During this year's European Youth Media Convention we will try to find answers to these questions and outline the future for young media makers.

Journalists are facing competition: Platforms like wikileaks reveal scandals, allow unprecedented insights into political strategies, and begin to impinge on the role of the journalist. Apparently, the public receives an additional level of control and knowledge.But is unconditional transparency of political systems, that so-called whistleblowers usually strive for, always beneficial for democracy? And how should journalists respond if they want to prevent a takeover of their distinctive role?

During this year's European Youth Media Convention, which will take place between the 3rd and the 6th of August in Berlin (Germany), we will try to find answers to these questions and outline the future for young media makers. Participants will have the opportunity to meet up with 39 other young media makers from all over Europe and outline the situations of their own country.

You can attend lectures and discuss with experts. In addition, you will get the chance to produce journalistic print-, video-, audio- or photography content according to your interest at the event.

If you want to be a part of the convention, already have experience in journalism, and if you are between 18 and 25 years old then apply online by sending us a short motivation letter to participateEYMC2011@jugenpresse.de . 

There is no participation fee. Free board and lodging is provided. Travel costs are not reimbursed

The application deadline is the 15th of June. For further questions about your application or the event, do not hesitate to contact Sebastian Schütz ( s.schuetz@jugendpresse.de ).

The European Youth Media Convention is organized and funded by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the Youth Press Germany and the European Youth Press.

"Young journalists and authors' rights" is a two day conference in the frames of the global journalism event "Integrating Europe Online". The event is designed for aspiring young journalists who are dynamically reporting European issues.

One of these issues is certainly the journalists' authors' rights in the "digital era", a subject which is undoubtedly currently very up-to-date and important. It is crucial for young journalists, future editors and creators of the public opinion to know and to be aware of their rights and the ways how to protect their own work.

The Conference outcome - the Ohrid Conclusions about the protection of intelectual production of journalists will be published across several European online media (www.mladiinfo.com, Café Babel, Euroactive Blog) and dispersed among traditional media.

Papers topics and guidelines

This conference will try to raise some of the concerns related with the authors' rights of journalists, such as:

• Increasing use of journalistic content without permission on different media formats
• Lack of remuneration for re-use of their work
• Piracy and plagiarism
• Manipulation of images

The Conference agenda is equally divided into two working days and five separate panels consisting of the following topics:

• Authors' rights and new media
• Fundamentals of authors' rights
• International treaties
• EU Directives
• National legislation
• Copyright VS Authors' rights
• Legal means of protection Authors' rights in the information society
• Infosoc Directive
• Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems – legal basis for protection
• Protection of rights by collecting societies
• Freelance vs. employed journalists
• Photographers' authors' rights
• Moral rights
• Infringement – what steps to take?
• What kind of action journalists could take against the infringers?

This event takes place from 6. July, 08:00 Uhr to 7. July, 23:59 Uhr in

Web 3.0 - where is the internet heading? Who will decide which content you’ll be able to find online? And how will the web help in strengthening democracy and human rights?

At the European Dialogue on Internet Governance 2011 in Belgrade, various stakeholders from governments, private sector and civil society will gather to tackle these questions. YOU can be a part of one of the key stakeholder groups: YOUTH. Develop your ideas with more than 20 other young people from all over Europe during the New Media Summer School, taking place from 27 May to 1 June 2011 in Belgrade – and take these ideas to EuroDIG.

The event is organised by AEGEE, the Young European Federalists, Youth for Exchange and Understanding and the European Youth Press in cooperation with the Council of Europe and the European Youth Forum.

This event takes place from 27. May, 00:00 Uhr to 1. June, 23:59 Uhr in

The EU Health Prize for Journalists 2011, which seeks to award high-quality journalism that raises awareness of issues related to healthcare and patients' rights, has been launched.

The Prize will reward journalists who have contributed in a significant way to help citizens understand health issues, and through their work reflect patients' and health workers' expectations and thoughts.
There will be a special prize for articles on "smoking cessation".

The Prize is part of the "Europe for patients" campaign, highlighting 12 health policy initiatives. All these are bound by a common goal: better healthcare for all in Europe.
 
The Prize will be awarded in the spirit of respect for media freedom and pluralism and in the context of the Commission's desire to improve communication between the European Institutions and the European citizens.
 
For further information: http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/journalist_prize/2011/index_en.htm

Young media makers creating the documentary 'Europe, a journey of exploration' invite you to track their progress and read about their experiences by following their blog http://www.europe-exploration.blogspot.com/

In the blog, the young media makers write about their experiences during the filming of the documentary in different European countries. This initiative from the Evens foundation has the working title "Europe, a journey of exploration". The documentary makers talk to lots of different people in order to link real stories and faces to the European slogan "Unity in diversity".