The course will include sessions in mastering the latest techniques for searching the web and social media, interviewing techniques, working with sources and how to scale up your investigations generally. Trainers at this year’s Summer School, as in the previous six years, are experienced journalists and editors from Reuters, Columbia University, The Guardian, OCCRP and others.
The school is open for 30 chosen journalists, 20 of whom will come from the Balkans and 10 internationally, who will work on story ideas and be able to obtain funds for their investigations.
Journalists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia with at least three years of experience in journalism are eligible for scholarships.
Applications for scholarships must be received by 15th July 2016, early applications received by 20 June 2016 will be charged a reduced fee.
For detailed information about the program, trainers and online applications, see here .
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