This document provides an agenda for an intensive workshop on dealing with hate speech and freedom of expression in daily editorial work. The workshop, supported by the EU Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme, includes sessions on the legislative framework around hate speech, experiences from journalists handling hate speech in their work, and working groups on developing hate speech policies for media outlets, training modules for schools on online hate speech, and training journalists to address hate speech. The goal is to exchange best practices on social media management among journalists and bloggers.

1. With financial support from the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme of the European Union
Hate speech and Freedom of Expression:
How to deal with in the daily editorial work
Intensive Workshop PRISM Project - Exchanging Best Practices on Social Media Management
among Journalists and Bloggers*
Florence, 2nd
July 2015
Robert Kennedy Foundation - via Ghibellina 12
10.00 – 10.45 Welcome address
Francesca Chiavacci – ARCI
Giovanni Maria Bellu – Associazione Carta di Roma
Matteo Biffoni – ANCI, Immigration Department
10.45 – 11.15 Hate speech is everyone's responsibility
Frank La Rue - Robert Kennedy Foundation Europe
11.15 – 11.45 The legislative framework at National and EU level
Elena D’Angelo – UNICRI
11.45 – 12.15 Hate speech on female social network: how to respond, how to protect themselves.
Internet Bill of Rights as an educational tool for online relationships
Lorella Zanardo – activist, writer and trainer
12.15 – 13.15 Roundtable: practices inside editorial rooms
Nadia Ferrigo - La Stampa
Ricardo Gutierrez – European Federation of Journalists
Vicent Partal - VilaWeb
Iulia Rosu – Adevarul
13.15– 13.30 Q&A
13.30-14.30 Lunch break

2. With financial support from the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme of the European Union
14.30- 15.00 Presentation of the working groups session
15.00 – 16.30 Working groups
a. Hate speech policies for media outlets
Facilitator: Vittorio Pasteris, LSDI
b. Hate speech online and training module for schools
In collaboration with COSPE, BRICkS project
Facilitator: Alessia Giannoni, Cospe
c. How to train online journalists on hate speech
Facilitator: Anna Meli, Associazione Carta di Roma
16.30 – 17.30 Plenary session
18.00 Conclusion
*In collaboration with Robert Kennedy Foundation Europe and LSDI – Libertà di Stampa e Diritto
all'Informazione.