Jive: Live journalism training

Live journalism is the internationally established term for show productions in which reporters, photographers, filmmakers, etc. present well-researched and verified stories in front of a live audience. If it serves the story, artistic elements will be interwoven to illustrate, provoke or encourage the audience to participate. The genre was born out of a need to find more relatable and engaging ways to tell journalistic content.

Photo credit: Andi Weiland | ReporterSlam.de

JIVE Klima

The event introduced 25 reporters from all over Europe to this new skill, offering them a new compelling way to tell their environmental stories and connect directly with audiences from their home countries.

Eight of them presented their solution-oriented stories on how cities can effectively address climate change - not only in Germany, but throughout Europe. They presented inspiring approaches from Bochum to Barcelona  on stage, at the first JIVE Climate show hosted with CORRECTIV on 21 November 2023 in Berlin. Prior to the show, the reporters prepared for their live performances at a two-day performance camp.

The evening included talks from:

• Pascal Mühle (freelance journalist, Der SPIEGEL, ZEIT, dpa und brand eins, Germany)
• Sarah Kröger (freelance journalist, FOCUS Online, Fluter, Der SPIEGEL and Table.Media, Germany)
• Sylke Duijnen (Waag Stichting, Netherlands)
• Sven Niederhäuser (CORRECTIV CrowdNewsroom, Switzerland) & Samuel Hufschmid (Bajour, Switzerland)
• Judit Alonso Gonzalbez (freelance journalist, Deutsche Welle Español, Spain)
• Jan Petter (journalist, Der SPIEGEL, Germany)
• James Jackson (freelance journalist, Financial Times, BBC Business, The Guardian, United Kingdom)
• Greta Taubert (journalist and bestselling author, Germany)