Seminar for media professionals

Challenges for climate journalism in times of multiple crises

In this face-to-face seminar for up to 30 communication professionals, we offer you:

• Lectures by renowned experts from science and practice
• Workshops in which the topics are explored in depth in small groups
• In-depth background knowledge on climate communication
• Comprehensible presentation of complex contexts
• Reliable research sources
• Exchange of experience and best practice examples

on the main topics:

• New climate narrative – The consequences of 3-degree global warming
• Artificial intelligence – opportunities and risks for humanity
• The energy transition and the beginning of a new geopolitical world order

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Torsten Schäfer, environmental journalist, Professor of Journalism and Text Production, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Moderation: Werner Eckert, former head of the “Environment and Nutrition” editorial team, SWR

Theconference venue is the modern conference and meeting center of the European Academy Otzenhausen in the North Saarland. It is located in the “heart of Europe” in the border triangle between Luxembourg, France and Germany on the edge of the Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park.

Costs: The organizers will cover conference and travel costs, accommodation and meals.