European Youth Media Days in Brussels

[Información recibida en inglés, en alemán y en italiano. El español sigue siendo poca cosa en Europa.]

WORK/OUT European Students’ Review presents
European Youth Media Days – invitation for 270 young journalists

EYMD: Dialogue, education, networking
The European Youth Press and the European Parliament have organised an international congress at the end of June in the “European Capital”. The event is aimed at anybody who considers themselves a European citizen and would like to engage their journalistic voice in support of a united Europe.
All interested producers of media under the age of 25 – journalism students, radio and TV reporters, podcasters or bloggers – are warmly invited to apply now for the congress (27th to 30th of June 2007 in Brussels).
European Youth Press is the first international umbrella association of young news-makers and has now been supporting the next generation of European journalism for over three years. Although it was only recently created, it already numbers more than 48000 authors and editors of school and student newspapers aged under 30 from 13 national organisations, including the Federation of European Journalism Students (FEJS) and the German Youth Press.

Programme framework and themes:

The meeting will be based around the search for a common European identity.
The four-day congress allows time for personal conversations, numerous discussions with politicians and experienced journalists, workshops with experts and also an insight into the international world of media and politics in Brussels.

Wednesday 27th June
Arrival and opening by the president of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering.
Presentation of the programme for the congress, followed by a get-together with a barbecue, Jazz band and video projections.

Thursday 28th June
Thematic discussions and introduction to the workshops.

Friday 29th June
Workshops in the different media domains (television, radio and printed media).

Saturday 30th June
Final conference and departure.

Main themes of the European Youth Media Days 2007

Life: The whole variety of life – young journalists thinking and living in Europe.
Contemporary Media: A new era – bloggers, podcasters etc. as precursors of European media development.
Politics: the end of absence – 270 young Europeans in search of a European vision.

Selected participants will receive an official invitation and their travel expenses. In addition, food and accommodation will be provided.
Requirements for participation:
Applicants must be between 18 and 25 years old and have a profound interest in media, politics and journalism. Young people working in radio and television, podcasters and bloggers are also welcome to apply. Furthermore, all applicants should submit a short text which deals with one of the three main topics of the congress.

The exact timetable, complete programme and application forms can be found at www.youthmediadays.eu

WORK/OUT European Students’ Review
was invited to the EYMD 2007 as an external international media representative and will organise a workshop in the “press” domain. Between 10 and 20 practising journalists from different countries will exchange ideas about cultural, political and social themes and will produce contributions for a special edition, to be released soon after the congress. The editing team of the only multilingual newspaper for European students has picked out particular places in Brussels, which the participants will discover on a historical walking tour.

All info and the archive editions of the newspaper can be found at www.work-out.org

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