There were 12 more certified journalists: how the second UP School of Journalism ended

In December, the second Ukrainian Truth School of Journalism ended — an intensive three-month educational program that prepares future journalists to work in the real conditions of a newsroom.

This time, 12 journalists from Kyiv and the regions became graduates. During the four modules, they worked with top editors, journalists and analysts, got to know the inner kitchen of the publication and tried themselves in different genres.

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The program covered four key areas:

Journalistic standards, news, analytics, sources of information

Trainers: Roman Romaniuk, UP journalist; Oleksandr Shumilin, chief editor of the news department.

Oligarchs, new economy, interview

Trainers: Dmytro Ryasny, journalist of Economic Truth; Ihor Pylypiv, journalist of Economic Truth; Roman Kravets, UP journalist.

Investigations, databases, war reporting, OSINT

Trainers: Mykhailo Tkach, head of the investigation department of the UP; Kateryna Kaplyuk, ex-head of the UZ analytics department; Olga Kyrylenko, military correspondent of the UP; analysts from Molfar.

Media management, audience, native advertising, special projects, journalistic experiment and podcasts

Trainers: Alina Polyakova, editor of the English version of UP; Fedir Popadyuk, head of the UP podcasts department; Andriy Boborykin, CEO of UP; Khrystyna Golovko, head of the creative department of the UP advertising department.

Here is what the participants themselves say:

Artem Ishchenko, IA “Nova Doba”: “This school became a breath of fresh air for me. After a boring and not very effective study at the university, attending a school of journalism is like being born again.”

Olesya Yankiv, Kramatorsk Post: “All the topics we discussed – from writing news and working with longreads, to creating podcasts and OSINT analytics – turned out to be not just interesting, but such that they left behind an uncontrollable inner desire to dig deeper.

Despite the thorough knowledge, the most valuable thing that the school gave me is the feeling of a close-knit community of people who share common values ​​and are aware of their responsibility to readers.”

Yehor Kuzmin, TyKyiv: “This school is a great mixture of different areas of journalism and practice. I am completely delighted and grateful to all the lecturers for the experience they shared.”

Khrystyna Sibulatova, Ukrinform: “The UP school exceeded my expectations, all the information I received was not only theoretical, but also practical, which allowed me to improve my knowledge and look at something in a new way. Working with different people in teams each time improved the school’s communication skills.”

Ilya Volynskyi, Oboronka: “This is an opportunity to get to know journalists from different regions, learn about their hobbies, problems, and achievements. Sometimes it’s a cold shower of reality, where publications make ends meet, sometimes it’s examples of how people put principles first, not money.

So if you have doubts whether to go to UP school or not, don’t doubt it.”

We believe that strong journalism is the foundation of democracy. That’s why we’re investing in a new generation of people who are ready to ask tough questions, fact-check, and stay focused on what’s important. Follow up announcements new sets.