Anadolu to launch pioneering environmental and climate journalism training program

By Gulseri Kenarli

ISTANBUL (AA) - Anadolu is set to introduce a pioneering environmental and climate journalism training program, marking a major step forward in specialized media education.

The "GreenLens: Environmental and Climate Journalism Training" project, part of the Erasmus+ initiative, will kick off on Oct. 1, 2024, and run through Sept. 30, 2026.

Designed to equip young journalists and media professionals with crucial skills in environmental reporting, the program will be coordinated by Anadolu's recently established Environmental News Directorate, "Yesilhat."

The project involves partnerships with Ankara University's National Research Center for the Law of the Sea, Jeunesse Global from France, Institut POLIS from North Macedonia, and EDITURA ERUYSAL SRL from Romania.

Selected from over 1,000 applications, it is Anadolu's first EU-backed project and will train 100 media professionals, equally divided between men and women, from Romania, North Macedonia, and France.

- Specialization in journalism

Anadolu's President and CEO Serdar Karagoz emphasized the significance of specialized journalism education.

"Deepening and specializing in a field is the key element that makes the real difference in our profession," Karagoz said, adding that climate change and environmental issues will remain critical agenda items in the future, requiring well-informed journalists to keep the public accurately informed.

Karagoz highlighted that the project would open a new area of media specialization and align with Anadolu's vision of becoming a global training center.

The program will feature a digital learning management system, offering multilingual instruction and fostering international cooperation among journalists from Türkiye and Europe.

This groundbreaking initiative makes Anadolu the first news agency in the world to lead environmental reporter training, setting a new benchmark for specialized journalism education in the field of climate and environmental issues.

*Writing by Yasin Gungor