Requirements mandatory outputs. #2025. Reporting from the frontline of the global climate crisis in an era of fake news
07-07-25
Five pieces of content are to be produced and published in the journalist’s respective media. The content of these four pieces should address the journalists’ target group and shed light on their countries’/regions’/communities’ climate crisis concerns and/or pertinent agendas.
1st piece of content: Science journalism. Using the science reporting methodologies and tools learned during the science journalism online learning sessions. This piece is to be summited before the participants travel to Denmark.
Deadline 27 August. Submission to Lise Brix lb@videnskab.dk and Vibeke Quaade vq@dfcentre.dk
2nd piece of content. Countering fake news and climate misinformation, before attending COP30 demonstrating the knowledge about and skills learned to counter fake news and climate misinformatin to produce a piece of content countering fake climate news.
Deadline 10th October. Submission to vq@dfcentre.dk & sj@tjekdet.dk.
TjekDet will provide written feedback on the assignments no later than two weeks after the submission deadline, i.e. within five weeks after the participants’ return to their home countries.
Online feedback session for everyone: 31st October 2pm CET
3rd piece of content: Investigative journalism. Use the experience and tools from the entire learning program (fake news in the era of climate change, exposure visits, science journalism, constructive journalism, facts checking – but with a special focus on investigative journalism).
- Deadline for angle brief 1 September:
The task: Write a brief pitch (approx half a page) for a story suited for investigative journalism and with a potential for global reach. Outline the gist of the story and possible angles and research methods. Send it to vq@dfcentre.dk and or@danwatch.dk - Deadline for final piece: Monday 20th October. Send your piece to vq@dfcentre.dk and or@danwatch.dk. You will receive written feedback from Oscar Rothstein.
- Plenum feedback session: Monday 27th October 2 – 5 pm CET
4th piece of content: Constructive journalism. For this assignment, prepare a constructive story to be published in your own media. You can choose to go with a story you have developed in today’s (16th September) session – or a different story, if you prefer that. Choose an important story that really needs constructive journalism – remember to embrace the complexity! and get individual feedback by checking into one of the two online sessions below.
Session1: 29. September 14-16 Copenhagen Time (CEST) Google Calendar link Direct link to meeting
Session 2: 30. September 15-17 Copenhagen Time (CEST) Google Calendar link Direct link to meeting
We recommend that you listen in the other’s presentations before and after your own pitch. There is always a lot to learn from listening to their feedback. BUT prepare your individual pitch:
1) Write down the basic facts of the story
2) Write in one sentence, what you are curious about
3) Write in one sentence, why this is important and to whom
4) Write down the key sources (humans and written), you plan to use
5) Write down the format, you are planning for your story
6) Write down the constructive approaches you have taken
7) Write down your biggest doubt about the story
Final deadline for the 4th piece of content (mandatory output) is 15 October. To pass this course and continue to COP30 it’s mandatory to send the constructive journalism story before deadline to vq@dfcentre.dk
5th piece of content: During COP30. A news piece that reflects the current COP30 agenda and utilises the journalists’ participation in COP30, including access to relevant climate experts, politicians, negotiators, activists, etc. The piece should put the climate crisis concerns of the journalists’ respective countries/regions/communities into perspective and should be submitted during COP30.
All mandatory outputs in draft and final published versions should be mailed to vq@dfcentre.dk and the relevant facilitator(s).
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