DFJ: About the project
The “Digital Future of Journalism” Program was conceived and initiated by the Rinat Akhmetov “Development of Ukraine” Foundation.
The Program is implemented by the Mohyla School of Journalism of the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” (Program Director – Yevhen Fedchenko, PhD, Associate Professor, Executive Director – Ruslan Deynychenko, Technical Director – Yuri Panin).
The aim of the Program is to train young journalists – future newsroom leaders – through engaging them in the digital culture of the new media.
The curriculum does not entail training to work only in print media, television, radio or Internet. The Program brings together all of these media platforms and analyzes their work through the uses of digital technology in these media. Essentially, it is a synthesis of skills and new knowledge in three main areas:
- Creating quality content;
- Taking into account the needs and interests of multiple and varying audiences;
- Using the latest technology in journalism work.
The basis of the journalistic training curriculum of the Program is its difference from all other existing offers in Ukraine, namely:
- It is unprecedented;
- It is innovative;
- It involves the highest level of professionalism;
- It is comprehensive;
- It is an organic blend of knowledge and skills;
- It uses the best expertise from around the world.
The training Program is unprecedented in the post-Soviet sector because it focuses on the use of digital technology in gathering, processing and distributing information.
The Program is comprehensive, because the participants have the opportunity not only to improve their knowledge and skills in their traditional media, but also to work in a multi-platform environment, which brings together traditional and new media and corresponds to the current market demands and needs of the audiences.
The experience and resources of the Mohyla School of Journalism together with the expertise of the guest international professors contribute to raising the level of knowledge and skills of the Program participants to the highest standards of global journalism. This will facilitate the growth of professionalism in the Ukrainian media industry and its competitiveness.
The end beneficiaries of the process of raising the standards of journalistic work are the audiences of Ukrainian media, which will have access to quality content and interesting information.
The training at the Program is free of charge.
