Perceptions of Turkey: fashion designers, architects and dogs

With more news items than ever before, and more competition to attract consumers, editors and journalists have to make decisions fast. The stories they choose to publish  can influence the image of countries portrayed and reinforce their stereotypes. At the final conference of the European Young Journalist Award, young journalists discussed ways to change this [...]

How can New Media be used to stimulate the public debate on EU Enlargement?

How can New Media be used to stimulate the public debate on EU Enlargement? presentation by Milena Stosic & Debora Miranda Closing conference EYJA 2010 May 2010, Istanbul, Turkey

Compromises – every tolerant society’s need

European Union enlargement has recently provoked a lot of discussion in Europe. Benefits, challenges, compromises, advantages and disadvantages inevitably accompany the enlargement process. The European Union is becoming bigger and bigger. As new states are joining, so are new cultures mixing. This process will inevitably accompany Turkey’s accession to the EU as well. Slavomíra Gašperová

And the winners are…

Over 30 national winners spent five unforgettable days in Istanbul – for three of them the journey is not over yet. A European jury selected three special prize winners, who each win a trip to a European capital of their choice. The winners in the following categories are:

Impressions of Istanbul – in sound and image

Click here to watch an 8-minute glimpse of what we’ve been doing in Istanbul – post your comments and thoughts below! Slideshow produced by Debora Miranda and Zsuzsa Szabo

Does Turkish culture threaten European identity?

During the workshop about Turkey and EU, journalist and media consultant Ruken Barış reminded participants that Europe constantly changes. Clara Bergström Before discussing Turkey, we have to define what Europe is, says Ruken Barış. The young journalists, sitting in the grass of Istanbul Bilgi university campus, are hesitant. – Is Europe rigid or ever-changing? When [...]

“The most important thing is this network”

What’s it like working for a huge media corporation like the BBC? How does a Turkish journalist see his own country from another vantage point? We spoke to Faik Uyanik, the Turkish winner of the European Young Journalist Award in 2009 and national jury member at this year’s edition. Isabel Benitez A journalist since 1992, [...]

How to use new media to write critical stories on enlargement

Instead of following the communication strategies of the EU, the workshop ended up focusing on how to use social media to promote critical stories on the enlargement.

A bridge between two editions

Italian prizewinner Antonio Di Bartolomeo talks about the EYJA experience Antonella Andriuolo How did you hear about the European Young Journalist Award? I knew about this prize even last year thanks to Italian Youth Press which has many links, many connections around Europe in the media sector. This year I heard about the project and [...]

“The European Young Journalist Award is still a baby”

Why does the European Commission organise these awards? Gisela Gauggel-Robinson, head of Communication at DG Enlargement, talks to Bram Peeters about the aims and strategy behind the European Young Journalist Award. Click here to listen to the interview (6 mins) recorded on the day of the final conference.