Meinrad Rahofer was a truly international man, As Vice President of the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA); he worked hard at establishing an international platform for an ongoing discussion on all aspects of journalism training. Especially responsible for the midcareer section of the EJTA, Meinrad realised that trainers of journalists could only learn from each other. He was well aware that no country is an island and that international sharing of experiences and knowledge can only improve the quality of journalists at home.
From his vast experience in Austria he was able and willing to contribute substantially to international meetings and projects. He had a distinctive and important voice in the European training strategy discussion.
With his contributions he was instrumental in rebuilding the EJTA into the strong organisation it is now.

It was my great pleasure to work in the Board with Meinrad. He was very supportive and certainly critical, but never in a negative way. His sharp analyses of the important developments in journalism and the media were always accompagnied by brilliant and funny side remarks.

This combination of humour and seriousness made him a wonderful person to work with.
We have worked in many cities: Tartu, Paris, Capetown, Valencia , Sofia and elsewhere. The most fun we had on Crete where we both spoke and attended a very turbulent conference.
It was always a joy knowing he was there: you worked and had fun as well.

With great, great sadness I realise that we will never meet again. His former and current colleagues in the EJTA Board are very shocked, they convey their condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

The European Journalism Training Association has lost a wonderful, supportive, knowledgeable colleague and a good friend.

He will be remembered at the Annual General Meeting in Paris, in May.

Marianne Peters

Ex President of the European Journalism Training Association

Kuratorium für Journalistenausbildung is saddened by the loss of its managing director, Dr. Meinrad Rahofer, Austria’s heart and soul of quality journalism training. From 2003 to 2006, Rahofer served as vice-president of the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA).

Rahofer, who was director of the Salzburg-based Austrian Media Academy / Kuratorium für Journalistenausbildung (KfJ), passed away on Feb. 12 after a short, but severe illness at the age of 54. He is survived by his nine-year-old daughter.

For more than 20 years, Rahofer was at the forefront of developing training and education models and programs for generations of young Austrian journalists. With an eye on new international trends and
developments, Rahofer always strived to incorporate non-Austrian viewpoints in countless workshops and roundtables.

He received several awards for his efforts to instill a drive for quality among Austrian journalists.

He will be missed by us all.

MAZ – Swiss School of Journalism wins the Swiss Media-Award 2009

For this year’s media award, Professor Russ-Mohl of Lugano University praised the “outstanding and innovative” work of MAZ, now in its 25th year. Noting the benchmarking and networking opportunities offered by Sylvia Egli von Matt and her team, he said there was an unrivalled atmosphere among tutors and students alike.

This if the fifth Media-Award given by the Association for Quality in Journalism, Switzerland.

The second World Journalism Education Congress, titled Journalism Education in an Age of Radical Change, will convene July 2010 in Grahamstown, South Africa.

http://wjec.ou.edu/congress.php

REsearch LAbs for TEaching Journalists (RELATE)
Enabling better coverage of science and innovation

EJTA member ‘European Journalism Centre’ is taking part in a project which will provide hands-on science and innovation reporting opportunities to journalism students from all over the continent. The EJC is looking for 80 journalism students who will have the chance to visit several EU labs for a duration of 5 days, from autumn 2009.

Fore more information:
http://mediapusher.eu/relate/posters/relate_poster.pdf

During the last EJTA AGM the following eight schools were accepted as members:

1.Södertörn University (Södertørn, Sweden)
2. Lincoln School of Journalism (Lincoln, UK)
3..Plantijn Hogeschool (Antwerp, Belgium)
4.Christelijke Hogeschool Ede (Ede, The Netherlands)
5.Erasmus Hogeschool (Brussels, Belgium)
6.University of Zaghreb (Zaghreb, Croatia)
7.Southampton Solent University (Southampton, UK)
8.Akademie für Publizistik (Hamburg, Germany)

Welcome!

During the EJTA AGM in Sofia on 15 May the mobility catalogue was officially launched!!!
Use the mobility button on the homepage or go to http://www.ejta.eu/mobility

Visit European countries, live in foreign cities, study at exciting universities.

Journalism students today are in constant motion as they traverse Europe in search of broader perspectives. EJTA encourages all journalism students to study abroad. As the only formal European association of journalism schools, it is in a unique position to catalogue course listings from Europe.

Our Mobility Catalogue enables you to identify the best situation for your interests and academic needs. Plunge into our web pages and discover programmes covering a variety of topics: Multimedia journalism, media convergence, international reporting. It also makes it easy to find the right contact person for every EJTA school - and, in the future, our network will connect EJTA students and alumni on a platform where they can come together and share experiences.

Have a look at the website produced and edited by journalism students and their teachers from the Danish School of Media and Journalism. The group is international, with students from all over Europe, Canada/USA, Korea and Australia. The Global Environmental Journalism Initiative (GEJI) project has sent a large group of students into the battlefield: Covering the Beyond Kyoto scientific conference on Climate Change. 2 days. Hard work, hard fun.
http://www.gejiweb.org/BEKY. 

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