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Çağrı Özdemir  is an editor working at the +90 YouTube channel under the DW Turkish service. Before +90, Çağrı was the opinions editor at Al Jazeera English. He holds a master's degree on International and EU Politics from the University of Edinburgh as a Jean Monnet scholar. He also is an alumnus of the first cohort of joint constructive journalism fellowship by Bonn Institute and DW.

Çağrı Özdemir

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Deutsche Welle

// Deutsche Welle

Festival ticket required

Constructive Transformation – Insights from Deutsche Welle

With Michael Oti, Elke Sandtner, Mara Bierbach, Özge Artunç, Melis Yüksel, Çağrı Özdemir, Elena Isayenko, Ingo Felscher, Jennifer Holleis and Fabian Lang

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.

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// Workshop II

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Catalysing Engagement and Overcoming News Avoidance in Turkey with Constructive Journalism

With Çağrı Özdemir, Özge Artunç and Seyit Mirik

+90, part of DW, champions constructive journalism in Turkey, is merging tradition and modernity in a tough media landscape. We're innovating story formats to spotlight solutions and inspire change. By countering news fatigue with engaging, interactive narratives, we're reviving interest in context and in-depth content. Our approach fosters trust, hope, and proactive dialogue. We'll share our impact, highlighting co-jo's role in a more inclusive, action-driven Turkish media.

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// Workshop 3

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Constructive Journalism at +90: Overcoming challenges and fostering engagement in Turkey

With Çağrı Özdemir, Özge Artunç, Defne Altıok and Lars Boering

Discover how +90, part of Deutsche Welle, overcame hurdles to deliver quality journalism in Turkey's challenging political landscape. At our proposed panel discussion at b° future festival, we share lessons from tackling the 2023 earthquakes and covering the recent general election. Learn about the power of constructive journalism and help shape the future of media in Turkey and beyond.