Description
The project responds to the need to increase the sensitivity of citizens against unfair practices in governance and to enhance responsible informing about this topic in the local/regional TV. The main objective of the project is to raise awareness about the possibilities of engaging citizens to influence and control public life.The communication project broadcasts in the local TVs is a tool for achieving this goals. The Best practices training and exchange of experience will will provide opportunities to journalists to meet with experts from the watch-dog NGOs. The project will enhance the fair and responsible coverage at the local level by providing possibilities of individual coaching to reporters of the local/regional TVs. As an output three multimedia programs are going to be developed and broadcast in 20 local/regional TVs, targeting transparency of public administration, quality of judiciary and the role of civil society and its watch-dog activities.
Summary of project results
All scheduled activities of the project were implemented and the specified and defined aims/results of the project were fulfilled. To reach the aims of the project the combination of formal (training, workshop) and informal training activities (coaching) and targeted publicity – production and broadcasting of 3 programme sessions within the network of local/regional TV stations associated within LOToS (20 TVs) was chosen. Training activities were focused on education of editors in the field of a selected theme and strengthening of journalistic skills to be able to process a demanding theme with adequate knowledge about particular issue, and at the same time – attractively for viewers. For this purpose the specialized seminar associated with the workshop was organized, during which editors from local and regional TVs involved in production of publicist programmes sessions were participated. Education of editors were provided in the form of „learning by doing“ in coaching. Production and broadcast of the cycle of 3 publicist programme sessions – this part of the project was assigned to citizens – viewers of local/regional TVs. Within the project entitled „Citizens for Democracy” three following publicist TV programmes were created: 1.Transparency of Public Administration; 2.Active Citizens and Public Control; 3.Courts under Supervision. The project improved expert knowledge/skills of editors of the participating local TVs about the specific theme of the public administration transparency. The specialized coaching during the preparation of the programme sessions assured a correct interpretation of the obtained knowledge and supported editor’s journalist skills, what finally helps to sustainable improvement of the responsible informing in local/regional TVs about socially serious topics.
Summary of bilateral results