AWARDS: European Award for Best Content for Kids

The European Award for Best Content for Kids has now been launched Europe-wide, with the aim of highlighting existing quality content for 4 to12-year-old children and encouraging the production of new content that will offer young people online opportunities to learn, play, discover and invent. It is organised by the European Commission with the support of Insafe.

The award aims to collect creative examples of positive content for children and young people. Adults can compete in two categories creating content for children up to 12 years, while young people can also design content for peers up to 18 years of age. The competition will run in most EU member states and also in Iceland, Norway and Russia during 2013.

National winners will be put forward to a European-level competition and winners will be announced on Safer Internet Day, Tuesday 11 February 2014, at an awards ceremony in Brussels. The award represents a great opportunity for European content producers to showcase their work to a wide audience, and to contribute to a better internet for children. We are looking forward to many inspirational competition entries. Be creative, think positive - and participate!

Visit the award website for further information or view the full press release here.

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OPPORTUNITIES: Contest for young photographers open [Russia]

Russian professional and amateur photographers ages 18 to 35 can participate in this contest.

The Russian Union of Art Photographers, in collaboration with The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, launches its annual photo contest, Young Russian Photographers 2013.

Applicants may submit photo projects, reports or stories (three to six photos), united by a general theme.

Participation for members and alternate members of The Russian Union of Art Photographers is free. The entry fee for other participants is RUB400 (about US$13) for one project, RUB700 (about US$23) for two projects and RUB900 (about US$30) for three projects.

Ten winners will be awarded scholarships for young authors in the field of culture and art in the amount of RUB36,000 (about US$1,200) each.

The deadline is April 15.

For more information (in Russian), click here.

OPPORTUNITIES: Fellowship brings journalists to Germany [Eastern Europe]

Journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and other Commonwealth of Independent States countries can apply for this fellowship.

Internationale Journalisten-Programme (IJP) offers the Marion Gräfin Dönhoff Fellowship for young journalists. The aim of the program is to give young journalists an idea of the politics, economy, culture and social life of Germany, and give them an opportunity to gain work experience in foreign newsrooms.

Staff or freelance journalists ages 23 to 35 can participate in the program. Applicants must have excellent knowledge of the German language.

Fellows will intern in German newsrooms and work as foreign correspondents covering events in Germany for their countries’ media.

Participants will receive stipends of EUR€3,900 (about US$5,300) each, which will cover travel expenses, health insurance and accommodations.

The deadline is April 15.

For more information, click here.

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OPPORTUNITIES: HIV/AIDS reporting contest open [Russia]

Professional journalists and students from Russia can participate in this contest.

The Russian Union of Journalists is accepting entries for its competition on HIV/AIDS reporting.

The competition will be held in the following categories: the best publication, the best broadcast or radio program, the best television program, the best publication on the Internet and the best documentary.

In May 2013, winners will be invited in Moscow, where they will be awarded prizes and diplomas.

The deadline is February 1, 2013.

For more information (in Russian), click here.

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ARTICLES: Authorities recommend businesses block children’s access to public wi-fi (RUSSIA)

Russian officials have recommended blocking public wi-fi networks for minors in a move to protect children from accessing malicious content as prescribed by a controversial new law.

Maxim Ksenzov, head of the Federal Monitoring Agency for Communications, IT and Mass-Media, voiced this suggestion at a Wednesday meeting with online publication representatives, Vedomosti reported.

Administrators of public areas that could be visited by children are to face full responsibility for making the Internet accessible to young users. Possible fines for allowing children to access malicious content have been set at 20,000-50,000 roubles.

full article at the Moscow Times website

ARTICLES: Russian youth eschews the zombo box

With the Kremlin in control of most television channels and broadband penetration rising, TV is a rare sight in the lives of youngsters in Russia – it is commonly known as ‘zombo box’ and considered very old school, saysKonstantin Pinaev*

Instead, almost all media consumption is built exclusively around the Internet – with legal and illegal downloading, advanced systems of recommendations, ratings, discussions and endless streams of suggestions from social networks, blogs and microblogs.

YouTube has its own Russian superstars, some getting over 2 million views on every video they post. More and more shows  – like Minaev Live or GosDep – are now exclusively online, streaming live at certain times of the week, engaging with audiences via the likes of Twitter and Skype.

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EVENTS: Young journalists from Dagestan are invited to take part in the festival of youth media “Volga meeting” (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)

Makhachkala, December 24, 2011. From January 5 to January 9 the city of Cheboksary will host the preliminary stage of the festival of youth media "Volga meeting", the deputy editor of children's newspaper "Eaglet, Dagestan" Maazat Charinova said. According to her, the main goal of the festival is the promotion of youth media and to involve children and young people into social activism. It is expected that "Volga meeting -23" will gather more than 200 kids who have chosen journalism and film making as their future profession and way of expression.

"The Festival "Volga Meetings" is a show-contest of groups of children and youth editions, TV channels, films and media of the Russian Federation, CIS and Baltic countries, held since 1989. This unique event supports and educates for beginners and young journalists citizenship, leadership and creative activity, significantly affecting the growth of youth media and development of media education"- M. Charinova pointed out.

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NEWS: Russian Safer Internet Centre greets the New Year with a new web portal

The start of 2012 will see the launch of a new website from the Russian Safer Internet Centre. New forms of awareness work, specialisation of awareness materials, the need for better regional outreach and representation require new forms of information delivery – hence the focus for the new site. The new Safer Internet Centre web portal in fact consists of three awareness parts – for children, for youth and for adults. Each of them has a special design fitting the expectations of the target audiences along with a number of special awareness services and tools. News and events relating to online safety and the Safer Internet Centre more generally are presented in a special part of the web portal, which is not age relevant.

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OPPORTUNITIES / PHOTO: Photo contest on water issues open [Russia]

Russian professional photographers and amateurs are invited to submit photos to a contest with a water theme.

Entries will be published in a virtual gallery where a popular vote from the online audience will select finalists. A selection committee will then select winners.

The competition is organized by the Russian Travel Channel and cable operator "AKADO-Capital."

For more information (in Russian), click here.

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PUBLICATIONS: News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2011

News on Children, Youth and Media in the World No. 1, 2011, from the
International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media is now
available on our web site: http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php

This issue includes articles on the encounter of cultural heritage and
use of new media in contemporary Africa, Russian Schoolchildren's'
activities online and the use of storyboards in audiovisual education.
You will also find conference reports, new online resources and news
briefs about current research. It is our hope that the newsletter will
offer interesting reading!

The Clearinghouse would like to warmly thank all the contributors to
this newsletter! We look forward to receive contributions or other input
to coming issues - brief notices and articles (about 800-900 words),
tips and reports about conferences and literature etc. regarding
children, youth and media. Issue no. 2, 2011 will be published in
November and deadline for contributions is October 15.

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OPPORTUNITIES: Multimedia journalism course focused on youth subcultures offered [Russia]

Journalists up to 28 years old from Russia, Germany, Eastern Europe and Central Asia are invited to St. Petersburg for a multimedia course focused on current youth subcultures, from punk to goth.

The attendees will learn secrets of broadcasting, participate in the master classes on creating multimedia presentations and video reporting. They will study life of various subcultural communities, create a video, record an interview, shoot a photo series and then create a video, slide presentation or write an article.

The course is sponsored by the community for youth exchanges. Participants are encouraged to bring their own video equipment and a laptop; knowledge of German is helpful. Travel, expenses and meals are paid for by the organizers.

For more information (in Russian), please, click here.

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EVENTS: «Youth Participation in Social Transformations: Initiatives and Participation»

On 2-3 March 2011 Moscow will host a scientific and policy oriented conference «Youth and Social Transformations: Involvements and Initiatives». The conference will be organized by the UNESCO Office in Moscow and the International Non-Governmental Organization «Federation for Peace and Conciliation» as a part of the UN International Year of Youth (resolution 64/134) which is held under a motto «Dialogue and Mutual Understanding».

The aim of the project is to set up a multilateral dialogue on the modern youth policy in the countries of the CIS within a scientific and policy oriented conference which will bring together researchers, experts, scientists, teachers and students, UNESCO Chairs, youth organizations, non-governmental organizations and policymakers.

The conference will see a presentation and discussion of the results of pilot research projects on the ways of activating the participation of youth in social transformations conducted in Russia and Azerbaijan in 2010 with the support of the UNESCO Moscow Office. In accordance with the conference outcomes a policy brief will be prepared on the improvement of the youth policies in the cluster countries.

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OPPORTUNITIES: Competition seeks works on Russia through the eyes of youth

Young journalists and journalism students up to age 30 can submit works that explore "modern Russia in the eyes of young people."

Categories include: youth and politics, education and youth media. Winners will receive prizes.

For more information, click here.

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NEWS / CHILDREN'S TV: New 24-hour children's TV channel in Russia

A new television channel for children and youth, Carousel, starts 24-hour broadcasting today in Russia, Voice of Russia reported. Carousel will offer feature films, cartoons and programmes for children.

The Russian State Television and Broadcasting company and Channel One manage the new youth and children’s channel.

The new channel will be included in the first multiplex (a mandatory package of channels that broadcast on the same frequency). According to Presidential decree, it comprises another seven television and three radio channels. By 2015, a digital distribution network of the first multiplex with coverage of up to 98.8 percent of the population, will be created.

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OPPORTUNITIES: Competition for aspiring journalists in Russia

Posted on: 01/12/2010 Young Journalists

Deadline: 15/01/2010
Country: Russia

Russian high school students interested in a career in journalism can submit works to the annual "Become a Journalist" competition organized by the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Deadline to apply: January 15.

Winners will be enrolled in the School of Journalism. The competition is supported by Russian Radio (Radio Rossii) and the newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

For more information (in Russian), visit http://www.journ.msu.ru/entry/olympics/manual.php

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OPPORTUNITIES: Russian competition seeks works on education, youth, social media

Russian journalists, writers and bloggers are invited to submit works about education, youth and social media. Deadline: November 15.

Works will be accepted in two categories: stories published in officially registered media and stories published online. Winners will get cash prizes.

To get more information (in Russian), e-mail school@mediacratia.ru.

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OPPORTUNITIES: Russian competition seeks journalism works about children

Posted on: 27/08/2010 Children, Fellowships and Awards Deadline: 16/10/2010 Country: Russia

Russian print and TV journalists can submit works on a variety of children's issues to a competition. Deadline: October 16.

Categories include: Children with disabilities, children with a criminal history and child neglect and abuse.

All entries must be published between January 15, 2010 and October 15, 2010.

For more information, click here.

NEWS / EVENTS: Moscow conference on publishing for youth and children

Posted on: 17/08/2010 Children, Networking Deadline: 23/09/2010 Country: Russia

Editors, publishers and media managers are invited to the conference Energy of the Future: Publishers and Advertisers for Children and Youth. The conference will take place in Moscow on September 24-25.

Conference attendees will discuss media products for youth and children, challenges for advertisers, families as audience and other topics. There is no registration fee to participate.

To get more information (in Russian), visit http://anri.org.ru/events/event.php?ELEMENT_ID=3785

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OPPORTUNITIES: Young Russian journalists can submit works on 'challenges'

Posted on: 21/07/2010 Specialized Reporting Deadline: 01/09/2010 Country: Russia

Young Russian journalists and freelancers (up to age 25) can submit works on a variety of topics to the competition Challenge -- XXI century. Deadline: September 1.

Entries should focus on the challenges surrounding modernization, health care, education, moral values or culture. Works must have been published in print or online media in 2010.

For more information (in Russian) visit http://www.pr-club.com/ or e-mail at salnikova@pr-club.com.

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OPPORTUNITIES / EVENTS / SEMINARS: Young Media Makers Preach and Practice Peaceful Journalism (GEORGIA, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELARUS, BIH, GERMANY, ITALY, MACEDONIA, MOLDOVA, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SERBIA, SPAIN)

Kobuleti, Georgia, 19-26 June 2010

European Youth Press – network of young media makers in cooperation with Academy for Peace and Development invites you to participate in the seminar “Young Media Makers Preach and Practice Peaceful Journalism”. The implementation of the seminar is possible due to kind support of the European Youth Foundation, Council of Europe.

The aim of the seminar is to explore what peace journalism is and how it can be used by young journalists to foster peace building and conflict transformation.

The seminar will consider the ways in which peace and conflict transformation is to be represented in the media and will discuss the the role of young media makers in engaging in promoting peace building, conflict prevention and transformation. The participants will not only get a better comprehension of the peaceful journalism concept, but also will have the opportunity to put into practice their freshly gained skills. In addition to that, the seminar will tackle the issues such as Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue as major factors in supporting stability and intercultural understanding in Europe. The workshops will be led by CoE trainers’s pool and experienced journalists in field of peace and conflict reporting.

Good to know:

Who can participate: 22 young people (age 18-27) interested in peace journalism, journalists, bloggers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Spain.

Where: Kobuleti (20 km north of Batumi), Georgia.

When: 19 – 26 June 2010

Costs: Accommodation and food will be fully covered by organisers. Travel costs – participants will be reimbursed up to 200 euro upon presentation of relevant proofs.

Participation fee: 100 euro

If you are interested send your CV + letter of motivation (max 200 words) to Andrei Ioniță ( a.ionita@youthpress.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) until Sunday 9 May 2010. Mention in the email subject: “Application Peace Journalism”

Applicants will be informed about the selection decision on 11 May and will be asked to confirm their participation in the seminar by 17 May.

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