The Sospilnist Foundation, with the support of Internews-Ukraine and the online publication Detector Media, invites final-year bachelor’s and master’s students from journalism schools from all regions of the country to participate in the competitive selection for the «Media Mobility Hub» internship program.
The guest lecturer for the final meeting was Austin Malloy, an American journalist, multimedia editor, and video journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Austin has extensive experience working in post-Soviet countries, including stints at the Kyiv Post and Voice of America. He shared his perspectives on the journalism profession in modern times and talked about his own professional journey. Responding to students’ questions, the guest emphasized that despite the rapid pace of information technology development, the fundamental skill for journalists remains creating texts.
Matthias Vedeler, an advisor to the Norwegian Press Council, which serves as a public regulator in conflicts regarding the violation of rights and adherence to journalistic standards, told students about the specifics of applying the Journalist’s Ethical Code in Norway.
Media and democracy, how do they coexist and depend on each other? Leif Lonsmann acquainted students with the role of a free press in democratic countries, emphasizing that the media should deliver truth to society and shape public opinion. They also discussed how the free media manifests itself as the fourth estate in a country.
10 Ukrainians – 10 stories, each of which touches our hearts. A project that reveals a part of the soul of those who fight and continue to fight for the freedom of Ukraine. This is a project that tells how people’s lives changed after February 24, 2022. As part of this project, interviews were conducted with 10 speakers, where students from the USA, Turkey, and Ukraine asked them questions and discussed important topics.
