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The step between university and the industry is a tricky one. But a new initiative seeks to make that easier.

iMEdD - the incubator for Media Education and Development - is a Greek non-profit organisation with a vision to create working opportunities for emerging journalists

Its latest idea is to create the YOJO newsroom, an initiative that provides a full-time, paid job to university graduates to ease into the industry, with hands-on tools, training, mentorship and relocation support to Athens covered. 

The intiative is open to English-speaking candidates, where they will be producing digital- and video-first content for a global audience.

In this week's podcast, we speak with iMEdD co-founder and managing director Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou and YOJO executive editor Aggelos Petropoulos about how the scheme works and how it helps young talent be better prepared for the industry.

But there’s another layer to this. In a world of deep distrust to the media, this initiative is also seen as a way to bridge the trust gap between the public and journalism. How? By lighting a fire in the bellies of young journalists to provide trusted, ethical and digitally-savvy information.

Applications are now open until 31 July. Applicants must have graduated from university within the last 18 months.

iMEdD co-founder Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou and YOJO executive editor Aggelos Petropoulos

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