Description
The European Youth Event (EYE), which will take place in Strasbourg in May, will gather around 5,000 youngsters from all over Europe. These active young people will be discussing the economic, social and political situation of the European Union through different themes: Digital Revolution and Data Protection, Youth Unemployment, Sustainable Development, Future of Europe, and Europe as a Global Player.
In addition, European Youth Press is also looking for 20 young motivated journalists to become part of the team that will organise the 2014 edition of the European Youth Media Days. The team members will facilitate ten media workshops and will assist participants and the European Youth Press organisational team during the event. They will also be in charge of communicating and promoting the event across Europe. As part of the organising team you will get significant insight into the world of media and politics at the European level.
Participants will experience three and a half days of media workshops, hands-on media production and invaluable insights into the European Parliament and European media. The outcome, a report and multimedia material on the EYE, will be the lasting output of the EYMD that will be given to the Members of the European Parliament as documentation of the voices of youths across Europe. Over the course of the workshop, each young journalist will work with their peers to produce a report on the topic of the seminar through their medium of choice – video, photo, radio, print or multimedia.
Eligibility
The participants acting as journalists-reporters at the event should be:
- Aged between 18 and 30;
- Citizens/legal residents of one of the 28 EU Member States, residing within an EU Member State;
- Working as a journalist (proved by a valid press card or, failing that, a letter of instruction from the media they work for) OR students in
journalism (proved by letter from the university/school) OR doing an internship as journalist (proved by a letter from the internship
coordinator).
The event will be held in English, therefore a working level of the language is required to make the best out of your participation
Costs
Participants’ travel costs (specific conditions apply, more detailed information will be given after you have been selected) will be reimbursed by the European Parliament 3 to 6 weeks after the event, upon submission of all necessary documents (instructions and forms will be sent by the European Parliament prior to the event). For the participants: there will be 540 Euros lump sum to working journalists or a 270 Euros lump sum to journalism students or interns. This lump sum covers accommodation, meals and local transport. The lump sums will be paid together with the travel reimbursement. For the team members: the European Parliament will pay a lump sum of 720 Euros to team members involved in the project to cover accommodation, local transport and meals in Strasbourg.
Deadline: 01 March 2014
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