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Deep Dives in English
Rebuilding Trust – How to Use the Power of Dialogue
2. October, 1-5 pm
August Macke Haus // Hochstadenring 36, Bonn
Active listening, asking better questions, and creating a stronger connection with your audience: Discover the power of constructive dialogue and explore practical tools, innovative formats and approaches that can help make journalism more impactful and sustainable.
Improvisation & Creative Dialogue
2. October, 1-4 pm
Haus der Springmaus e.V. // Frongasse 8-10, Bonn
What happens when spontaneity meets deep listening? In this session, we explore how improvisation can unlock new ways of thinking, connecting and creating together.
Listen, Don't Assume: Driving Innovation Through Real Conversations With Your Audience
2. October, 1-5 pm
Kunstmuseum // Helmut-Kohl-Allee 2, Bonn
Discover how to truly connect with your audience! In this workshop you’ll learn participatory methods, gain tools to test assumptions and design journalism that reflects people’s values.
Constructive Transformation – Insights From Deutsche Welle
2. October, 1-5 pm
Deutsche Welle // Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 3, Bonn
How can media organizations, newsrooms and individual journalists produce more and better constructive reporting? This Deep Dive offers insights from different teams at DW, Germany’s international public broadcaster. You will hear from news journalists on how to produce more constructive reports in a time crunch and from the team that created a new constructive newsletter. The session includes a behind-the-scenes tour through Deutsche Welle.
Transforming Newsrooms: From Change to True Transformation
2. October, 2-5 pm
p4d – Partnership for development GmbH // Willy-Brandt-Allee 4, Bonn
A hands-on session for those ready to rethink newsroom culture and lead lasting change from within.
Reporting Europe – Journalism, Democracy, and the Authoritarian Challenge
2. October, 1-5 pm
Design Offices // Bundeskanzlerplatz 2D, Bonn
Across Europe, the space for independent journalism is shrinking. How can media professionals respond to increasing threats while upholding democratic values?
Deep Dives in German
Awareness of Money: A Mindful Approach to Yourself, Money and Others
2. October, 1-5 pm
Arithmeum // Lennéstraße 2, Bonn
In this workshop, discover how money works—rationally and emotionally. Learn how to talk about it more easily, ask about it directly, and use it confidently in your research. An exciting journey to the heart of capitalism!
Health for Everyone: Climate Justice as a Journalistic Opportunity
2. October, 1-5 pm
Bundeskunsthalle // Helmut-Kohl-Allee 4, Bonn
Climate change, health crises, and social inequality: In this deep dive, we demonstrate how closely these issues are interconnected – and why they must be considered together.
Species Extinction Needs Attention: How We Can Better Report on Biodiversity Loss [cancelled]
2. October, 1-5 pm
Museum Koenig // Adenauerallee 160, Bonn
How can reporting on species extinction have an impact? Journalists and researchers are jointly developing new approaches to the biodiversity crisis.
Perceiving New Perspectives and Previously Overlooked Voices
2. October, 1-5 pm
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung // Godesberger Allee 149, Bonn
How do journalists find fresh voices beyond the usual experts? This workshop shows how diverse and often overlooked perspectives can be discovered and heard.