From June 30 to July 4, the representative of the E.M. Primakov Center Guzyalia Shakurova took part in the International Media School “EAEU-Media” organized by the Gorchakov Foundation at the Mashuk Knowledge Center. It was attended by 26 aspiring journalists and international students from post-Soviet countries.
Sergey Orlov, Acting Deputy Executive Director of the Foundation, spoke at the official opening of the School:
“Eurasian Economic Integration, the Eurasian Economic Commission are big and long words that often scare off ordinary people. At the media school, we would like, on the one hand, to give you the basics of Eurasian integration and show you what is meant by this, and on the other hand, to teach you how to use journalistic tools to tell about the EAEU. I hope that our program, which we are conducting in the beautiful Caucasian land, will help develop your skills as media professionals.”
The media school consisted of two stages: correspondence and full-time. As part of the online stage, all participants were given the opportunity to attend online lectures on Eurasian integration, during which they were able to communicate with leading experts in this field and ask all their questions. Among the experts is Sergey Rekeda, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior researcher. sector of International Organizations and Global Political Regulation of IMEMO, Director of the Center for the Study of Integration Prospects, Kubatbek Rakhimov, Executive Director of the public foundation “Applicata — Center for Strategic Solutions”, expert of the Valdai Club, Artur Khachikyan, Associate Professor of the Department of World Politics and International Relations of the Russian-Armenian University.
The full-time stage was held in Pyatigorsk. As part of the three-day program, participants were offered a series of lectures and workshops on:
- social engineering in new media;
- creating an author’s telegram channel;
- AI in content creation;
- working with infographics and photo banks;
- the basics of the newscaster;
- fact checking;
- graphic editor features and much more.
The experts were representatives of leading analytical centers and the media: RT, MIA Rossiya Segodnya, RuBaltic.ru , Institute of Geopolitical and Regional Studies of the I. Kant BFU and the Center for Integrated European and International Studies of the Higher School of Economics.
The last day of the EAEU Media educational program began with the conquest of heights — and not educational, but quite tangible. Early in the morning, the participants of the media school, armed with songs and cheerful mood, went to conquer one of the most famous local peaks — Mount Mashuk to admire the panorama of the Caucasian Mineral Waters.
The participants were able to consolidate their knowledge in practice during the project activities, the results of which were presented on the final day of the work program.
Source: Gorchakov Foundation
