The training, moderated by Kreshnik Gashi, aimed to contribute to improving the quality of journalism and public-interest reporting on energy-related issues in Kosovo.
Sessions focused on strengthening journalists’ capacities for professional, fact-based and safe reporting on the energy sector through discussions on the functioning of Kosovo’s energy system, key sector challenges, reporting on electricity theft, whistleblower protection and identifying disinformation campaigns related to energy issues.
The sessions were delivered by experts and professionals from the energy and media sectors. They included Avni Alidemaj, Chief Operations Officer at the Kosovo electricity distribution company, KEDS, Margarita Rashiti, spokesperson of KESCO, Naim Krasniqi, editor at KALLXO.com, Alush Mexhuani, Director of the Operational System at KEDS; Visar Prebreza, Managing Editor at BIRN Kosovo and Drenusha Gashi, SCADA Manager at KEDS.
Participants also discussed journalists’ safety while reporting in the field, electricity tariff regulation processes and the modernization of the energy network through SCADA technologies.
The training gathered a total of 20 participants, of whom 11 were women.