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TechCamp Scandinavia

Bridging Gaps and Crossing Borders

Communications Campaigns & Advocacy Investigative Journalism & Media Freedom
Malmo, Sweden View Map
October 1-2, 2015

Participants from

Denmark; Norway; Sweden

Description

The U.S. Embassy in Sweden brought together American and Scandinavian journalists to share best practices on diversity in newsrooms and coverage of minority communities – a key issue for media in Scandinavian countries experiencing an increase in refugees. At TechCamp Scandinavia, journalists from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, including experienced journalists at major media organizations and younger bloggers, came together to discuss new ways to engage with a diverse population. The two-day workshop promoted improved news coverage of diverse communities across the region in order to promote integration and understanding.

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Agenda

Oct 1, 2015 | TechCamp, Day 1

  • 9:00am - 10:00am - Registration, networking, coffee / tea
  • 10:00am - 10:10am - Overview of TechCamp & Logistics Info -  Emanuel Karlsten & Jamie Findlater
  • 10:10am - 10:30am - Welcome Remarks: Chargé d’Affaires Robert Gilchrist, U.S. Embassy Stockholm
  • 10:30am - 10:40am - What is a TechCamp and Why do I Care: Marko Zoric & Ravin Sampat, BBC
  • 10:40am - 11:00am - Opening Icebreaker: Agree/Disagree
  • 11:00am - 11:50am - Fast-paced Project Presentations (Case Studies) also known as “Speed-Geeking” Sessions

  • TechCamp Scandinavia 2015 - Speed Geeking Sessions

    Team NumberTopicTech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
    1Identifying Subject Matter Experts in Minority CommunitiesPablo Teijeiro Gato -
    Gato Communications/Formerly Telemundo
    2Is the medium the message? Picking the right medium selection for engagement.Rami Khater - Andalus/Formerly Al Jazeera English;
    David Landes - The Local
    3Digital Media for Shaping your Message/PodcastingPeadar Grogan - Storyful
    4Tech & Data Accessible to Minority or Disadvantaged AudiencesChris Roper - ICFJ Knight Fellow, Sub-Saharan Africa
    5How To Think Of Engaging Treatments/Videos For Digital StorytellingMarko Zoric - BBC
    6Social Media for Highlighting Minority IssuesVitaliy Moroz - Internews
    7Data Verification: Fact Checking, Field Reporting and moreRavin Sampat - BBC
    8Community Listening via Media/Online to Offline EngagementJesse Hardman - Listening Post
    9 Grassroots to global: how a community newsletter spawned a global channelDavid Landes - The Local
  • 11:50am - 12:00pm - Interactive Training Explained - Emanuel Karlsten & Jamie Findlater
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Interactive Training Sessions 1 on the following Topics

  • TechCamp Scandinavia 2015 - Interactive Training Sessions

    Team NumberTopicTech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
    1Identifying Subject Matter Experts in Minority CommunitiesPablo Teijeiro Gato - Gato Communications/Formerly Telemundo
    2Is the medium the message? Picking the right medium selection for engagement.Rami Khater - Andalus/Formerly Al Jazeera English;
    David Landes - The Local
    3Digital Media for Shaping your Message/PodcastingPeadar Grogan - Storyful
    4Tech & Data Accessible to Minority or Disadvantaged AudiencesChris Roper - ICFJ Knight Fellow, Sub-Saharan Africa
    5How To Think Of Engaging Treatments/Videos For Digital StorytellingMarko Zoric - BBC
    6Social Media for Highlighting Minority IssuesVitaliy Moroz - Internews
    7Data Verification: Fact Checking & Field Reporting
    		Ravin Sampat - BBC
    8Community Listening via Media/Online to Offline EngagementJesse Hardman - Listening Post
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm - Lunch Break
  • 2:00pm - 2:30pm - Remarks and Q & A - Romesh Ratnesar, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs & Public Diplomacy - Former Deputy Editor of TIME & Bloomberg BusinessWeek
  • 2:30pm - 3:30pm - Interactive Training Session 2
  • 3:30pm - 3:45pm - Coffee / Tea Break
  • 3:45pm - 4:00pm - What’s a Problem Statement?  -  Emanuel Karlsten & Jamie Findlater
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm - A particular technological tool/concept is paired with a specific challenge/issue:

  • TechCamp Scandinavia 2015 - Technological Tool/Concept Paired with Challenge/Issue

    Team NumberTopicTech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
    1Challenges that can be addressed by communications strategy for reaching minorities/Identifying subject matter experts in minority communitiesPablo Teijeiro Gato - Gato Communications/Formerly Telemundo
    2Challenges that can be addressed by picking the right medium selection for engagement.Rami Khater - Andalus/Formerly Al Jazeera English;
    David Landes - The Local
    3Challenges that can be addressed by Digital Media for Shaping your Message/PodcastingPeadar Grogan - Storyful
    4Challenges that can be addressed by Tech & Data Accessible to Minority or Disadvantaged AudiencesChris Roper - ICFJ Knight Fellow, Sub-Saharan Africa
    5Challenges that can be addressed by Engaging Treatments/Videos For Digital StorytellingMarko Zoric - BBC
    6Challenges that can be addressed by Social Media for Highlighting Minority IssuesVitaliy Moroz - Internews
    7Challenges that can be addressed by Data VerificationRavin Sampat - BBC
    8Challenges that can be addressed by Community Listening via Media/Online to Offline EngagementJesse Hardman - Listening Post
  • 5:00pm - 5:15pm - Brief announcements. Setting the tone for day 2 (emcees).
  • 5:15pm - Quick tech-trainer meeting/discussion with organizers.
  • 5:30pm - Drinks & snacks.
  • 7:00pm - Reception & dinner for all participants & trainers.

Oct 2nd, 2015 | TechCamp, Day 2

  • 8:00am - 9:00am - Networking, coffee & tea (Solution Sign-up Time)
  • 9:00am - 9:15am - Opening - Emanuel Karlsten & Jamie Findlater
  • 9:15am - 9:45am - Discussion on the problem statements / challenges brainstormed on Day 1
  • 9:45am - 12:00pm - Small Group Work on Identifying Solutions (Coffee offered at 10:30am)
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
  • 1:00pm - 1:15pm - Plenary / Instructions and Announcements
  • 1:15pm - 3:00pm - Small Group Problem Definition Refinement and Action Planning
  • 3:00pm - 3:15pm - Coffee / Tea break
  • 3:15pm - 4:30pm - Final Presentations – groups present the outcomes
  • 4:30pm - 4:45pm - Closing Remarks
  • 4:45pm - “TechCamp Scandinavia Group Photo” with all participants
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