24 young journalists and media makers from 13 Member States of the Council of Europe are discovering what peace journalism is all about during the seminar ‘Young Media Makers Preach and Practice Peaceful Journalism” taking place in Kobuleti, Georgia.

The aim of the seminar is to explore the meaning and role of peace journalism and how it can be used by young journalists to foster peace building and conflict transformation in different cultural settings. The participants will not only get a better comprehension of the peaceful journalism concept, but also will have the opportunity to put into practice their freshly gained skills by producing special media report for Orangelog.eu. In addition to that, the seminar will tackle the issues such as Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue as major factors in supporting stability and intercultural understanding in Europe.  

The workshops will be led by team of professionals in field of peace, conflict reporting and intercultural dialogue: Onnik Krikorian – journalist and photojournalist, Nino Zhizhilashvili- lecturer at Journalistic School of Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) and Dean of Caucasus School of Media, and Kateryna Shalayeva - trainer from Council of Europe’s pool of trainers.

The seminar is organised by European Youth Press – network of young media makers in close cooperation with Academy for Peace and Development, with the kind support of the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe.

Die Veranstaltung findet von 19. Juni, 18:57 Uhr bis 26. Juni, 18:57 Uhr in statt.