Eurovision News Podcast: How the News Gets Made.
Have you ever wondered what it really takes to get the story from a warzone or a world leaders’ summit to your screen?
The Eurovision News Podcast explores how public service media organizations across Europe and beyond cover major news events.
In Season 2, Giles Gibson - Eurovision News Field Producer and former foreign correspondent - takes you behind the scenes of the world's biggest stories.
Listen in to learn first hand from journalists about the challenges they face covering global news -from major conflicts to critical climate negotiations in Brazil.
This is how the news really gets made.
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Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
With hundreds of hours of video uploaded to social platforms every minute, eyewitness media is playing an ever-increasing role within newsrooms. Eyewitness Videos from bystanders and activists are emerging from all over the world, in real time, as events unfold. With this influx of real-time content, newsrooms are presented with both opportunities and challenges.
In this episode, Laurent Frat speaks with Derek Bowler, Head of Social Newsgathering at the European Broadcasting Union, and Andrew Smith, a producer and digital verification expert at the EBU. Together, we delve into the strategies and methodologies employed by the Eurovision Social Newswire to navigate this information landscape. We'll explore how they effectively discern fact from fiction and ensure responsible and ethical use of eyewitness media.
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