This has been one of the most challenging years professionally and personally for all of us. Working practices have had to change, but the common goal of serving our audiences has remained at our core. The pandemic has seen an increased appetite for trusted journalism and a renewed interest in what we do.
At the heart of CIRCOM’s ethos is the sharing of ideas and solutions. During this week of interactive sessions we reflected on many aspects of our working lives which have been impacted by COVID-19, including leadership, digital transformation, storytelling and mental health.
Crucially, the week was not only about what we’ve learnt but how we apply that learning to our future audiences.
Neil Bennett, Editor, BBC West Online & Television News
- session SOCIAL LISTENING - watch the session and explore the outcomes
Monday, 8 March 2021, 11:00 - 12:30 CET
David Tracz (BBC), Oliver Ronning and Hilde Lorentsen (NRK)
- session LEADERSHIP IN COVID - watch the session and explore the outcomes
Monday, 8 March 2021, 15:00 - 16:30 CET
Declan Wilson(BBC), Attila Leitner (MTVA) and Marina Sapia (RAI)
- session CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS - watch the session and explore the outcomes
Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 11:00 - 12:30 CET
Andraž Zorko (Valicon, Slovenia), Andrej Srakar (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) and Rob England (BBC)
- session AUDIENCES DURING COVID - watch the session and explore the outcomes
Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 15:00 - 16:30 CET
Maike Olij (freelance journalism consultant, The Netherlands) and James Coatsworth (BBC)
- session FIGHTING FAKE NEWS - watch the session and explore the outcomes
Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 11:00 - 12:30 CET
Guillaume Kuster and Amaury Lesplingart (CheckFirst)
- session DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION - watch the session and explore the outcomes
Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 15:00 - 16:30 CET
Mia Costello (journalist and trainer, UK), Christina Johannesson (SVT), Anton Svendsen (SVT), Xavier Collombier (France Télévisions) and Alexandre Pletser (RTBF)
- session MENTAL HEALTH & RESILIENCE - watch the session and explore the outcomes
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 11:00 - 12:30 CET
Mia Costello(journalist and trainer, UK), Meera Selva (Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism) and Zuzanna Ziomecka (mindfulness coach, Poland)
- session REPORTING COVID-19 - watch the session and explore the outcomes
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 15:00 - 16:30 CET
Caoimhe Ní Laighin (RTÉ, TG4), Géraldine Dreyer (France 3 Alsace), Jon Ariztimuño (Telemadrid) and Natalie Flajzikova (Czech TV)
- session THE SECRET TO WINNING THE PRIX CIRCOM - watch the session and explore the outcomes
Friday, 12 March 2021, 15:00 - 16:30 CET
David Lowen (Prix CIRCOM), Lea Zilber (RTBF), Daniela Draštata (HRT) and Ben Moore (BBC)