Are We Europe

This was Are We Europe & Awe Studio in 2024 ✨ As the year comes to an end, we at Are We Europe and Awe Studio reflect on a dynamic 12 months, both in our organisations and the continent at large. 💡From design sprints across Europe to campaigns and editorial productions advocating for the EU elections, sustainability, and diversity in media, we worked tirelessly to innovate and diversify the European media & communication landscapes.  🌐 With our newly launched creative online community, the Awe Community, and at industry events such as The Circle in Paris and Check’Europe in Brussels, we connected with journalists, media professionals and organisations to inform and inspire European audiences. 🎤 With our new teams in Amsterdam and Berlin, we shared great moments and karaoke mics over meals, coffees and drinks along the way. With reflection also comes a fresh outlook: 2025 is a critical year for Europe and the world where unstable governments, cuts in cultural and media funding, and wars and conflicts challenge our democracy and freedoms. It’s time to come even closer together as a community and inspire constructive responses to these challenges. Until then, we gather our strength as an organisation and individuals, so that we can come back with new energy. See you soon!

Today we meet Leah Pattem: journalist and member of the Migravoice community   Leah is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist, photojournalist and broadcast journalist specialising in politics, migration and community stories. Based in Spain, she has founded the hyper-local community journalism project, Madrid No Frills, which focuses on Madrid’s social issues, movements and identity. She is also a professor of journalism and photojournalism and runs courses for both university students and professional journalists. Leah makes a conscious effort to work with the many talented professionals and experts from marginalised class, gender, ethnicity and ability backgrounds. This is not generally the case in Spain’s mainstream journalism and is something that must urgently change. Are you a journalist who is also looking to diversify your sources? Then join the MigraVoice Community at migravoice.eu and help us make European media more inclusive!

Meet Seungju Lee: an expert from the MigraVoice SuperPower Community Seungju is a Germany-based expert from South Korea, specialising in the fields of Peace and Conflict Studies, Pan-Africanism and decolonial justice. Driven by his own migration experiences, Seungju dedicates his work to challenging global power dynamics. Today, he shares with us his motivation for joining the MigraVoice Community. Are you also an expert interested in sharing your expertise with journalists across Europe? Or simply a journalist looking to diversify your sources? Then join the MigraVoice Community and help us make European media more inclusive! Maldita.es (Spain) Raseef22 رصيفــ22 (Germany) Media Diversity Institute (Belgium) St. The London Story (The Netherlands) Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (Italy)

This week is all about honouring the contributions of migrants and building respect for their rights! This Wednesday, 18 December, marks International Migrants Day which serves as a reminder of the abundance of stories and voices behind longstanding, often simplified media narratives about migration. With the MigraVoice Superpower Community, we connect journalists and media with migrant experts in different fields to challenge these simplified narratives and amplify the voices of migrants across Europe. In the coming days, expect to hear from experts, journalists, and ambassadors from the MigraVoice community! Do you also want to help us build a more diverse European media landscape? Then find more info and join the MigraVoice Superpower Community at migravoice.eu. Maldita.es (Spain) Raseef22 رصيفــ22 رصيفــ22 (Germany) Media Diversity Institute (Belgium) St. The London Story (The Netherlands) Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (Italy)

The MigraVoice Superpower Community is in motion! 🚀 📣 A collaborative network connecting European journalists with migrants, the MigraVoice Superpower Community seeks to contribute to more humane and plural media coverage and storytelling. If you are a journalist looking for diverse, verified and independent sources in more than 7 languages, or an expert with a migration background who would like to share their expertise with journalists, then this is the place for you. Your voice deserves to be heard!    🔗 👉Join us at https://migravoice.eu/ and help us build more inclusive journalism.

👁️🗨️ Are you FOCUSing on your rights? ✊ Join us as we empower citizens to claim their rights! 🚀 We're excited to launch the website for our #FOCUS (Fundamentals of Charter Use in Society) – project dedicated to bringing the #EU Charter of Fundamental Rights to you. Learn more about what the Charter has to offer. It isn't just a document; it’s the key to the rights you hold. On our website you will find materials and activities our partners are working on to bring the Charter closer to you. Check-it out 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/4frwSMF 🤝 Verfassungsblog alda* - European Association for Local Democracy Are We Europe European Youth Parliament (EYP) Supported by the European Commission

💡 Join us 27 November 2024 for “Garbage In, Garbage Out” - an exclusive AI media design sprint with the EJC Journalism Innovation Network In this 2-hour workshop we’ll look at fact-checking techniques, dive into the “Dead Internet Theory,” and go through design thinking exercises to draw up solutions to make journalism more valuable for our audiences in the age of generative AI. The workshop will be led by Sabrina Faramarzi. Design thinking is central to our work at Are We Europe, where we aim to support media makers, journalists, and creators in tackling challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset ✨ Sign-up for the EJC Network here: https://lnkd.in/eba4r_pa and join the workshop for free.

🎙️The episode 6 of our Journalism Innovation Podcast is available to the public! Listen to Are We Europe’s Sabrina Faramarzi and Marea Media’s Alessia Melchiorre discuss how not-for-profit media in Europe are leading the way in designing a more equitable and inclusive media for all. The pair explains the importance of moving beyond parachute journalism and investing in local talent. We also hear why developing audience-first storytelling with a design thinking approach and a service mindset is the key to creating sustainability in the news business. 🎧 Listen: https://lnkd.in/eziE_BwG 🎥 Watch: https://lnkd.in/eH9sZeFe 🌐 Join the Network: https://ejc.net/network #Journalism #Podcast

🔊We're is opening the second round of applications to the FOCUS media fellowships Are you a journalist who is keen to have their voice heard on human rights in Europe? Are you interested in the protection and promotion of human rights and in learning more about the rule of law in the European Union, by telling a story that shows the impact of the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights? Then apply to become a FOCUS media fellow by pitching an engaging, human-centric, multimedia-story linking to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to us. You can apply until 30 November through our website: https://lnkd.in/eV5kJa82. We look forward to receiving your application! Learn more about the fellowship and application criteria below👇

Last month, the Awe and Check’Europe teams brought together 80+ media makers and creatives from all over Europe for a one-day conference dedicated to improving European media. We kicked-off with a design sprint exploring the implications of generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, on the quality and accuracy of information in today’s media space. Joined by fact-checking expert Vincent Couronne, Sabrina Faramarzi and Giliam Ganzevles  guided workshop participants - from outlining the key challenges all the way to sketching creative solutions. In the afternoon, together with partners JEF Europe, Les Jeunes Européens - France, Le Taurillon, and Madmoizelle.com, we discussed best-practice examples for reporting about European topics, engaged in lively discussions about the future of European journalism, and went outdoors to explore the workings of systems and their implications on storytelling.. We ended the day with an informal gathering around some food, drinks and music - giving our team, partners and participants the chance to connect. A special thank goes out to Reset Atelier (Reset! network) for hosting us in their space in Brussels and to all conference participants for their time and dedication. For us it was certainly a valuable experience and we can’t wait to do it all again in the near future! You can find all all outputs produced with Check’Europe between 2022-2024 here: https://lnkd.in/eKmbV5fM. 📸: Lise Blekastad & Isabeau Desmet