Discover the agenda of the European Parliament training program for young journalists

The course is to be held in Malta from February 1 to 3, 2024 and is organised by the Gazzetta di Malta of the Maltese Italian Chamber of Commerce, Will Media and the Times of Malta. The training for young journalists is an European Parliament programme managed and delivered by the Maltese Italian Chamber of Commerce.

Day 1: Thursday 1st February 2024
venue: Italian Cultural Institute

08:20am – 09:00am Arrival and registration of participants

09:00am – 09:30am Coffee & Icebreaker

09:30am – 10:00am Opening and intro to the 1st Module

• Mario Sammut, Head of the European Parliament Office in Malta
• Fabrizio Romano, Ambassador of Italy in Malta
• Enry di Giacomo, Secretary General of the Maltese Italian Chamber of Commerce

10:00am – 11:00am EU Knowledge

Riccardo Haupt (Will Media) “Institutional framework: a focus on the operating mechanism of the European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the European Union, including EU legislative process.“

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11:00am – 11:30am Break

11:30am – 01:00pm EU Knowledge

Riccardo Haupt (Will Media) “Values ​​and democracy: a focus on history, the main treaties of the European Union, the powers of the European Union, and the process of European integration.“

01:00pm – 02:00pm Lunch

02:00pm – 03:00pm EU Knowledge

Riccardo Haupt (Will Media) “Focus on the European Parliament: powers, political groups, parliamentary committees, main legislative dossiers, relevant parliamentary events of the EP.“

03:00pm – 03:30pm EU Knowledge

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Darren Grasso (Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta) “Assistance in Project Development, Writing and Implementation.”

03:30pm – 04:00pm Coffee break

04:00pm – 05:30pm Workshop: Online writing and SEO indexing

Day 2: Friday 2nd February 2024
venue: Lecture Theatre 2 – Francis Ebejer Hall (LT2) number 25

09:00am – 09:30am Networking coffee

09:30am – 11:00am European Elections 2024

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• Paolo Bovio (Will Media) “Voting system: socio political context.”
• Prof. Mark Harwood (University of Malta) “Voting system: socio political context.”

11:00am – 11:30am Break

11:30am – 01:00pm Communication

Prof. Carmen Sammut (University of Malta) Author of the book “Media and Maltese Society” Journalism in view of the European Media Freedom Act: The case of Malta.

01:00pm – 02:00pm Lunch

02:00pm – 03:00pm Communication

• Francesco Zaffarano (IS Media) “How to manage with fake news: risks of information manipulation and fact-checking, ethics of journalism“
• Herman Grech (The Times of Malta) “Institutional communication on social media“

03:00pm – 03:30pm EU Knowledge

Matthew Xuereb (IGM Malta) and Paolo Bovio (Will Media) “The role of the media → How-to: European sources interactive“

03:30pm – 04:00pm Coffee break

04:00pm – 06:00pm Communication

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Francesco Zaffarano (IS Media) “News desk work on European affairs with specific topics on some European policies.”

Day 3: Saturday 3rd February 2024
venue: Italian Cultural Institute

09:00am – 09:30am Networking coffee

09:30am – 11:00am European Elections 2024

Paolo Bovio (Will Media) “The importance of the democratic process and participation.”

11:00am – 11:30am Break

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11:30am – 01:00pm Workshop

Anna Zammit (European Parliament Office in Malta) “Reporting from Parliament: opportunities and media facilities“

01:00pm – 02:00pm Lunch

02:00pm – 03:30pm Workshop “Digital content creation with graphics software, photo editing, video editing, copywriting: Create a social media post starting from a EU Parliament press release”

03:30pm – 04:00pm Coffee break

04:00pm – 06:00pm Discussion and meeting with the maltese MPs:

• Hon. Agius Saliba
• Hon. Cyrus Engerer

06:00pm – 07:00pm Closing remarks & delivery of diplomas and cocktail

All activies will be held in English.

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To apply:

SUBMIT THE APPLICATION FORM!

Submit the application form by January 29, 2024, attaching your CV and inserting links to published articles and motivation to participate in the course.

For more information, you may use the following email address: info@gazzettadimalta.com or call on+356 21244895.