The Belgorod and Kirov barcamps were supposed to start on July 10, but the organizers decided to postpone them to a later date due to the coronavirus restrictions. This year, the only barcamp was held in the Agriculture_club Art Space's fan zone in Petrozavodsk on June 26. The number of participants was limited by health and safety regulations, but everyone could join the barcamp online. 7x7 publishes a photo report about it.
The main topic of the lectures and discussions at the barcamp was "We are all media". Journalist Ivan Golunov, author Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Novaya Gazeta’s deputy editor-in-chief and the Free University’s co-founder Kirill Martynov, psychiatrist Viktor Lebedev, and other specialists were the speakers. They spoke about how to launch a podcast about society or create a blog in TikTok, how to stay sane reading the news, and also discussed how journalists should work in modern Russia.
The barcamp's volunteers getting ready to meet guests. Photo by Ulyana Vinogradova
The guests of the fan zone watching the online lecture's broadcast. Photo by Alla Andreeva
Volunteers and the barcamp’s organizer Jay Alberg. Photo by Ulyana Vinogradova
Host Natalia Sevets-Ermolina and Ivan Golunov on the set before the lecture. Photo by Ulyana Vinogradova
The barcamp’s organizer Jay Alberg and speaker Rita Ekobodrita. Photo by Alla Andreeva
The discussion "Journalism is not a crime". Photo by Alla Andreeva
The barcamp's volunteers. Photo by Alla Andreeva
Learn more about the barcamp in Petrozavodsk and watch the lectures’ video recordings here.