunity to discuss topics for joint journalistic cross-border articles.
A few weeks later, the Armenian and Georgian participants will meet again for two days in Yerevan. In Armenia’s Capital they will meet experts from both countries and discuss the EEU strategies and their implications for Armenia's relations with its neighbouring countries, especially with Georgia.
With the impressions and the facts they gained in these discussions the participants will visit a border town in the respective other country for two days of research. Focuses will be the development of border trade, possible problems and people's concerns when looking at their neighbouring country.
Finally, they will join a three-day summer workshop, most likely in Haghpat, with 20 NGO representatives from Armenia and Georgia. The journalists will help the NGOs to understand how they and their projects can get attention of the media. At the same time they will also write about border-crossing projects which the NGOs have developed.
Travel expenses, accommodation and costs for visa (if necessary) will be covered.
For the cross-border research a small remuneration will be paid.
Who can apply?
English-speaking journalists of all ages – employees or freelancers – interested in Armenian-Georgian relations and have proven experience in economic reporting.
What do we need from you?
Who can apply?
Send these documents only via e-mail (pdf, in total not more than 5 MB) to
crossborder@berliner-journalisten-schule.de not later than 26 July, 2020.
Please send only certificates and recommendations if they have a direct connection to your applications, e.g. a prove showing experience as a trainer or international cooperation, but no certificates from university.
If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact Clemens Schöll, head of the program clemens.schoell@berliner-journalisten-schule.de.
Covid-19 information
Due to a dynamic situation, we cannot predict the pandemic situation by in September in Germany as well as in Armenia and Georgia in October. Therefore, we do not exclude the possibility of changing the format of the seminar/workshops to hybrid (online/offline) or fully online. We will communicate all possible changes with you and promise to make everything possible to maintain your safety and health.
