An additional 38 news organisations and freelancers receive grants through the European Journalism COVID-19 Support Fund. In partnership w/ the Facebook Journalism Project we're thrilled to support these journalists & their communities
#informedcommunities
🎉 We have exciting news! Together with
@googlenewsinit
, we have just released the Data Journalism Handbook 2 beta version! 21 chapters packed with useful insights into the world of
#datajournalism
are now freely available here:
#ddj
#datahandbook
🎉
#ijf19
, we have huge news! We just launched , our brand-new platform for everything data, supported by the
@Googlenewsinit
! From students to experts, it's a space for you to read, watch and discuss
#datajournalism
#ddj
together 👉
The European Journalism Centre and the Facebook Journalism Project are launching a $3 million USD fund to support European news organisations & journalists in response to the
#COVID19
crisis.
Applications open 16 April. Sign up to get notified.
🎉We are excited to announce the Freelance Journalism Assembly, a new programme designed to empower and connect
#freelancejournalists
in Europe! Sign up for the
#FJAssembly
and enrol for free into our online activities.
📢 Just launched: Our new freelancer’s guide to reporting on
#climatechange
will help you find new stories, places & characters, challenge the traditional narratives and better engage audiences.
Download your free guide here⬇️
🎉 Our
@GoogleNewsInit
Fellowship cohort 2019 has been selected! We’d like to congratulate the talented young journalists about to start their careers and thank everyone who applied. 🇦🇹🇧🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇪🇵🇱🇸🇪🇨🇭🇳🇱🇬🇧
Enough theory. It’s time to actually bring diversity & inclusion into your journalism and newsroom.
📅Join our Summit on 23 Sep to hear from extraordinary journalists, editors & managers who will give you practical tips you can implement right away.
We are happy to announce the first 10 long term
#solutionsjournalism
projects to receive grant funding through our Solutions Journalism Accelerator with
@soljourno
.
💡
@maldita_es
received 10 million unique visitors in March, became the second most visited
#factchecking
outlet in the world and doubled the number of their subscribers.
How? Find out in our newest Resilience Report, supported by
@evensfoundation
.
🎉JUST LAUNCHED: Students, want to kickstart your career in
#journalism
? We opened the applications for the 2019
@GoogleNewsInit
Fellowship. Apply now for a paid summer fellowship in one of 40 news orgs all across Europe. 👉
#journojobs
#journalismjobs
📣 We’ve put together a list of 70+ European news organisations that do engaged journalism. Read about why we created it and how you can use it in your work.
🎉Big news from our
@datajournalism
team! The new free Verification Handbook, supported by
@craignewmark
& full of practical guidelines to debunk rumours and
#misinformation
, is now available online.
🎉 We have opened the applications for the GNI Student Fellowship 2022!
In partnership with
@GoogleNewsInit
, we are offering 30 paid summer placements across 14 countries in Europe. Apply until 15 March 23:59 CET!
🇦🇹🇧🇪🇫🇮🇸🇪🇳🇱🇬🇧🇪🇸🇮🇹🇨🇿🇫🇷🇩🇪🇨🇭🇮🇪🇵🇱
🎉 Today, we’re excited to announce eight new Engaged Journalism Accelerator grantees. Find out more about them and what they’ll be working on over the next six months:
🎉Applications just opened for the
#IJ4EU
fund! We’re excited to partner with
@globalfreemedia
&
@ECPMF
to support
#InvestigativeJournalism
and provide €1 million in grants to cross-border teams of journalists in EU member states and candidate countries.
📣 We have just launched a new, free guide for
#freelancejournalists
looking to report on
#poverty
issues!
Download it now & get started with your story 👉
🎉The time has come: We are excited to announce the new edition of the Freelance Journalism Assembly! Designed to strengthen the freelance community in Europe, the
#FJAssembly
celebrates journalists’ power to make a difference. Sign up and explore👇
🎉Applications are open for our
#GNIFellowship
2021!
Together with
@GoogleNewsInit
, we are offering 30 ambitious Fellowship placements across 14 countries in Europe. Apply now until 25 April 23:59 CEST! 👉
Thank you for your applications to the European Journalism COVID-19 Support Fund. The call is now closed. 1857 applications were submitted on time: 988 for the Emergency Fund, 247 for the Innovation Fund, 622 for the Engagement fund. You are all doing amazing work. [1/2]
📢 The programme of our upcoming News Impact Summit is out! On 6 October we will go to Prague with a stellar line-up of international experts & discuss the latest editorial innovations in journalism.
Discover more:
#NISPRG
Pitching your story to media is a craft of its own. But is there a recipe for the perfect pitch? We asked those in charge: Editors working at some of the biggest media outlets in Europe.
We know that the
#COVID19
crisis has a big impact on journalists. We want to support you during these challenging times. That’s why we’d like to know: What difficulties are you facing right now? What would help you? Please get in touch - via DM, comment or email (info
@ejc
.net).
🎉We have big news: Our News Impact Summits are back! This year we are happy to bring you 3 online, free-to-access events in collaboration with
@GoogleNewsInit
.
Find out more and register now for
#NISOnline2020
! 👇
📢 Freelance journalists, we want to hear from you!
We have just launched a survey to map the current state of
#freelancejournalism
, its challenges and opportunities for empowerment.
Participate until 23 March, 23:59 CET, and win useful prizes.
Dobré ráno Praho! 🇨🇿
We're getting ready for our News Impact Summit with
@GoogleNewsInit
& are buzzed to meet you for a day full of discussions about the future of editorial!
#NISPRG
🎉We're happy to announce that
@ejcnet
and
@Foundation_JF
have jointly established a new
#journalism
fellowship programme! Meet our six fellows who will develop their skills in child and youth development, learning and education.
🎉 The Freelance Journalism Assembly is proud to launch a toolbox of resources, created by and for freelancers, to support freelance reporting on the world's most urgent challenges 🌍
#FJAssemby
📻
@NPR
's
@RadioAmbulante
is reaching millions of listeners across the world. From its humble beginnings to its present-day success,
@nuncaduermo
will tell the remarkable story of this project at our
#NISAudio
online event next week. Tune in on 22 October!
📢 Good news for our Spanish-speaking community!
Our 8 guides designed to support
#freelancejournalists
covering development issues have been translated into Spanish.
Download them here:
🎉 Meet our
@GoogleNewsInit
Fellowship cohort 2020! We received hundreds of applications, and now we're thrilled to introduce the 40 selected fellows. Congratulations to these young talents about to start their career and thank you to everyone who applied.
In times of crisis, trustworthy and evidence-based journalism is more important than ever. That is why in the coming days, we will use our feed to share useful resources for journalists reporting on and from
#Ukraine
.
We are thinking about setting up some online initiatives to help journalists navigate these stressful times. For that, we need your help: Please let us know what challenges you face right now & what would be helpful for you! Please get in touch via comment or email (info
@ejc
.net)
🎉 We are proud to introduce you to the 2021 cohort of the
@GoogleNewsInit
Fellowship! 30 young professionals will spend eight weeks working at European newsrooms where they will develop their skills and build lifelong connections.
Meet them here 👇
📣 What does it mean to apply
#design
to journalism and what are the benefits? At our
#NewsImpact
Summit in Paris on Monday, we will explore this topic with international and local experts. Follow our live coverage on Twitter all day via
#NISPAR
! cc
@GoogleNewsInit
🎉The
#FreelanceJournalism
event of the year is here! Register for the Freelance journalism empowerment conference to gain new skills, create connections and celebrate the power of the community to make a difference! Claim your spot👇
The
#COVID19
crisis has hit news organisations hard. How can they adjust their operations & business strategies in response?
In our new Resilience Reports series, supported by
@EvensFoundation
, we will be sharing 24 successful examples from across Europe.
The EJC announces that
@verapeneda
has been appointed as
@ejcnet
’s new Director of Programmes & Impact. In this role, she'll shape our organisational strategy, oversee our programmes & manage stakeholder relations. Reach out to her if you’d like to collaborate!
📣 We are announcing a Climate Journalism Award and News Impact Summit in partnership with
@GoogleNewsInit
to elevate climate journalism in 2023! Read more here:
We’re excited to announce the first day’s programme of our
#NISAudience
event! What's waiting for you?
👉 Presentations from
@SarahMarshall
&
@ImKevinYoung
👉 A panel discussion on
#TikTok
👉 Workshops available in English, French & German
👉 And more!
We believe
#InformedCommunities
need journalists. European news organisations and journalists can now apply for our
#COVID19
support grants ranging between €5,000 and €50,000. Deadline is 24 April.
Since 1992,
@ejcnet
has empowered thousands of journalists to reinvent their careers, their journalism, and their newsrooms. Now, we ask for your support.
🤝 Donate today and help us take our work to the next level.
Journalism is under siege - safety and disinformation threats are at an all-time high. That’s why on today’s
#WorldPressFreedomDay
, we’d like to share some of our latest, free-to-download verification &
#journosafety
resources with you.
🎉JUST LAUNCHED: We have updated our Media Landscapes with new country reports that map the state of
#media
in 13 additional countries, written by experts. Take a look! 👉
🎉We are thrilled to announce that
@ejcnet
will support 16
#freelance
journalists and their teams who will be reporting on solutions-focused
#globalhealth
security stories under our Global Health Security Call.
In partnership with the Facebook Journalism Project, today we are announcing 55 news organisations in 20 countries receiving Emergency Fund support to address critical business needs caused by
#COVID19
.
We are excited to launch our Solutions Journalism Accelerator, a three-year programme with
@soljourno
that provides over USD $4m in grants, coaching, knowledge transfer & more!
The
#COVID19
crisis has prompted many journalists to advance their
#datajournalism
and verification skills. Are you one of them, but don’t know where to start?
Here’s a list of free resources from our
@datajournalism
team, starting with their in-depth articles! 👇
[thread]
🎉We're thrilled to introduce the Accelerator Ambassador Network, supporting 6 ambassadors in the UK, Poland, Sweden, Italy, France, and The Netherlands. They will run community-focused experiments and host events for engaged journalism practitioners.
Good skills in
#datajournalism
,
#verification
& search are more important for journalists than ever before.
@datajournalism
's podcast delivers in-depth conversations on data with experts in the field. Take a look at the latest episodes below - maybe there's one for you?
[thread]
Today, we are kickstarting our Solutions Journalism Accelerator bootcamp!
Our first cohort of grantees gets to know each other and discuss innovative ways of developing news products and embracing an engagement mindset together with
@NinaFasciaux
and
@alecsaelens
from
@soljourno
.
This year, we're coming to
@journalismfest
with 14 sessions, six staff members, as well as many
@ejcnet
friends. Are you interested in catching up? Here’s an overview of our sessions and where you can find us 👇
In 2018, we will take our grants, training, events &
#mediadev
activities to the next level. Find out how the
@ejcnet
can support you & your
#newsroom
this year:
Our European Development Journalism Grants grantee
@AP
has just published its first story from the yearlong series on how the pandemic is impacting women in Africa, most acutely in the least developed countries. Read it here 👇
“Especially in Africa, women are fighters," one activist in the fishing village of Bargny, Senegal says. "Women must be empowered.” There is a rising collective voice of women in Senegal working for change along the coast and beyond.
Our new
#freelancers
guide on the Sustainable Development Goals is out! Learning how to report on the SDGs can:
🖌️Increase your career opportunities
💡Give you new and fresh ideas
💰Get more grants & funding
Download it here👇
Today we are publishing a new report from the Engaged Journalism Accelerator, ‘Stronger
#journalism
through shared power’.
It contains tips and case studies about how to build power inside and outside of your news organisation.
Read more:
#sharingpower
📢The first day of the
#FJAssembly
conference is here! Today, we are going to celebrate the power of freelancers to make a difference and explore topics like data-driven storytelling, TikTok for
#freejournos
& more! Join us from 9:15am to 13:30am CEST👇
The
@ejcnet
is hiring a new Director, starting May 2021. Experienced individuals with a proven track record and background in
#journalism
can apply until 8 March.
⚡️Our News Impact Summit with
@GoogleNewsInit
is coming to Berlin! Register online to attend on 3 December. We'll talk about leadership, change, innovation and much more. 👉
See you at
#NISBER
!
The internet is full of discussions of how things should be. But to make impactful steps towards
#diversity
, you need real life examples, from real newsrooms & journalists.
✨ Join our News Impact Summit, learn from experts & ask them your own questions!
The free flow of information is vital for citizens to make informed decisions.
#Pressfreedom
is crucial in this process, especially in today’s climate. That's why
@unesco
is marking
#WorldPressFreedomDay
with a series of online events. Join in 👉
#WPFD20
Development reporting is crucial for strengthening accountability. That's why in partnership with
@topstoryafrica
, our
#mediadev
team is happy to launch the new development reporting guide tomorrow at
#IPIWoCo
!
In partnership with the Facebook Journalism Project, we are pleased to announce 68 more news orgs and freelancers in 28 countries receiving Emergency Fund & Endurance Fund support to address business needs and engage their communities during COVID-19.
🎉We're thrilled to announce that the full programme of
#NIS2021
event “Democratising data” on 15 June has been published! Check it out and register here👇
🎉 We're proud to announce the latest grantees of our
#GlobalHealth
Journalism Grants Programme! These 20 projects will use our reporting grants to advance the coverage of international health and development issues in German & French media.
🎉
#WorldPressFreedomDay
is coming! To celebrate, the Freelance Journalism Assembly is launching a new guide to help journalists battle mis- and
#disinformation
in the news! Get your guide here 👉
Building resilience into
#journalism
- that's our goal for 2019. Read how we plan to achieve this mission, what our key areas will be & which projects are coming your way, written by our
@datatheism
.
"The biggest challenge is to connect issues that are global with the daily life of our audience", says
@alejandrovaldez
, co-founder of
@elsurti
& winner of the Planet Award for
#climatechange
reporting.
🎉 We have opened the applications for the GNI Student Fellowship 2023!
In partnership with
@GoogleNewsInit
, we are offering 20 paid summer placements across 9 countries in Europe. Apply now until 21 April 23:59 CEST
How can we close the gap between journalists & communities – and when is a bit of distance essential? Find out in our interview with
@sanpietro
and
@SophieCasals
about the challenges & opportunities of community-driven,
#hyperlocal
reporting.
We are thrilled about the fantastic line-up of speakers who will join our
#NewsImpact
Summit in Berlin on 3-Dec! Check out the full list and the programme of
#NISBER
at
Exciting news: We are joining forces with
@DataScouting
to counter
#HateSpeech
against journalists! We will build open source detection models, databases, training curricula and platform policy recommendations. Read about our
#DataDriven
approach here👇
We participate in a call-to action by
@freepressunltd
, signed by 17 international media organisations, which calls upon the European Commission to step up the EU efforts to protect journalists in Europe.
#journosafe