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Journalism may be touted as a heroic pursuit, but the working conditions undermine young talent and career prospects are few and far between. Journalists talk panic attacks in the editorial rooms, early career experiences and the transformation of their profession.
Digital publishing has turned many journalists into mere line workers in the content production industrial complex. But what about the young journalists embarking on this professional mission today?
This discussion was inspired by Paulina Januszewska’s book Bullshit journalism, whose excerpt has just been published in Eurozine. It was recorded at the 32nd European Meeting of Cultural Journals in Warsaw on 12 November 2024.
They’re talking at Warsaw’s Palac Financowo, that is, the Palace of Finance.
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Speakers
Paulina Januszewska is a journalist of the Polish online portal Krytyka Polityczna, and recently publsihed her book, Bullshit Journalism on the early career path experiences of young journalists. Her book is the inspiration for this episode.
Paula Cardoso is a journalist, activist and founder of Afrolink, Lisbon
Ivana Dragičević is our recurring guest, she’s a journalist and executive producer international news at N1, Zagreb
Moderated by Razpotja editor and Eurozine’s editorial board member Luka Lisjak Gabrijelčič.
Creative team
Réka Kinga Papp anchor
Daniela Univazo Marquine writer-editor
Merve Akyel art director, Eurozine
Szilvia Pintér producer
Julia Sobota captions and translations
Zsófia Gabriella Papp digital producer
Management
Priyanka Hutschenreiter project manager
Judit Csikós head of finance
Réka Kinga Papp editor-in-chief
Csilla Nagyné Kardos office administration
Video Crew
Reedy Media of Kraków
Gergely Áron Pápai DoP
Postproduction
Nóra Ruszkai video editor
István Nagy lead video editor
Milán Golovics dialogue editor
Dániel Nagy dialogue editor
Art
Victor Maria Lima animation
Crypt-of-Insomnia theme music
Disclosure
This talk show is a Display Europe production: a ground-breaking media platform anchored in public values.
This programme is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and the European Cultural Foundation.
Importantly, the views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors and speakers only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Published 2 May 2025
Original in English
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