(Youth Press) Young people, professionals and experts in communication from all over Europe will get together in La Pobla de Vallbona, Valencia, Spain, from the 7th to the 10th May 2009 for the first ever festival of journalism in Europe. The event will explore new ways and means to present Europe in the media and the role of the new young reporters in this field. [..]

(Ijnet) Journalists have until May 4 to apply for a workshop on investigative journalism, scheduled to take place May 12 to 16 in Panama City, Panama. [..]

By Online Journalism Symposium Staff AUSTIN, Texas—Journalists, news industry executives and academics from the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America will be on the University of Texas at Austin campus to discuss the state of online journalism today and debate what the future holds at the 10th International Symposium on Online Journalism April 17-18. [..]

This editorial workshop will finalise the IFJ Breaking the Chains campaign report on press freedom and launch the Ethical Journalism Initiative office in Bahrain. Place: Al Manamah, Bahrain Contact: sarah.bouchetob@ifj.org

(Ijnet) A workshop in Peru intended for journalists will teach participants to create interactive infographics, a new digital journalism tool. There are 18 spots available. Deadline for enrolment for the workshop: April 3. Source: https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities /peru_workshop_to_teach_infographics_interactive_maps_for_online_media

The annual Perugia International Journalism Festival is the leading journalism event in Italy. It is an open invitation to listen to and network with the best of world journalism. The leitmotiv is one of informality and accessibility, designed to appeal to journalists, journalism students and those interested in the role of the media in society. [..]

(Ijnet) Newsroom integration for Asian newspapers is set to be one of the most debated topics as editors and newsroom executives converge on the Asian Newsroom Summit, to be held from May 28 to 29 in Bangkok , Thailand . Source: https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/asian_newsroom_summit_to_highlight_today_s_newsroom_challenges

(Ijnet) Broadcast leaders and journalists will convene to discuss the “Media Impact, Influence and Integrity in Changing Times” at the Sixth Asia Media Summit, scheduled for May 25 to 27, 2009 in Macau , China . The annual summit’s purpose is to gather broadcasting leaders from Asia and around the world to discuss the media’s role in society and its development. [..]

(Ijnet) Working journalists and recent graduates interested in the business of journalism can register to take a short course on economic concepts in Grahamstown , South Africa , from April 3 to 7. Source: https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/short_economics_course_available_for_working_journalists

(Ijnet) At a seminar in Hawaii on April 3, leading Asian and U.S. journalists will share their insights and engage their peers and religious leaders on issues that have caused tension between Asian countries with substantial Muslim populations and the U.S. , especially since 9/11. Source: https://www.ijnet. [..]