The second YJS workshop, which was held in St.Petersburg from 27th to 29th October, involved young journalists from 50 regions of Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, together with well-known experts such as Nika Strizhak, Dmitriy Guberniev, Aleksey Abakumov, Yevgeniy Balanov, Igor Miloslavskiy and others.

The School was the brainchild of Alina Kabaeva, deputy of the State Duma and head of her own charity foundation, who also runs it. In her opening address in St.Petersburg she said that the Young Journalists’ School is a school of ethics that aims to expand horizons and destroy stereotypes. Alina said that the media shape our society and she urged the students to think about the consequences that their articles and features will have for the people around them.

The workshop gave the young journalists an opportunity not only to talk to experts about journalistic ethics and professional reputation, but also to tour Channel 5, one of Russia’s biggest TV channels, to see how the studios work and meet the editors and lead journalists. At the end of the course Alina Kabaeva presented certificates and School graduation badges to the young journalists.


Information on the Young Journalists’ School

The young Journalists’ School is an education and public information project that was initiated by Alina Kabaeva in 2009 during Youth Year and funded by the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs. Since 2010, it has been run by the Alina Kabaeva charity foundation.

Each year the School runs a cycle of workshops for 100 young journalists from various regions of Russia. The journalists are selected on a competitive basis.

More detailed information on the project can be found here.