Listen to the Eurovision News Podcast and get unique perspectives on the process and challenges of delivering trustworthy and reliable news around the world. Hosted by Emilio San Pedro, head of the Eurovision News Exchange, and other editors from the network, this podcast covers topics such as media freedom, safety, innovation, and collaboration. Listen and get background into the stories behind the news and the people who make it happen. The Eurovision News Exchange is a network of public service newsrooms from over 50 countries that share tens of thousands of news stories every year.
Episodes
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
In this episode, our focus is on climate journalism. Reporting on climate change in an impactful and constructive manner is equally essential and urgent. Focusing on solutions, limiting negativity, and training our journalists to understand the broader picture is clearly one of the big challenges facing our industry.
We're in the studio with Justyna Kurczabinska, head of EBU News Strategy, and remotely with Katherine Dunn, co-author of the 2023 EBU News Report, titled: Climate Journalism that Works. Katherine is currently the content editor at the Oxford Climate Journalism Network.
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
We live in a world where we are constantly exposed to different types of media - news, social media, advertising etc. They can influence our thoughts, feelings and actions, and sometimes without us even being aware of it. Media literacy is not only a skill but a responsibility. By being media literate, we can become more informed, engaged and empowered citizens in the digital age. In the latest episode, we are joined by Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck, who is the founder and director of Lie Detectors, an award-winning news literacy project in Europe.
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Generative AI in the Newsroom with David Caswell
David Caswell is an expert in artificial intelligence who helps news and media organizations use advanced AI technologies to improve their products and workflow.
David was previously an Executive Product Manager at BBC News and BBC News Labs and is now the founder of Story Flow.
You can follow David on Twitter @StructStories or email him at david@structuredstories.com
Check out David’s latest article: AI and News: What’s next?
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Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Russia has a history of extraordinary secrecy over its wartime losses. When it invaded Ukraine, senior correspondent Olga Ivshina of the BBC, with the help of partners and volunteers, began meticulously verifying and counting Russian losses. Olga and her team's work has so far identified more than 25,000 named individuals – setting a bare minimum of Russian casualties. Their work provides hard evidence of the war’s impact on Russian forces and has brought answers to many grieving families. Olga’s reporting sheds light on the changing face of the Russian army and the human cost of this conflict.
In this episode, Head of EBU Moscow Kate de Pury speaks with BBC Senior Correspondent Olga Ivshina about her remarkable investigation.
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
In this episode, we discuss mental health and journalism with Bruce Shapiro, the executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University in New York. Shapiro is an expert on how journalists can deal with the emotional and psychological effects of covering violence, conflict, and tragedy. He also offers guidance to newsrooms on how to cover mental health issues in a respectful and ethical manner. Shapiro shares his perspectives on the difficulties and opportunities that journalists encounter in times of crisis. We hope this conversation will inspire and empower journalists, editors and news leaders who want to enhance their mental health and develop strategies for reporting on violence and tragedy.
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Eurovision News Editor Belen Lopez Garrido speaks with Frederick Hugo Ledegaard, one of the journalists behind the investigation into Russia’s hybrid war in Europe. He tells us how he and his colleagues from public broadcasters in Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark worked together for over a year to uncover the ways in which Russia is using espionage, disinformation, cyberattacks and seabed warfare to undermine its neighbours and rivals. He also shares some of the thrilling moments while chasing spies, fake cell phone towers and armed Russian ships. This is a story of collaboration, innovation and courage in investigative journalism.
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
With the Eurovision Song Contest right around the corner, who better to hear from this week than its Executive Supervisor, Martin Osterdahl. In this episode, we discuss everything from Martin's personal background, the message behind the contest, the unique planning that has occurred, as the BBC has stepped in to host in Ukraine’s place, and of course what kind of festive ambiance we can expect from the venue in Liverpool.
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
In this episode, Emilio sits down with Angela Stengel of ABC Australia.
Angela is head of ABC's Innovation Lab which is part of the company's strategy division. They are a team of journalists, producers, engineers, designers, and strategists who are looking one to two years into the future at what opportunities or challenges lie ahead and how they can optimize their business planning and strategy.
Their current focus is attracting younger audiences as well as the role that algorithms and AI are going to play in our future.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Iran has made global headlines over the widespread protests that were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in September of last year. It has been the biggest show of opposition to Iran's clerical establishment since the 1979 revolution.
Following her death, protests erupted in more than 80 cities across Iran, leading to a deadly crackdown on protesters and to the arrest of thousands of activists journalists, and citizens.
The Islamic regime's brutal treatment of protesters and the lack of a free press have made social networks an indispensable source for accessing information from inside the country.
To better understand the situation in Iran and the efforts behind accessing verified content we speak with Mahsa Aminolahi of the Eurovision Social Newswire.
Mahsa Aminolahi Zahedi's links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mahsita?lang=en
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahsa-aminolahi-180b0538
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Public service media has a duty to provide their communities with the tools to make informed decisions about the impact of human activity on our environment. Communicating this information in a compelling and digestible way has proven to be extremely challenging, especially in an era of shrinking financial resources.
In this episode, we are joined by Alexandra Borchardt, lead author of the 2023 EBU News Report, titled ‘Climate Journalism That Works – Between Knowledge and Impact. The report focuses on solutions, limiting negativity, and training our journalists to understand the broader picture are pressing challenges facing our newsrooms.
Download the report here: https://www.ebu.ch/news/2023/03/ebu-news-report-shows-how-to-deliver-climate-journalism-that-works