What if fact-checkers can’t catch the fakes? Suppose disinformation circulates among children and their teachers are either unaware or unequipped to tackle it. What can journalists do to address the...
Wilfried Ruetten
Wilfried Ruetten was, until his retirement in December 2016, the director of the European Journalism Centre. He also worked in German public and private broadcasting as a reporter and producer (ARD, RTL-Group) as well as in journalism education. Before joining the EJC he was the head of school for digital television at the University of Applied Sciences in Salzburg, Austria.
How to fix a World Cup match: the new wave of globalized corruption that is endangering sport everywhere
Of course, there will be match-fixing at the FIFA World Cup. Declan Hill, award-winning investigative journalist and Professor of Investigations at University of New Haven, explains the multi-billion ...
Unfortunately, the need for crisis reporting abounds. However, for a variety of reasons, many journalists can be no more than spectators, with little opportunity to develop substantial insights into...
In an ideal world, public service media are supposed to deliver a healthy dose of impartial quality journalism (in news and other factual offerings), to inform and stimulate their constituents' cont...
Grants have become an indispensable funding source for journalism. However, applying for a grant is a rocky road, and it requires thinking and writing in a manner that is, forgivably, alien to many ...
How have journalism and visual storytelling changed in the age of web documentaries and multimedia stories? What are the different ways to do long term cross-media projects without the support of...
For a long time, journalists have had no real interest in finding out what impacts their stories are having: "Get the story out now. And tomorrow is a new news day" seems to have been the motto. We ...
News organizations and individual journalists need clear, transparent ethics codes. But with so many approaches to journalism, it's hard to create a code that fits everyone's needs. This panel describ...
Kapuściński reloaded, or when innovation embraces reportage. What can be created from the union of data journalism, video reports and field survey? Starting from concrete examples, we will explain h...
Doing investigative journalism requires skill, tenacity and a sixth sense of where to go to get results. The same could be said of acquiring the funding to do investigative journalism. The panel will...
Verification Handbook: a definitive guide to verifying digital content for emergency coverage
The Verification Handbook is a groundbreaking new resource for journalists and aid responders, which provides step-by-step guidelines for using user-generated content (UGC) during emergencies. Publish...
If news organizations are going to survive and keep producing worthwhile content, they need to diversify their revenue streams and stop relying so heavily on advertising dollars. In this panel, we'l...
The Global Editors Network (GEN) and the European Journalism Centre (EJC) will announce the 30 shortlisted entries for the 2012 edition of the Data Journalism Awards (DJA). The announc...
