Supported by Deutsche Welle, a team of 8 young journalists from across Europe and Asia will be reporting from the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum from Monday, 20th of June to Wednesday, 22nd of June.

Fresh.Vibrant.Creative. We are Orange, a magazine produced by young journalists at events across Europe. Supported by Deutsche Welle, a team of 8 young journalists from across Europe and Asia will be reporting from the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum from Monday, 20th of June to Wednesday, 22nd of June.

Our team will focus on the key issues behind the challenges of the media in reporting human rights in a globalized world. We will interview Arab bloggers, human rights activists and high-ranking officials.

We will be your eyes and ears at this large-scale event attended by 1300 participants from all over the world. Follow us online from Monday on at www.orangelog.eu. On Wednesday stay tuned for our print edition that will be published in pdf format on the website.

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.

Do you want to work on common projects with young media makers from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region? If so, then MENAC is something for you.

MENAC is a committee inside the European Youth Press that aims to enhance intercultural understanding and to establish sustainable networks between young media makers (aged 18-35) from Europe and the Middle East & North Africa through media-related projects and events. MENAC achieves these goals by:

·  Setting up networks and collaborations with partner organisations active in media- and/or youth-related fields in Middle Eastern and North African countries

·  Organising projects and events in cooperation with Middle-Eastern and North-African partner organisations

·  Supporting regional Middle Eastern and North-African youth media projects with our know-how, experience and logistical support

·  Informing interested individuals and institutions on a regular basis about MENAC activities by means of our newsletter and through the MENAC webpage (http://www.youthpress.org/global-cooperation/menac)

 

If you are interested to be a part of the team, please send an English-language motivation letter, CV and a short description of your previous experience in the field to: menac@youthpress.org. DEADLINE: August 14, 2010.