Anna Goshko, Ukrainskaya Pravda

“For me personally, along with new professional skills, the value of the project is that it destroys the walls, which separated different media. When barriers are lifted, journalists have more power and influence to address certain issues. We all are on one side :) I understood this thanks to the Digital Future of Journalism. Hope my colleagues feel the same :) Thank you!”

 

 

 

 

 

Vladimir Drabchuk, RBC-Ukraina

“This project helps journalists quickly adapt to the modern digital environment of their work. It's easy to lose one's way in the wild flow of information. But, with the skills gained at the Digital Future of Journalism, it's much easier to find your way in this informational dump”.

 

 

 

 

 

Pavel Pushchenko, Chernigiv, Chernigivs'ki Podii i Komentari

“For me, the School is a great chance to add professional practice and theory to my experience, learn about new and advanced things in the contemporary journalism, as well as see the opportunities and apply the acquired skills in my native city of Chernigiv. I'd like to thank the organizers for the course!”

 

 

 

 

 

Oleg Shankovsky, Information Department, 1+1 TV channel

“Digital Future of Journalism is the best Ukrainian project to train highly professional journalists. It highlights media problems from a different angle and gives a deep insight into the solid record of the leading journalists and global media-consultants”.

 

 

 

 

 

Iryna Fedoriv, STB TV channel

 

“The project is unmatched not only in Ukraine. Its primary advantage is that the academic course fully focuses on practical use of the new technologies. Almost every piece of information was new even for the graduates of the best Ukrainian universities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andriy Matyukhin, Kyiv State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company

"Digital Future of Journalism deserves only positive comments. Firstly, it provides the leading global practices, which is paramount in the fast-changing world and for personal development of a journalist. The program gives a new and deeper understanding of search engines, how to optimize and publish information online and apply all multimedia informational technologies. For me, it was important to understand how social networks work and influence the audience. I highly appraised the module about video and how to publish it online. There is only one sad point here - the end of the course! I wish all the participants to realize their potential in journalism and apply the gained knowledge. I wish everybody all the best!”

 

 

 

 

 

Aleksey Pedosenko, Ekonomicheskiye Izvestiya

“A year at the Digital Future of Journalism brought me closer to real-life and full-fledged journalism then four years in the Ukrainian media. Thanks to many outstanding instructors now I clearly understand, what one should and must strive for in journalism and how to develop the national media if we want to make them powerful, interesting and profitable”.

 

 

 

 

 

Darina Berezhneva, TV presenter, Channel 5

“Digital Future of Journalism is a blend of concentrated useful information and pleasant communication. Over a year of study you can learn a lot of new and interesting things, as well as meet wonderful people”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alyona Gribenko, Kompaniyon magazine

"Digital Future of Journalism has changed my entire vision of the profession. This is because we learned the principles of contemporary information life in different formats and got the skills to work with video and audio content. It feels like discovering a new galaxy :)”
 

 

As almost all instructors are highly-professional international experts, we have a chance to learn all applied innovations, which have been little used by Ukrainian journalists before.

Meeting progressive and creative people, I mean international lecturers, the Foundation’s organizers and program participants, creates a team of different media that further cooperates and shares experience. This helps keep a good professional form.

Working in groups with representatives of print and online media is a wonderful opportunity to broaden your focus area and see that a convergent newsroom is not about future, it’s about today.

New friends and knowledge are the most valuable things, which everybody can find here. Sharing acquired knowledge with colleagues is the biggest thing every graduate can do for the development of Ukrainian journalism”.