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Student achievement

The following are the stories written by our prior course participants and published in Transitions daily, tol.org and Prague Morning. We will select the best stories produced during the training again next year and help them reach out to international readers.

Diana Dalton at Karlovy Vary - Change

Czechia: Old Ties, New Tensions ~ By Diana Dalton

by Diana Dalton War has brought changes to a famed spa town, but Russian speakers still abound. The sound of Russian fills the streets in Karlovy Vary, a western Czech spa town of about 50,000 residents. In Prague and beyond,…

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Ukraine: A Mental Health Crisis in the Making ~ By Juliana Zappitell

Czech organizations are providing psychological help to Ukrainian refugees, but the needs are great. Like many refugees, 39-year-old Anna Savchenko still shivers at the thought that a Russian bomb could destroy her home at any moment, even months after she…

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Tribute to Ukrainian Mothers Evokes Range of Opinions in Central Prague ~ By Diana Dalton and Caroline Mueller

A Czech artist has created a ghastly sculpture hanging between two buildings over Dlouhá Street featuring a woman’s form adorned in a traditional Ukrainian headdress that became a symbol of resistance during Ukraine’s 2014 Maidan Revolution. Veronika Psotkova’s wrought wire…

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Wrecked Russian Tanks In Prague Spark Curiosity ~ By Juliana Zappitell and Taylor Coester

Captured Russian military equipment showcased in Prague’s Letna park drew dozens of visitors on Tuesday during the first full day of an exhibit arranged by Ukraine’s government to keep the spotlight on their fight against Moscow. The exhibit, featuring damaged…

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Testimonials

“Definitely will come back for another course, had such a great time and learned so much. The course was amazing! I did benefit a great deal and also learned a lot about foreign journalism. In addition, I really liked the combination of a course in the morning and working on the field in the afternoon. Definitely would recommend this course to everybody who is interested in journalism or who is already working as a journalist. Thank you for this experience!”
~ Claire Micallef, Radio X.

“This course allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and really use my communication skills to try and get an interview. For some, this is a simple task. But, when you're in a country where English is harder to come by, it really makes for a hardworking attitude. This course really helped me possess new reporting skills.”
~ Jake Albright, School of Journalism and Electronic Media, The University of Tennessee

“It was great that Michael Kahn, the lead trainer of this course, helped to find stories before the course started. If you already find an angle before going on assignment you can finish your story during your stay in Prague - I thought that was really cool.”
~ Noëlle Karpf

“I loved the program so much! I really enjoyed hearing from people in the field and had a lot of fun in Prague while doing what I want to do for my career. I also appreciated all of the opportunities this course provided me.”

“Transitions has helped me understand myself better as a journalist...Before I started this program I thought I wanted to work just in the US and now... I realized there is so much more out there, so many different kinds of people and cultures and mannerisms.”
~ Jordan Kurdisch

“I thought the course was great, as I thoroughly enjoyed getting to explore a new environment, while writing a feature that I could target to my specific interests. It was also good in terms of having an article to take back with me that I can add to my portfolio, which I have since used feedback from your experts to improve, for when I go job hunting in the future.”
~ Charlie Mitchell