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19 04 2007 An investigative journalism training workshop for 13 journalists was held in Belgrade from April 13-14, as a part of BIRN's ongoing training courses and annual regional meeting.
The group comprised BIRN correspondents from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria.
The training led by BIRN editor-in-chief, Gordan Igric, and the editor
of BIRN Serbia, Aleksandar Vasovic, focused on shaping stories,
editorial and article commissioning procedures.
The participants also reviewed different techniques aimed at improving
ongoing investigative projects, ranging from interviewing eyewitnesses
to collecting evidence.
A small group of journalists also received some training aimed at adopting new BIRN standards for short news stories.
One training session dealt with procedures for obtaining documentary
material from US agencies. A presentation by Milorad Ivanovic, BLIC
daily deputy editor and SCOOP coordinator for Serbia, introduced
participants to techniques for investigating archives in other
countries and looked at the interesting material that can be found that
way.
The workshop was organised with the help of The Netherlands government and the British Embassy in Belgrade.
At the beginning of 2010 BIRN network published Digging Deeper - A Guide for Investigative Journalists in the Balkans, written in cooperation with Sheila Coronel, Director of the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism and professor of professional practice at Columbia University, New York.
