{"id":125,"date":"2018-08-20T15:47:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T13:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/restartdemocracy.ecpmf.eu\/?p=125"},"modified":"2018-08-20T15:48:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T13:48:38","slug":"restart-democratic-discourse-ecpmf-and-rpdi-launch-a-new-media-literacy-training-project-for-rural-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthenews.eu\/de\/2018\/08\/20\/restart-democratic-discourse-ecpmf-and-rpdi-launch-a-new-media-literacy-training-project-for-rural-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"re:start democratic discourse \u2013 ECPMF and RPDI launch a new media literacy training project for rural Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and the Regional\n Press Development Institute (RPDI) in Kyiv are launching the project ‚re:start democratic discourse<\/em>‚\n in the Southeast of Ukraine. Its main purpose is to improve the \nprofessional skills of media workers and the media literacy of the \npopulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a 2017 study by USAID, a broad majority of citizens in \nrural Ukraine does not have any trust in media, whether it\u2018s TV, radio, \nprint or internet. The reason for this is a massive intrusion of \ndisinformation and biased articles serving political or economic \nstakeholders into mass media. The ECPMF and RPDI intend to improve the \nsituation by stimulating a greater production of and a greater demand \nfor quality journalism. The project \u201ere:start democratic discourse\u201c \nconsists of three elements – a social media campaign for press and media\n freedom; trainings for bloggers, citizen-journalists and reporters from\n small media outlets and media literacy courses for pupils, students and\n citizens.The logo of the project is an owl. It metaphorically \nstands for wisdom and insight. The slogan is ‚behind the news‘. In \nsocial media the organisers will primarily work with animations. The \nfirst digital outlet of the project is the Facebook page<\/a>.\n The training programme will start in mid August. And the plan is to \nsend a group of ten Ukrainian journalists on a study trip to Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

„This project is extremely important for both Ukrainian media and \nsociety. We have the opportunity to increase the media literacy of \nUkrainians and to improve the professional skills of regional \njournalists and bloggers in the southern and eastern regions\u201c, says Olga\n Trufanova, Director of RPDI. „Presently, we are focusing on regions \nwhich are most prone to progaganda and biased, often fake, news. This is\n especially important considering the upcoming elections. We hope to \ncontinue the project in the future and extend it to other regions.“\u201cWe\n are happy to realise our first project with RPDI, one of the most \nexperienced NGOs in Ukraine\u201c, says Lutz Kinkel, Managing Director of the\n ECPMF. „Ukraine is a battlefield for media freedom and disinformation. \nWe seek to build a sustainable partnership and knowledge exchange \nbecause the situation won\u2019t change tomorrow.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Regional Institute for Development of the Press (RPDI) in Kyiv is\n a Ukrainian non-profit organisation. The Institute was founded in 2006 \nand since then has implemented projects worth 4.6 million US dollars. \nThe RPDI promotes a democratic civil society through the development of \nindependent, sustainable and pluralist media in the Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The project ‚re:start democratic discourse‘ is supported by the German Ministry for Foreign Affairs.<\/em><\/p>\n

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