For the third year of the Summer School, after enjoying Serbia’s well-deserved reputation for hospitality and Croatia’s azure coastline, we are basing our programme in the luxurious spa resort of Radika Hotel in western Macedonia.

Hotel Radika

Learn from world experts:

This year’s Summer School of Investigative Reporting will, as before, host some of the world’s highest rated journalists and trainers.

Based on our two years of experience in this field, our formula for a successful week’s training will include combining lecture sessions with case studies, film screenings, panel debates and round tables.

Train yourself to investigate:

The programme is a five-day course in investigative journalism with basic and advanced techniques designed to help media professionals improve their daily journalistic work in high-pressure newsrooms.

Agenda 2012

Timetable Panel discussions Case studies and film projection

Corruption is the focus for this year, and we aim to empower our participants’ skills concerning use of paper trails and human sources, following the money, using the web for research at higher proficiency level and much more.

Film screenings, case studies and panel debates on corruption, censorship and self-censorship in the Balkans will shed more light on this all-important issue.

Award for the best story idea:

From day one, participants will work and collaborate actively in groups to pitch an investigative story idea.

The Investigative Initiative Fund will sponsor the best proposal, giving the winners an opportunity to research and develop their idea into a complete story.

And relax…

We have placed our Summer School in a land of interesting history, famous for its hospitality and fine cuisine.

Traditional Macedonian food

The comfortable lakeside hotel with its open-air swimming pool and spa resort, enjoying breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains, will make an excellent base for rest and relaxation after a hard day’s work.

Whether you are a mid-career professional, an advanced student or a media expert, BIRN’s Summer School is a perfect opportunity to recharge your batteries while at the same time having a productive summer, picking up valuable new ideas, tips and tricks of the investigative journalist trade.

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