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Saturday, May 18 • 13:00 - 14:15
Local is the new cool: Showcasing local, independent media outlets

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Local journalism and reporting on issues affecting people at the local level are key for the public to regain trust in the media. In this session, at a time when many local media have been struggling to adapt to the spread of online news and social media, we'll be hearing from different types of local media outlets successfully carrying out independent and investigative journalism in Europe: the Bristol Cable, Mediacités, Marsactu and Piazza Grande. How are these local media's newsrooms? How do they work in today's complicated communicative environment? What kind of stories do their journalists report on?

Moderators
avatar for Jose Miguel Calatayud

Jose Miguel Calatayud

Freelance journalist and writer
I am a freelance journalist and writer based in Berlin, focusing on feature writing and investigative journalism, mainly about Europe. I am now working on a series of articles on how corporations act very strategically to achieve political influence in the EU. And until mid-2024... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Lucas Batt

Lucas Batt

Coordinator, Reference, Arena for Journalism in Europe
I'm part of a small team coordinating Reference, an exciting new network for European independent media. My role focuses in particular on community building and facilitating knowledge exchange, with the aim of strengthening network connections and accelerating collective learning... Read More →
avatar for Alice Facchini

Alice Facchini

Freelance journalist
I am a freelance journalist based in Bologna, Italy, since September 2018. I write features for web magazines Internazionale, Osservatorio Diritti and Q Code Magazine, covering social and environmental issues and human rights violations.Between 2016 and 2017 I lived in South America... Read More →
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Pierre Leibovici

Engagement Lead, Mediacités
Pierre manages engagement projects at Mediacités, a local investigative news organization based in Lille, Lyon, Nantes, and Toulouse. He works along with readers to get story tips, questions, and feedback to better serve their needs and improve the impact of Mediacités’ stories... Read More →
avatar for Julien Vinzent

Julien Vinzent

Journalist and president, Marsactu

Saturday May 18, 2019 13:00 - 14:15 BST
C3.03
  Local & Housing, Presentation

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