Project news & updates
News and notes about our projects
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27 November 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
EJC announces the winners of the special funding round for European media
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is delighted to announce the winners of the special funding round for European media launched as part of its Innovation in Development Reporting (IDR) Grant Programme. A combined total of €600.000 will be awarded to multiple European media -
24 November 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
EJC and Kenyan Partner Release Development Reporting Guide for African Journalists
The European Journalism Centre together with Nairobi-based AfricaonAir has released Reporting Development: A Guide for African Journalists, a new publication and resource tailored for media professionals in Africa. -
12 November 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
EJC announces 15 development reporting grant winners
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is proud to announce the winners of the sixth round of the Innovation in Development Reporting (IDR) Grant Programme. A combined total of €270.409 will be awarded to fifteen journalistic projects that advance development reporting and bring the public innovative storytelling on global development. -
7 October 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
Media Communications Guide for Civil Society Organisations debuts in Georgia
The European Journalism Centre released the Georgian language version of its Making the Media Work for You - A Guide for Civil Society Organisations on 7 October, 2015. -
16 September 2015 | PROJECT NEWS
EJC partner graduates first class of Journalism Masters students in Bolivia
In La Paz, Bolivia 3 September, 23 students received their Masters of Journalism academic diplomas from EJC’s Bolivian partner Fundacion para el Periodismo (FPP). This is the first generation of professionals that have completed the two-year Masters of Journalism degree as part of the country’s only accredited Masters of Journalism programme. -
14 September 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
EJC releases Spanish and Swahili versions of Media Communications Guide
The European Journalism Centre released the Spanish and Swahili language versions of its Making the Media Work for You - A Guide for Civil Society Organisations on 14 September, 2015. -
11 September 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
The European Journalism Centre opens 2016 call for applications for innovative development reporting
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is thrilled to announce that it has received 144 applications in the sixth round of the Innovation in Development Reporting (IDR) Grant Programme. -
17 August 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
Bosnian Serbian Croatian (BSC) and Turkish translation of the Verification Handbook released
On Monday 17 August 2015 the European Journalism Centre (EJC) released a Bosnian Serbian Croatian (BSC) and a Turkish translation of its Verification Handbook. With these two language versions, the Verification Handbook is now translated in eight languages including French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Ukrainian, and Greek. -
18 June 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
Greek translation of the Verification Handbook released
On Wednesday 17 June 2015, the European Journalism Centre (EJC) released a Greek translation of its Verification Handbook in partnership with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. -
17 June 2015 | PROJECT NEWS
Winners of EJC-sponsored Georgian investigative Journalism Prize Announced
The winners of the fourth annual Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA)-Josh Friedman Excellence in Investigative Journalism Prize were announced at a ceremony in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on 9 June 2015. -
15 May 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
The European Journalism Centre launches new website to showcase community of development journalists
The revamped website gives greater prominence to the 53 funded projects, while at the same time putting in the spotlight the 110 members of a large journalism community built around the grant programme. -
30 April 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
French translation of the Verification Handbook released
On Thursday 30 April 2015, the European Journalism Centre (EJC) released a French translation of its Verification Handbook. The translated version was produced in partnership with the Code for Africa, a non-profit organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya, with the financial support by the Open Society Foundation’s Independent Journalism. The release is made at the occasion of the News Impact Summit on -
15 April 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
The Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting released
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) has released the Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting, a companion handbook to the Verification Handbook which was published by the Centre in early 2014. While the initial Verification Handbook centred on verification for breaking news coverage, this handbook provides the fundamentals of online search and research techniques for investigations. -
26 March 2015 | PROJECT NEWS
Thomson Reuters Foundation & European Journalism Centre condemn raid on Source offices in Zimbabwe
The Thomson Reuters Foundation and the European Journalism Centre condemn the raid that took place on Thursday at the offices of The Source, an online business and financial news service in Zimbabwe. According to Reuters witnesses, police and lawyers from Econet Wireless raided the offices of The Source in a dispute over stories published by the agency earlier this year. -
26 February 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
The EJC announces new call for applications for innovative development reporting grants
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is pleased to announce that it has received 133 applications in the fifth round of the Innovation in Development Reporting (IDR) Grant Programme. -
23 February 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
EJC announces eight European News Impact Summits
The European Journalism Centre announces the launch of a series of eight media innovation events for journalists and editors which will take place in major media capitals of Europe. -
20 February 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
Ukrainian translation of the Verification Handbook released
On Friday 20 February 2015, the European Journalism Centre released an Ukrainian translation of its Verification Handbook. -
17 February 2015 | PROJECT NEWS
EJC South Africa Programme Picked up by Public Broadcaster
European Journalism Centre’s project partner in South Africa, Vuselela-Media, officially launched a new youth news and current affairs magazine show “Bona Retsang” at an event earlier this month in Johannesburg. -
3 February 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
EJC Awarded Five Year Strategic Partnership with Dutch Ministry
The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced 30 January that the European Journalism Centre, in alliance with Amsterdam-based Free Press Unlimited, was selected as a Strategic Partner in the Ministry’s new development aid programme for the period 2016 - 2021. -
27 January 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
Registration open for News Impact Summit Brussels
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) announces News Impact Summit Brussels, a new type of media innovation event for journalists and editors, organised by the EJC in cooperation with the News Lab at Google, which will take place on the 24th of February 2015. -
27 January 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
EJC Releases Media Communications Guide for Civil Society Organisations
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) has released Making the Media Work for You, a new publication and resource specifically designed for civil society organisation communicators. -
20 January 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
Spanish translation of the Verification Handbook released
On Tuesday 20 January 2015, the European Journalism Centre released an Spanish translation of its Verification Handbook, a free resource for journalists and aid responders, which provides step-by-step guidelines for using user-generated content (UGC) during emergencies. This is the third official translation since the release of the English version of the Verification Handbook in early 2014. -
15 January 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
New call for applications for innovative development storytelling grants
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) has launched today, January 14th, the fifth call for applications for its Innovation in Development Reporting (IDR) Grant Programme. Journalists and media organisations can submit applications for innovative development storytelling grants until the 25th of February 2015 (22:00 CET). -
8 December 2014 | PRESS RELEASE
Arabic translation of the Verification Handbook released
On Monday 8 December 2014, the European Journalism Centre released an Arabic translation of its Verification Handbook. The translated version was produced in an effort led by Anas Qtiesh of Meedan, and with support of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism and a coalition of volunteer translators. Following the Portuguese version, this is the second official translation. -
4 December 2014 | PROJECT NEWS
Media Literacy school textbook debuts in Bolivia
At a ceremony 21 November in La Paz, EJC officially launched the Spanish language version of its Media Literacy textbook, Newsroom III: Basic Principles of Media Literacy for teachers and students,in cooperation with local partner Fundación para el Periodismo and the Bolivian Ministry of Education.
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