Rome – How can we accurately report on the European Union's activities, equipping ourselves with the essential tools to verify news and simultaneously recognize fake news and propaganda? This, according to International Law Professor Marina Castellaneta, is one of the questions at the heart of a European Parliament training course for young journalists.
The teacher is the scientific director of the project, which kicks off this year with an edition scheduled for March 2, 3 and 4 in Rome at the Dire agency editorial office.
“Knowing about the EU today is fundamental,” Castellaneta emphasizes: “This is why I invite all young journalists to participate in the course, designed specifically to promote training on European issues and in particular on the role of the EU Parliament, a democratic body par excellence.”
According to Castellaneta, who teaches at the University of Bari and is a contributor to the daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, the need to better understand the functioning of the Assembly is linked both to its role as co-legislator and to the contribution it offers to freedom of the press, also expressed through the dissemination of data and information on the basis of a principle of transparency.
“Together with the participants,” Castellaneta emphasizes, “teachers and journalists will try to deepen their knowledge of the functioning of the EU Parliament, of the European instruments for the protection of freedom of the press, as well as of all the essential equipment for providing correct information and combating the scourge of fake news.”
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