The workshop was held as part of the project “Greater Internet Freedom” funded by the US Agency for International Development and Internews.
The project aims to enhance awareness of digital rights with a special focus on vulnerable groups.
The workshop was attended by 13 participants, including journalists, editors, journalism students and representatives from non-governmental organisations who work with the media sector or vulnerable groups in the region of Elbasan.
The workshop was held by Silva Arapi, Data Protection Consultant, and Gjergj Erebara, BIRN journalist and editor.
Arapi presented the Personal Data Protection Law, the principles of data processing by journalists, specifically sensitive data, freedom of expression vs. privacy concerns, etc.
Erebara focused on specific cases and lessons learned in the field on the processing and protection of sensitive data.