tapmag

There is more to Potsdam than just Popcorn. You wouldn’t want to miss the RBB canteen, the deserted Uni Potsdam Campus on a Sunday night or a group of 35 young and aspiring journalists engaged in dead-serious media discussion and production. That’s quite a treat actually

After day two and three of the M100 Youth Media Workshop we can safely say our first impression did not last very long. Day two started with the introduction of all the participants’ projects.

We really liked:

• WC Press – A multinational media upstart that tries to establish a news and entertainment outlet at the very last sanctuary. The toilet. If you want to become a distribution partner, write to the headquarters in Kiev.

• EasternMag – A magazine that hopes to unite people from Eastern Europe and to spark interest in Western Europe for all the things that happen in places like Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn (and that’s a lot).

• Europocket TV – This webTV reports and comments on all the going ons in Europe. They offer a range of shows that deal with politics, culture and every other youth-related topic of importance. You can access their content in three languages.

• Of course, we also presented tapmag. Watch our slideshow here. (5 MB!)

So why did all these people with those big ideas get to meet? Apparently, someone, somewhere out there believes that 35 young journalists can make a difference when you place them together. The aim was to provide answers to pressing issues that arise out of religion, globalization and transcultural encounters.

While nobody came up with a solve-it-all formula to old questions, the gathering nonetheless served its purpose – to foster intercultural dialogue. Most of us left Potsdam with new friends, new insights and a new perspective on today’s Europe. Still, most of the conclusions remained trivial. Big News: There is no one-size-fits-all solution of how to turn journalistic ideals into practise in an ever complex and controversial cultural environment. But hey, at least we all got to meet and talk about it.

If you want to have a look at the productive outcome yourself, go over to orangelog.eu.

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