Deadline: 20-Nov-22
The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) invites independent media organisations, national and local media outlets, and other media actors operating in the region of Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia), to apply for Grants for Quality and Innovative Journalism in the framework of the Programme: Support to Media Freedom and Pluralism in the Western Balkans, co-funded by the European Union and the German Government, and implemented by GIZ, in collaboration with Internews and DW Akademie.
This Programme is aiming to enhance the Capacities of professional independent media organisations to better adapt to the changing media environment, through helping to create modern high-quality content and appropriate business models thereafter.
Goal: Enhance conditions for sustainability of quality reporting and increased audience trust and outreach, notably through piloting and/or developing innovative media products and content formats.
Objectives
- Introduction and/or consolidation of innovative media formats and tools
- Introduction and/or consolidation of mechanisms and processes fostering high-quality journalism
Areas
- The proposal may include one or more from the following areas of interventions (but not limited to):
- Innovative media products, formats and tools
- Internal mechanisms and processes that foster high-quality journalism [Strengthening and increasing the professionalism within and streamlining of organization of media outlets]
- Experimentation and development of tools and capacities for evidence-based journalism to encounter disinformation and propaganda
Funding Information
- No of Grants to be awarded: approximately 30
- Grant Size: up to EUR 25.000
- Grant Duration: up to 1 year
Target: Independent media organisations, national and local media outlets, other media actors from WB6: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant should be established and operating in one of the Western Balkans economies.
- Status of applicant: Independent private sector media company; non-for-profit media outlet; civil society organization1; media content production company, media workers; free-lance journalists with a recognizable track record; etc. from the Western Balkans. Public broadcasters and state-controlled media are not eligible.
- Proven commitment to professional and ethical standards of journalism (e.g. through membership in press councils; adherence or compliance with other relevant recognized mechanisms, platforms, etc. established to promote professional and ethical standards in journalism)
- Transparent ownership and/or composition, with no involvement of state or state-affiliated entities; nor of senior political actors or their close relatives
For more information, visit https://www.wb6media.eu/en/call-for-applications-for-quality-and-innovative-journalism?fbclid=IwAR3lw0ZOMWnPtnCcYlsmZz8IEYK7-2j5u47A3Vx3VLxMMGWkValoggOZQtk