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Developing a new education practice

The Crossborder Journalism Campus 2022–2024 offered two cohorts of students from the three participating journalism educations to meet in Brussels. For several days in the autumn of 2022 and again in 2023, students got lectures about cross-border collaborative journalism and other topics. They discussed and then drafted their work plans. For almost two semesters before and after the planning week, they collaborated on journalistic research and in May the following year concluded by publishing their shared research material towards their respective target groups. Once the program is finalised, the findings, evaluation of the process as well as teaching material will be made public for other practice oriented journalism educations to see, be inspired and develop further.

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EU Migration ‘schizophrenia’: Need workers, close borders?

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Europe’s economy needs one million foreign workers each year, said Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, in January. This is due to the demographic change in Europe, which is resulting in a decline in the working age population. So-called EU Talent Partnerships are presented as a solution to this challenge. Announced in June 2021, the aim is to attract non-EU citizens into the European workforce and fill gaps in the labour market. The Commission considers Talent Partnerships a “triple win” – beneficial for the EU’s economy, the non-EU partner countries that often face high unemployment rates and for the workers themselves.

New journalism practice needs a new journalism education

Crossborder collaborative journalism is applied more and more widely in the media, as journalists address global challenges in networked societies. The move towards collaborative journalism is used in globally known investigations such as the Panama Papers on tax avoidance schemes and in local and regional collaborations focusing on topics of immediate importance for the citizens such as affordable housing, reliable health care or work conditions just to mention a few examples. Thus, crossborder collaborative journalism is a competence that journalism educations need to provide their students with, in order to meet demand in the industry. This is the immediate need we wish to address with this project.