Partners
Albanian Media Institute - Tirana, Albania
The Albanian Media Institute (ISHM) is an independent organization established in 1995 to provide further assistance to the existing media in Albania in order to upgrade their professional level. After more than a decade AMI has been consolidated, constituting at present one of the main actors of civil society in Albania and one of most important journalistic training institutions in the Balkan region.
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Balkan Investigative Reporting Network - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) was established on a non-profit, philanthropic basis to support the development of high quality media and civil society in BiH, and thereby to contribute to the development of a citizenry fully active in the governance of its country and in securing and exercising its democratic rights and obligations. In fulfillment of this purpose, BIRN BiH provides skills and knowledge-based training to individual journalists and media houses, via vocational and workshop-based methods, publishes a substantial body of high quality reports, investigations and analyses on crucial transitional political, economic and social themes, and facilitates the widest possible public debates on those themes by hosting cross-sector debates and conferences. It is part of a region-wide network of similar organisations throughout Southeast Europe - the Balkan Investigative Reporting Regional Network (www.birn.eu.com) - which together aim to promote professional, active media and publish a large body of cross-border reports, investigations and analyses into the above-mentioned transitional themes. In so doing, BIRN wishes to contribute to the integration of BiH and the region as a whole into Europe, as healthy, peaceful democratic societies. In light of this, BIRN BiH places much emphasis in its work on the issue of dealing with the past, particularly justice for victims of war crimes committed during the 1992-95 war, since delay in doing so constitutes perhaps the greatest and most immediate obstacle to BiH's recovery, development and European integration.
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Media Plan Institute - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Media Plan is the first private, independent organization on media development in Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 1995 in Sarajevo. Today, Media Plan is an institution with a lot of experience in media research, education of professionals, online information and different communication projects. Media Plan implements projects in all countries of South East Europe. Our network of partners and contributors is constantly expanding, crossing the borders of language, politics and culture in the quest for excellence in knowledge and practice. Our area of activity is media transition, application of new communication technologies, development of media industry and media market.
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Press Council - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Press Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina (PC in BiH) is the first self-regulatory body established in countries of post-communist region of Southeast Europe and Western Balkans. The main duty of the PC in BiH is to protect the public from unprofessional and manipulating journalistic reporting, acting as the mediatory body between readers and print media. It enables everyone who might feel affected by unprofessional print media writing to complaint following the PC’s complaints procedure. On the other side, the Press Council in BiH also protects the print media from political, economical or any other pressure that might jeopardize freedom of information and the freedom of media.
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Media Development Center - Sofia, Bulgaria
The Media Development Center (MDC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization established in 1998 to promote independent media in Bulgaria and to foster capacity-building of the media by encouraging good practice in journalism, stimulating the professional ethics, institutionalizing the dialogue among the state administration, the media and the NGO sector, and to boost the networking and cross-border cooperation in the region of Southeast Europe.
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Kosovo Institute of Journalism & Communication - Prishtina, Kosova
The Kosovo Institute of Journalism & Communication (KIJAC) was established in 2005 with the purpose to provide quality journalism education at the Master's level for students and media practitioners from Kosovo and the wider region. Its aim is also having a close relationship with journalists, press institutions and journalism training centers. KIJAC's mission is to provide future journalists from Kosovo and the region with practical journalistic skills as well as a deep understanding of the role of media in a democratic society.
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Macedonian Institute for Media – Skopje, Macedonia
The Macedonian Institute for Media (MIM) was founded in 2001 as a non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit organization, open for all media and journalists in Macedonia. MIM’s main mission is to contribute in promotion and development of professional standards in journalism and media education in Macedonia. The institute is one of the biggest media and communication developing platforms in Macedonia.
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Montenegro Media Institute – Podgorica, Montenegro
The Montenegro Media Institute (MMI) is a not-for-profit non-governmental organization, established to promote professional standards in media of Montenegro. Its main areas of activity are training of journalists and other media professionals, research, publishing, production and media consulting, as well as support of media in transition and legislative initiative.
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Center for Independent Journalism - Bucharest, Romania
Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization acting for professional and responsbile media by keeping the professional standards and securing an honest and balanced media environment. CIJ supports the freedom of expression as a pre-requisit for a real democracy. CIJ facilitates the social dialogue by supporting democratic changes, encouraging the citizens' participation and acting for the responsibility of the decision makers. The main areas of activity include: media and media related issues: media legislation, freedom of expression, transparency and accountability, European policies. etc.
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South East European Network for Professionalization of Media - Budapest, Hungary
The South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) promotes excellence in journalism through policy initiatives, research and training. SEENPM unites seventeen non-for-profit media development NGOs from twelve South East European and neighboring countries. Its activities are based on the belief that joint commitment and cooperation are pivotal to the development of independent media, the strengthening of relations among journalists, and the overall progress in the region. Since its establishment in February 2000, SEENPM has implemented a wide range of journalism training, exchange, and media policy research and advocacy projects. Several thousand media professionals have benefited from these opportunities. The Network is registered as an association in Albania and has an office in Hungary.
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South East Europe Media Organisation - Vienna, Austria
The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is a regional non-governmental, non-profit network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, news agencies and new media in South East Europe. With its committees, SEEMO aims to create a bridge between international media activities and the media developments in the region.
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