The fifth panel discussion on Point platform, called Building like there is no tomorrow: (UN)sustainable energy in the Balkans and beyond, which was moderated by a journalist and ecology activist Amina Čeliković, gathered a group of environmental activists, relevant experts and legislators to discuss issues of air pollution and river protection, as well as to … Continued
Since its first edition in February 2012, when we discussed the topic of the “Arab Spring” and the role of new technologies in a series of civil revolutions in the Arab world, the POINT conference has devoted much of its agenda to refer to the Middle East and North Africa region. A decade has passed … Continued
We spoke with Estelle Cognacq, news director of the newsroom with the radio network called Franceinfo, about French municipal elections, which were held in two rounds in March and June 2020, and discussed the impact of the pandemic on many aspects of the electoral process in this country. In our conversation we focused on topics … Continued
During the election campaign for the Local Elections in BiH 2020, the association “Oštra Nula” from Banja Luka organized the campaign, titled “When one day is worth four years”. The goal was to motivate citizens to use their civil rights and vote in the elections. The campaign was organized in partnership with the Youth Movement … Continued
On March 4th, 2021, POINT Talks held its second live event to discuss the most recent elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following a brief presentation on disinformation by the panel moderator, Emir Zulejhić of UG Zašto Ne, the event featured a three-round discussion among the following distinguished panelists. Irena Hadžiabdić from the Central Election Committee … Continued
Attention, former POINT Conference participants! If you had a great first experience with the POINT conference and are interested in returning to the conference and getting more involved in its organization, consider becoming a POINT Ambassador! As a POINT Ambassador, you would have the opportunity to engage with our global audience and regional communities to help … Continued
Are you interested in technology, politics, and civil society? Do you engage with topics such as disinformation, elections, fact-checking, promise tracking, and institution monitoring? Are you passionate about transparency, accountability, integrity, civic participation, and truth? If the answer is yes, consider becoming a POINT Conference Fellow! POINT Conference is one of the largest regional civil … Continued
The first panel discussion on “POINT Talks” platform named “Elections during the pandemic: Case Balkan” shared the experiences of the electoral process in the SEE region, which took place last year during the Covid-19 pandemic. The elections that took place in the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro were the focus … Continued
At the first online event at Point Talks platform we will discuss elections in SEE countries that happened during 2020. This event will be held on Friday, February 5th at 3 PM. Among the countries who held elections are Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, so the first online panel at POINT … Continued
One of the EU countries that had elections in 2020 was the Czech Republic. We recorded an interview about different aspects of Czech elections with Veronika Kratka Spalkova, an analyst of the Kremlin Watch Program in the European Values Center for Security Policy. Veronika talked about the impact of COVID-19 on the elections and political … Continued
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, important elections were happening around the world. One of the EU countries that had elections in 2020 was the Czech republic. We recorded an interview about different aspects of Czech elections with Marketa Jourova, coordinator of the #jsmetu (I am here) initiative in the Czech republic, an initiative that has been … Continued
During previous editions of the POINT conference, electoral processes and elections in many countries have been the focus of numerous presentations and panel discussions, so we decided to make this topic the first topic of the month at POINT Talks. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many elections scheduled to occur in 2020. While more than … Continued
After a year of the pandemic in which we, unfortunately, could not have the conference in the usual way, POINT is coming back in 2021 in a new online format – “POINT Talks”. We want to ensure that POINT initiative continues to live and grow until all the conditions are met to organize the live … Continued
Outriders session at POINT 8.0 conference offered us a great presentation on topic of data stories during the election coverage, as well as other interesting projects by journalists from Turkey, Ukraine, Italy and numerous African countries. In the introduction Alicja Peszkowska explained the idea behind the Outriders network, a knowledge sharing platform for journalists, reporters, … Continued