| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Today
Polls
RSS Feed General News24. 06. 11. - 14:00
ATG's new student journalism project
The Austrian Times Group (ATG) is offering students the opportunity to be community reporters and has taken on its first volunteer in the form of 17-year-old Mina Petrova from the Danube international school Vienna (DISV).
Mina, who is still a full-time schoolgirl at the DISV, will be writing community stories from the school.
At the end of the school year she is hoping to travel to London to take up a place studying journalism at City University.
Community reporter project manager Michael Leidig said: "We want to give students interested in journalism the opportunity to try out the job first-hand creating material that will be published. People like Mina who are accepted on the scheme will get guidance on how to approach the stories that they would like to cover – and then get help in the creative process from professional editors on our team."
Mina – who moved to Vienna to study four years ago and is originally from Bulgaria – said she saw the opportunity to get first-hand experience in writing as vital before she goes to university to study journalism full-time.
She said: "This is something I’ve been dreaming of for years now. I like journalism because there is so much the majority isn’t aware of. I’d really like to be one of those people who inform the uninformed and tell the untold - and not the kind of the ‘blind leading the blind’."
Mina's first story is being published this weekend and she will be writing throughout the year before heading up to take a placement to study journalism.
Leidig added: "We are hoping to get students from other community groups in Vienna and have already had enquiries from other schools - at the end of the day the English speaking community is our readership and supporting that community helps us as well."
The ATG is working on a number of similar initiatives for example on a project with experienced broadcaster Ellis Hill about the importance of the spoken word aimed at teachers in the classroom environment.
For further information on our work with teachers or to apply as a student reporter please write to David Rogers at office@austriantimes.at
Austrian Times
Tag cloud:
Vienna student teachers Leidig published DISV readership community hoping Rogers students rsquo University English apply reporters leading journalism ndash Mina
Anti-corruption appeal causes activity
A Green Party member’s decision to confront the government with an ultimatum did not remain without reactions.
Hundstorfer suggests to double truancy penalty
Social Democratic (SPÖ) Labour and Social Affairs Minister Rudolf Hundstorfer has said the fines for breaches of education regulations might rise.
Vienna plans pension age initiative
The Viennese city coalition plans to crack down on early retirement.
Moosbrugger visits Prince in hospital
The wife of Dutch Prince Johan Friso left the hospital in Innsbruck, Austria late on Monday with a smile on her face for the first time. The Prince, who is currently in a coma in the hospital, was also visited by friend Florian Moosbrugger yesterday (Tues), who was with him when he was caught in an avalanche on Friday.
Wienerberger among the winners again
Wienerberger AG chiefs are optimistic about the coming months despite various economic uncertainties all over the world.
Strong support for Schüller
A vast majority of Austrians approve a controversial group of Catholic priests’ demands.
Salzburg set to improve party funding transparency
Two provincial parliaments push for stricter regulations concerning the subsidisation of political movements.
Soaring petrol prices hardly affect Austrians' love for cars
Traffic researchers and motorists’ associations are at odds over how to react to rising fuel prices.
Austria meets France at 3,000 metres
The Central Spa Hotel in Sölden, Austria will celebrate the world of wine against its dramatic backdrop of snowy mountains and glaciers, for the 11th year in a row in April.
Gas leak causes chaos on carnival evening
Vienna was in a state of emergency on carnival evening after a gas leak in a refrigeration company. The poisonous, colourless ammonia injured at least 40 people.
The most popular stories –
last 7 days
