06. Commitment to society Annual Report 2013 Blazing a trail in journalism The El País-UAM School of Journalism The El País-UAM School of Journalism is a non-profit foundation established in January 1987 as a result of a cooperation agreement between PRISA and the Universidad 110 Autónoma de Madrid to provide journalism training to graduates from any field. Since its foundation, the school, as part of its commitment to society, has contributed to the training of almost 1,000 professional journalists, who can in turn contribute to strengthening civil society and democracy. The role of the journalist in society is a theme that informs all the modules and activity in the Masters program, which places great emphasis on practical work experience, thereby allowing our trainee journalists to learn on the job. As well as the usual course activity, in 2012 there was a student trip to Brussels to get to know the EU institutions first hand. Students were also able to learn from top journalists and leading figures from the worlds of politics and the arts at a range of conferences. There were two summer workshop sessions: on photojournalism and on interviews. In 2012, 38 students, received an internship for one year in one of PRISA’s companies. In El País alone, 936 students have been placed since the creation of the School. In fact, 30 % of the newsroom is made up of course graduates. Starting 2013, the Masters in Journalism will run for two years instead of one, to expand the curriculum and to include a paid internship at a PRISA media company. The Students of the EL PAÍS-UAM School of Journalism
PRISA Annual Report 2013
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