Innovate Local - How to future proof the newsroom by training young, diverse journalists
How Augsburger Allgemeine future proofs its newsroom by training young, diverse journalists
Innovate Local presents the second case of its focus topic “Young Readers”. This weeks speaker is Lea Thies, Head of Günther Holland School of Journalism at Augsburger Allgemeine.
At Augsburger Allgemeine, they call it the Future Department. Its brief is to ensure a diverse regeneration of the newsroom, and support the new, young journalists in producing content that speaks to their peers, using approaches like constructive journalism. Leader Lea Thies looks for trainees from varying backgrounds and a university degree is not a requirement. Young people with unusual CVs or who need to train on a part time basis are given a place. Once in the newsroom they are given the tools and space to be able to truly contribute journalism that speaks to young readers.
Presented by Lea Thies, Head of Günther Holland School of Journalism at Augsburger Allgemeine
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