Briefed - Your Daily European Podcast2 Aug 2023

Behind the scenes of "From Ghost Towns to Vibrant Communities: The Musicians ex Machina experience""

Producer María Dios invites Greek journalist Jenny Tsiropoulou to discuss her work as a reporter and scriptwriter for a previous podcast episode, "From Ghost Towns to Vibrant Communities: The Musicians ex Machina experience". The conversation centers around a unique music festival held in abandoned villages in Greece. Jenny explains that she chose to focus on Dimitris Mistakivis, a professional musician and social activist, as the main character for the music festival episode. However, concerns about infrastructure, health services, and social isolation in rural areas are raised. Jenny highlights the lack of support from local government for cultural initiatives.

Young people in Greece are rethinking their lives and considering a return to rural areas. It's a courageous decision, but they are concerned about the lack of infrastructure and loneliness. We need government support to address these challenges and encourage this movement. - Jenny Tsiropoulou

About Jenny Tsiropoulou

Jenny Tsiropoulou is a journalist based in Athens. Jenny has mainly been working on stories about refugees, migrants, identities and climate change. Between 2022 and 2023 Jenny has also worked as lead reporter and script writer of the Europod podcast series, "#108 - The Fall of Press Freedom in Greece".

Key moments

000:00:00 - Introduction,

00:01:24 - Jenny's Background and Role,

00:04:07 - The Music Meeting in Abandoned Villages,

00:09:41 - Perception of Ghost Villages,

00:11:32 - Lack of Support from Local Government.

Resources

The article on European Data Journalism Network "EU: cohesion and depopulation".

Credits and staff

The second season of Europe Talks Back is produced in partnership with Sphera Network, the first network of independent media in Europe to reinvent the media space and paint a new picture of the continent through impactful, unbiased, raw and authentic stories.

The producer of Europe Talks Back is Maria Dios.

The host and narrator of Europe Talks Back is Juli Simond.

Sound editing and mixing is by Jeremy Bocquet.

The executive producer of Europe Talks Back is Alexander Damiano Ricci.

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