Peace Broadcasters Program 2024

The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in partnership with Deutsche Welle, cordially invites young journalists and journalism students from the Western Balkans 6 to join the Peace Broadcasters program.

The Peace Broadcasters Program offers training and mentoring on Intercultural Dialogue, Transitional Justice and Constructive Journalism, with the aim of strengthening and enhancing participants’ skills and knowledge to maintain high journalistic standards within the fields of intercultural dialogue and transitional justice in the region.

Peace Broadcasters is designed to broaden and deepen the knowledge and understanding of young journalists in the areas of Intercultural Dialogue, Transitional Justice and Constructive Journalism. It also provides mentorship to improve skills in producing high-quality journalistic content.

Strengthening the professional capacities of journalists in the media is one of RYCO’s main priorities, given their crucial role in building and promoting peace.

Purpose

The overall purpose of the training and mentoring program is to enhance the knowledge and skills of young journalists in reporting and covering media content effectively on issues related to Intercultural Dialogue, Transitional Justice and Constructive Journalism.

Upon completion of the 4-day training and 1-month mentoring program, participants will:

• Gain familiarity with the concepts of human rights in media, intercultural dialogue, and transitional justice.
• Acquire a theoretical foundation for preparing and elaborating content on the program’s topics.
• Have opportunities to work both practically and independently, as well as in small groups under the supervision of a professional mentor.
• Have the chance to publish the produced article in various local and regional media.
• Can participate in the competition for the best article produced during the program.
• The 4-day training will take place physically and will be conducted in the English language. The mentoring program will be organised to accommodate the group’s schedules and agendas.

Training attendees shall receive a Certificate of Participation in the Program, among other benefits, provided they attend the training and fully participate in the program.

Eligibility Criteria

The training and mentoring program is exclusively intended for young journalists and journalism students, up to 30 years old, from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia who are interested in addressing the topics of Intercultural Dialogue and Transitional Justice in their future work.

Eligible young journalists include:

• Those planning to create content related to Intercultural Dialogue and Transitional Justice in their future work.
• Those who will fully attend the training and meet the program’s expectations.
• Those who demonstrate motivation and interest in the topics of intercultural dialogue, transitional justice, and human rights.
• Those with good abilities in academic writing.
• Those with sound knowledge and skills at the relevant level of journalism and journalistic skills.
• Those interested in regional cooperation and RYCO’s work.

How to apply

The application deadline for this training is October 9, 2024. To learn more and apply, please click here.