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Berlin Wall anniversary puts focus on journalism

Published: November 11, 2009

Yana SiedovaYana Siedova, from Ukrainian magazine Focus, met journalists from across the former Soviet Union at a special conference in Berlin timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

She was among 80 journalists who gathered in the German capital to explore the changing face of the media in Eastern Europe over the last 20 years and the supporting role of institutions like the EU.

During the four-day conference, journalists looked to the future of the European Neighbourhood Journalism Network, which has been hailed a great success in strengthening links between journalists across the EU countries.

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European journalists unite at Berlin Wall anniversary

Published: November 7, 2009

Brandenburg GateAs the world’s media descends on Berlin this weekend to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Thomson Foundation is in the German capital to welcome 80 of the brightest and best journalists from the former Soviet Union

During the four-day conference, hosted by the Foundation’s European Neighborhood Journalism Network, journalists, trainers and free-media champions will explore the changing face of the media in Eastern Europe over the last twenty years, and the supporting role of institutions like the EU.

Most of the reporters heading for Berlin have been active in the ENJN over the last year, filming and reporting from Kosovo, Algeria, Brussels and elsewhere. Berlin provides a chance for them to meet, some for the first time, and help map out the network’s future.

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