The EJTA EUfactcheck project kicked off with a Bootcamp at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences on 24-25 January 2019. Thirty EJTA staff members and teachers participated in Train the Trainer sessions on fact checking, on the upcoming EU elections and on the EUfactcheck platforms and publishing workflow. In the EUfactcheck project, twenty journalism schools in…
Frans Timmermans is First Vice-President, for Better Regulation, Inter-institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, of the European Commission.Born in 1961, he holds degrees in French literature, European law and history.Since 1998, he has been a Member of the Dutch Parliament. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and European…
Twenty journalism schools in fifteen European countries will be fact-checking political claims in the media in the spring of 2019. Tackling misinformation during the EU election campaign is the main objective of the EUFACTCHECK project. With their work the students want to contribute to a more fact-based public debate. All participating Journalism schools are member…