climate storytelling
SIMULATION
COMING IN DECEMBER to abu dhabi
Across seven days participants will attend talks and workshops at the COP28 venue and crucially learn from top CNN journalists what it takes to effectively engage audiences about one of the world’s most pressing issues.
- Breaking news workflows
- Newsroom roles
- Fact checking
- Interviewing
- Source development
- Deadline management
HOW THE SIMULATION UNFOLDS
December 4
- Arrival
- Registration
December 5
- Orientation
- Scenario briefing
- Newsroom team collaboration
- Fireside chat with Becky Anderson
December 6
- Journalism workshop
- Simulation news conferences
December 7
- On-location reporting
- Simulation news interviews
December 8
- Masterclass sessions with key CNN journalists
- Deadline for submission of report scripts
December 9
- Editing of finalist videos
- Screening of all reports
- Award announcement
- Wrap party
AN AI-POWERED
DIGITAL IMMERSION
Participants will engage digitally on a simulated social environment, interactive with AI-generated fictional characters who reveal aspects of the unfolding story.
Journalists must separate fact from social media fiction, employing skills they have learned to identify deception.
Which teams will find the real eyewitnesses and secret sources? And which will fall victim to the online trolls?
Participants must also determine how best to use their limited reporting time and resources. Should they dig for scoops and reach out to sources online, or should they invest in face-to-face encounters?