On 15 – 18 September 2025, Riga Graduate School of Law, together with project partners the Baltic Center for Media Excellence and the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan, will organise an online training seminar on investigative journalism for journalists, civil activists and bloggers, students of journalism and press and communication officials in Uzbekistan.
The training programme includes topics on investigative journalism basics and ethics; multi-platform storytelling for different platforms; strategies for community engagement; establishing financial sustainability; and strengthening support against harassment and attacks on journalists. The training will gather journalists, civil activists, bloggers, journalism students, and press and communication officials in Uzbekistan.
Journalist and media expert Inga Spriņģe (Latvia) and expert and journalist Lola Islamova from the Modern Journalism Development Center (Uzbekistan) will share their knowledge and experience as lecturers.
The project is co-funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Commission. Lead partner in Latvia is the Central Finance and Contracting Agency.