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Study trip to Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant - 19-22 May 2004, Sofia and Kozloduy
The study trip was expected to provide the participants with deeper insight
into the intricacy of Kozloduy NPP issue. It had a fact-finding mission,
and was organized in three stages: a) meetings with representatives of
different institutions and organizations concerned with the NPP; b) a
visit to Kozloduy NPP site; c) a round table discussion. The meetings
with experts, policy-makers, NGO activists were expected to give an idea
of the different approaches to the matter while the visit to the plant
– a “see-it-yourself” activity – to help overcome the existing, and avoid
further, speculations about the condition of the plant itself.
Participants were journalists from 8 Balkan countries - Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania,
Serbia and Monte Negro, Slovenia and Bulgaria.
Summer Camp for Young Journalists - 17-23 May 2004, Kikinda, Serbia and Montenegro
The camp was a joint program of ACCESS-Sofia Foundation, Bulgaria and
Novi Sad School of Journalism, Serbia and Montenegro under CARDS Regional
Democratic
Stabilisation Programme.
The participants were 6 Bulgarian students of journalism and 30 Serbian students. The summer camp included concentrated theoretical and practical lectures, discussions and workshops. It took place in a local community in Vojvodina in order to provide students with a site-located case study and a possibility
of
a grass roots project based on conversation with ‘real
people’ and their issues.
Lecturers, workshop trainers and mentors were experts in the area of civil
society in the process of transition, language strategies in communication
and community
actions, as well as distinguished journalists, cameramen, directors, technicians.
Representatives of local NGOs working on human rights, minority rights
and functioning of local community were also invited.
The Program was implemented thanks to the financial assistance of the
European Union.
The
book Media
Landscape of South East Europe was issued - end of May
This
book was published under the Media Landscapes Project, implemented
by ACCESS-Sofia Foundation within the South East European Network for
Professionalization of the Media (SEENPM) and funded by the FRESTA Programme
of the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The
book presents the results of a survey conducted in 2003 by ACCESS-Sofia
Foundation, Bulgaria, in eleven countries in South East Europe: Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova,
Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia.
The
methodology of the survey was developed by ACCESS-Sofia Foundation. The
relevant survey instruments were also elaborated by ACCESS-Sofia, with
the kind assistance of Poul Erik Nielsen, Aarhus University, Danish School
of Journalism.
The book is in English.
Reporting Defence and Security (Topical Course
for Journalists) - 16-21 February 2004, Sofia
The Reporting Defence and Security
Topical Course was held in Sofia from 16 to 21 February 2004. The
course was organized by ACCESS-Sofia Foundation under the calendar of
activities of the South East European Network for the Professionalization
of the Media (SEENPM).
The program of the course combined both theoretical sessions and discussions.
The topical areas were:
1. Defense and Security Issues in the Media, 2. Defense Issues Reporting
and 3. Security Issues Reporting.
ACCESS gave a warm welcome to participants from Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro,
Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Bulgaria.
The trainers were experienced Bulgarian journalists, media experts and experts from NGOs working in the field of defence and security issues – Mr. Velizar Shalamanov, Director Strategic Studies at the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria; Mr. Boyko Vassilev, journalist at the Bulgarian National Television; Mr. Kaloyan Pargov and Mrs. Nellie Ivanova, Program Coordinators of the “Social Adaptation and Economic Re-Integration of Redundant Military Servicemen into the Civil Society” Program, Resource Center Foundation; Mr. Valery Ratchev, Dean of National Security and Defence Faculty; Mr. Lyubomir Ivanov, President of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria; Mr. Georgi Apostolov, Media Expert, Applied Research and Communication Fund.
