Board of Trustees for Journalist Training
| Board of Trustees for Journalist Training - Austrian Media Academy (KfJ) |
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| purpose | Education and training for journalists in Austria |
| Chair: | Elisabeth Wasserbauer |
| Establishment date: | 1978 |
| Seat : | Salzburg |
| Website: | http://www.kfj.at |
The Kuratorium für Journalistenausbildung (KfJ) - the Austrian Media Academy - has been the training and further education institution for journalists in Austria with its seat in Salzburg since 1978 . The non-profit association was founded by the journalists' union (represented by Günther Nenning ), the Association of Austrian Newspapers (VÖZ) and the Austrian Magazine and Specialized Media Association (ÖZV) (Norbert Orac).
aims
The goals of the Board of Trustees are the in-service training and further education of journalists from all media . The Austrian Journalists' College has been offered by KfJ since 1992. It is laid down in the collective agreement as a benchmark for all journalist training in Austria. Anyone who wants to call themselves an editor in Austria must have attended the Austrian Journalists' College or a comparable training course.
Journalists College
The Austrian Journalist College is the part-time basic training for journalists in Austria. It is organized in practical modules for journalists and career changers, lasts nine weeks and ends with a certificate recognized by the media social partners. The training has led to international recognition and the acceptance of KfJ into the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA).
Seminars and workshops
The KfJ organizes around 70 seminars, workshops and courses with around 900 participants from all over Austria every year. The KfJ is based in Salzburg, Vienna is the second location, and events take place all over Austria. Some of the courses are open to all journalists, while the KfJ organizes some for individual editorial offices (in-house training). The KfJ courses are led by internationally renowned lecturers. Cooperation with universities ensures the scientific foundation and international networking for a view of global developments, as well as the early recognition of trends .
Scholarships
In addition, the KfJ awards scholarships for vacation volunteers in Austrian media to students in all fields of study. International programs such as the US-Austrian Journalism Exchange Fellowships or Eurotours - research trips in Europe - give Austrian journalists the opportunity to think outside the box.
history
In 1978 the KfJ was founded by Günther Nenning (journalists' union), Walter Schaffelhofer (VÖZ) and Norbert Orac (ÖZV) as a non-profit association. Heinz Pürer ran the business until 1986, and Helmut K. Ramminger until 1997. This was followed by Meinrad Rahofer, who died in 2010. Elisabeth Wasserbauer then took over the management of KfJ until her parental leave in 2016. Since then, Dagmar Köttl has been the interim management.
Individual evidence
- ^ Austrian magazines and trade media association
- ^ European Journalism Training Association
- ^ US-Austrian Journalism Exchange Fellowships
- ↑ Eurotours - Research trips in Europe ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ journalists trainers Meinrad Rahofer died In: diepresse.com, 12. February 2010.
- ^ Elisabeth Wasserbauer heads KfJ In: Horizont, February 23, 2010.
