Sigrid Melchior - Böcker

A Reporter’s Guide to the EU addresses a pressing need for an effective, in-depth guide to reporting on this major governing body, offering practical advice on writing and reporting on the EU and a clear, concise breakdown of its complex inner-workings. Sigrid Melchior, an experienced Brussels-based journalist, gives a detailed overview of the main EU institutions and explains the procedures for passing EU law. Interviews with professionals working for the EU, from areas including lobbying, public relations, diplomacy and journalism, are featured throughout the book. Building on this, the second half of the book provides useful journalistic tools and tips on how to approach EU reporting. It identifies common mistakes in reporting on the EU and how to avoid them, as well as offering guidance on investigative reporting. Melchior also details how to work with information gathered and maintained by EU institutions, including their audiovisual archives, the Eurostat and Eurobarometer, which are invaluable resources for journalists and journalism students. With few aspects of political life that remain untouched by EU decision-making the book demystifies the EU system and its sources, enabling professional journalists and students of journalism to approach EU reporting with clarity and confidence.For additional resources related to A Reporter’s Guide to the EU, please visit www.areportersguidetotheeu.com

A Reporter’s Guide to the EU addresses a pressing need for an effective, in-depth guide to reporting on this major governing body, offering practical advice on writing and reporting on the EU and a clear, concise breakdown of its complex inner-workings. Sigrid Melchior, an experienced Brussels-based journalist, gives a detailed overview of the main EU institutions and explains the procedures for passing EU law. Interviews with professionals working for the EU, from areas including lobbying, public relations, diplomacy and journalism, are featured throughout the book. Building on this, the second half of the book provides useful journalistic tools and tips on how to approach EU reporting. It identifies common mistakes in reporting on the EU and how to avoid them, as well as offering guidance on investigative reporting. Melchior also details how to work with information gathered and maintained by EU institutions, including their audiovisual archives, the Eurostat and Eurobarometer, which are invaluable resources for journalists and journalism students. With few aspects of political life that remain untouched by EU decision-making the book demystifies the EU system and its sources, enabling professional journalists and students of journalism to approach EU reporting with clarity and confidence.For additional resources related to A Reporter’s Guide to the EU, please visit www.areportersguidetotheeu.com

Hur hittar man information och källor i EU? Vem i EU gör vad och vem ska jag prata med? Hur skriver man om EU-politiken utan att det blir tråkigt och hur förenklar man utan att det blir fel? Hur gräver man i EU? Och vilka pressregler gäller? Svaren på detta och mycket annat hittar du i den här handboken i EU-journalistik. Här beskrivs hur EU-institutionerna fungerar – på pappret och i verkligheten – hur de samspelar med varandra och med andra aktörer, och hur EU och Sverige hänger ihop. Många journalister kommer dagligen i kontakt med beslut som har fattats i EU. Fram tills nu har det inte funnits någon guide till hur man jobbar journalistiskt med EU-nyheter. Den här boken ger dig kartan till EU-labyrinten. Författare är Sigrid Melchior, mångårig EU-reporter. Sedan 2007 lever och arbetar hon i Bryssel, där hon bevakar EU-politik samt politik och samhällsfrågor i Belgien, Holland och Frankrike för svenska medier, bland annat som stringer för Göteborgs-Posten. Hon föreläser också om EU och EUjournalistik.

När Sverige nu varit medlem av EU i ett kvartssekel är det dags att sätta fokus på hur väl journalistiken lyckas bevaka den makt som utgår från Bryssel. Därför har Institutet för Mediestudier granskat kvalitet och kvantitet i svenska mediers bevakning av EU. • Så lite bevakas EU-lagar – fast de berör oss lika mycket som svensk lag. • Så har antalet svenska EU-korrespondenter minskat. • Så sällan gräver Sveriges ledande redaktioner för undersökande • journalistik om EU. • Så har medier bevakat de svenska EU-valrörelserna. • Boris i Bryssel – en berättelse om Brexits början.