Journalism in a Global Context Challenge Migration Spring School on Media and Migration Dakar/Senegal, 11-17 March 2018
Goals: Creating awareness for the topic of migration among African journalists Providing African journalists with knowledge and skills to tackle the issue of migration Promoting European journalists already reporting on migration with additional insights Fostering pan-african and intercultural dialogues between Africans and Europeans Encouraging professional networks by initiating joint journalistic projects Program draft March 11 Arrival March 12 10:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks Prof. Dr. Susanne Fengler Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, Germany Veye Tatah Africa Positive, Germany African Media Initiative, Kenya/Mauritius Christiane Käsgen Robert Bosch Foundation, Germany 11:00 Spring School on Media and Migration: Goals and Structure 11:30 Coffee Break 12:00 Migration: The African Story - Keynote African Media Initiative 14:00 Migration: The African Story Spotlights & Discussion African Journalists 16:00 Excursion: Island of Goré
March 13 10:00 Migration: Developments in Africa and Europe - Keynote & Discussion Dr. Reiner Klingholz Director of the Berlin Institute for Population and Development, Germany 12:15 Migration: Development in Europe and Africa - Story Development 14:00 Migration: The European Story - Panel Discussion Sally Hayden, Freelancing Journalist (e.g. VICE News), UK Jenny Marc, CNN, UK Felix Rohrbeck, ZEIT, Germany Will Vassilopoulos, Freelancing Journalist, (e.g. AFP), Greece Julia Amberger Freelancing Journalist (e.g. Deutschlandfunk), Germany Chair: Veye Tatah 15:30 Coffee Break 16:00 Covering Migration: Media Agenda and Audience Interest - Research Results Prof. Dr. Susanne Fengler/Anna Carina Zappe/Jakob Henke TU Dortmund, Germany March 14 10:00 Migration in Europe and Africa: Political Perspectives - Keynote & Discussion Prof. Friedrich Heckmann Co-Director of the European Forum for Migration Studies (efms), Head of Advisors Committee BAMF, Germany 12:15 Migration Policies in Europe and Africa - Story Development
14:00 Migration in Africa and Europe: Economic Perspectives Keynote & Discussion Prof. Dr. Jann Lay Director, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA Institute) of African Affairs and Head of Research, Germany 15:45 Lunch Break 16:15 Migration Policies in Europe and Africa - Story Development March 15 10:00 Push- and Pull- Factors for Migration in Africa Keynote & Discussion Michele Bombassei Senior Migrant Assistance Specialist for West and Central Africa from International Organization for Migration (IOM), Senegal 12:15 Factors Pushing Migration in Africa - Story Development 14:00 Migration Policy in Europe Anna Knoll Head of Migration Program, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), Netherlands 15:45 Coffee Break 16:15 Migration Policy in Europe Story Development
March 16 09:30 Training session I: Research and covering migration Hamadou Tidiane Sy Media & Communication Expert, Journalism Trainer, Oustaf News, Senegal 11:00 Coffee Break 11:30 Training session II: Dealing with crisis and trauma in journalism Abeer Saady TU Dortmund, Germany 14:00 Training Session III: Entrepreneurship and Selling migration stories African Media Initiative (AMI) 15:30 Coffee Break 16:00 Training Session IV: Focus Group Training Focus on research, trauma or sales will be intensified in smaller groups 17:00 Concluding Plenary Session March 17 Dakar City 10:00 Interviews on migration with representatives of government and opposition parties, institutions, civil society actors and migrants Practical exercise, followed by reflection /Hotel 17:00 Next steps: Conceptualization of cross-border migration stories by participants Reflection and evaluation Final discussion 19:00 Farewell Dinner