These six teams will develop, between January and April 2021, reports on topics of a very varied European dimension, with the aim of giving them momentum on the media agenda through protagonists and relevant and original angles. They will have access to the practical mentoring of professional journalists and, in the end, three reports will be chosen by the team of mentors and partners to be disseminated by the media that associate with the initiative: Public, Renaissance and TVI.
The remaining 17 applications will be invited to develop candidate reports with the support of Reporters in Construction (REC).
ReportEU is an initiative of the Representation of the European Commission in Portugal whose first edition was launched in November 2020 in collaboration with the Reporters in Construction (REC) and aims to contribute to the practical training of future journalists in the reporting format and journalistic coverage of European themes, further fostering the debate and action to increase media literacy.
Selected teams (in alphabetical order):
Teacher-coordinator: Carla Cardoso
Team: Maria Nunes, Bianca Gregório, Inês Sousa, Talismã Xavier
Course: Degree in Communication and Journalism, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Lisbon
Format: Multimedia
Theme: Environmentally friendly homes and equality
Professor-coordinator: Francisco Sena Santos
Team: Mariana Serrano, Ana Rita Silva, Romina Barreto
Course: Degree in Journalism, Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, Lisbon
Format: Radio
Theme: 35 years of Portugal in the European Union in six Generations, a social portrait
Teacher-coordinator: Inês Amaral
Team: Catarina Magalhães, Sofia Pereira
Course: Master’s and Degree in Journalism and Communication, Faculty of Letters, University of Coimbra
Format: Multimedia
Theme: Disinformation and the rise of the European extreme right
Teacher-coordinator: Joana Martins
Team: Ana Correia, Daniel Silva
Course: Degree in Social Communication from Viseu Higher School of Education
Format: Press
Theme: Disability in the EU: a long way to go
Professor-coordinator: Ricardo Nunes
Team: David Marcos, Ana Coelho, Filipe Borges, Marisa City, Eleanor Cured
Course: Degree in Social Communication from the School of Education of Setúbal
Format: Press
Theme: MentalHealth
Teacher-coordinator: Teresa Abecasis
Team: Diana Gomes, Adriana Alves
Course: Degree in Journalism, Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, Lisbon
Format: Multimedia
Theme: From the Europa Bar, a journey through time through the different perceptions of the EU
Background:
ReportEU, an initiative of the Representation of the European Commission in Portugal whose first edition was launched in November 2020 in collaboration with the Reporters in Construction(link is external) (REC), is born with the aim of giving university students the opportunity, in particular journalism and media, to create reports on topics that address a European dimension and that are relevant and innovative. Through practical experience during the training course, it allows them to train what it is to develop a journalistic report, with access to professional mentoring, and to better understand how the European Union works and what resources it provides for journalists and citizens. It also seeks to stimulate interdisciplinarity, knowledge of the reality of other Member States and media literacy, specifically on European issues.
The three reports considered best by the team of mentors and partners will be disseminated by the media that associate with the initiative. The evaluation criteria include: 1) innovation of the theme, angles and/or formats; 2) the quality of implementation and presentation; 3) the relevance of the content; 4) the impact of a greater link between citizens and the EU; 5) the inclusion of issues, protagonists and/or stories from at least three different EU Member States (it may or may not include Portugal). All projects should be implemented following good environmental sustainability practices, using the opportunities provided by digital tools and respecting the fundamental rights and values of the European Union.
