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IJ4EU is back for its sixth edition 🌟
€1.6m to support cross-border investigative journalism across Europe. Grants up to €50k, legal, security, and mentoring support. First call opens 12 February 2026
More info: https://investigativejournalismforeu.net/ij4eu-revamped-2026-27/
€1.6m to support cross-border investigative journalism across Europe. Grants up to €50k, legal, security, and mentoring support. First call opens 12 February 2026
More info: https://investigativejournalismforeu.net/ij4eu-revamped-2026-27/
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM
IJ4EU is back for its sixth edition 🌟
€1.6m to support cross-border investigative journalism across Europe. Grants up to €50k, legal, security, and mentoring support. First call opens 12 February 2026
More info: https://investigativejournalismforeu.net/ij4eu-revamped-2026-27/
€1.6m to support cross-border investigative journalism across Europe. Grants up to €50k, legal, security, and mentoring support. First call opens 12 February 2026
More info: https://investigativejournalismforeu.net/ij4eu-revamped-2026-27/
Leadership gaps in Ukrainian media aren’t personal failures. They’re structural.
Based on wartime newsroom realities, a new policy paper by Women in Media NGO calls for institutional solutions: https://wim.org.ua/en/materials/policy-paper/
Based on wartime newsroom realities, a new policy paper by Women in Media NGO calls for institutional solutions: https://wim.org.ua/en/materials/policy-paper/
January 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Leadership gaps in Ukrainian media aren’t personal failures. They’re structural.
Based on wartime newsroom realities, a new policy paper by Women in Media NGO calls for institutional solutions: https://wim.org.ua/en/materials/policy-paper/
Based on wartime newsroom realities, a new policy paper by Women in Media NGO calls for institutional solutions: https://wim.org.ua/en/materials/policy-paper/
Women dominate Ukraine’s media workforce but not its leadership.
A new policy paper by Women in Media NGO shows why the glass ceiling persists and how institutions must change to break it: https://wim.org.ua/en/materials/policy-paper/
A new policy paper by Women in Media NGO shows why the glass ceiling persists and how institutions must change to break it: https://wim.org.ua/en/materials/policy-paper/
January 13, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Women dominate Ukraine’s media workforce but not its leadership.
A new policy paper by Women in Media NGO shows why the glass ceiling persists and how institutions must change to break it: https://wim.org.ua/en/materials/policy-paper/
A new policy paper by Women in Media NGO shows why the glass ceiling persists and how institutions must change to break it: https://wim.org.ua/en/materials/policy-paper/
The Voices Awards support the next generation of journalists and media makers. 25 awardees will receive €1,200 and an invitation to the Voices Festival in Florence, with recognition, debates, and networking.
Apply 👉 https://voicesfestival.eu/voices-awards/
Apply 👉 https://voicesfestival.eu/voices-awards/
January 8, 2026 at 8:25 AM
The Voices Awards support the next generation of journalists and media makers. 25 awardees will receive €1,200 and an invitation to the Voices Festival in Florence, with recognition, debates, and networking.
Apply 👉 https://voicesfestival.eu/voices-awards/
Apply 👉 https://voicesfestival.eu/voices-awards/
Last few days to apply: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Last few days to apply: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
#Serbia: MFRR consortium requests transparency from BC Partners and United Group regarding any proposed governance models or safeguards affecting editorial independence of the remaining independent media outlets.
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#Serbia: MFRR consortium requests transparency from BC Partners and United Group regarding any proposed governance models or safeguards affecting editorial independence of the remaining independent media outlets.
🎄 With the holidays ahead, ECPMF sends sincere greetings to you and your loved ones. We wish you resilience, unwavering courage, lasting inspiration, the energy to keep advancing, and above all, good health.
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🎄 With the holidays ahead, ECPMF sends sincere greetings to you and your loved ones. We wish you resilience, unwavering courage, lasting inspiration, the energy to keep advancing, and above all, good health.
Support ECPMF’s mission by joining us as a Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant. Engage with journalists and partners while strengthening our online presence: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
December 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Support ECPMF’s mission by joining us as a Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant. Engage with journalists and partners while strengthening our online presence: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Journalist Dragana Šćepanović files new lawsuit against the founder of the Aktuelno portal: https://en.vijesti.me/news-b/society/783922/Journalist-Dragana-Scepanovic-files-new-lawsuit-against-the-founder-of-the-portal-Aktuellno
December 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Journalist Dragana Šćepanović files new lawsuit against the founder of the Aktuelno portal: https://en.vijesti.me/news-b/society/783922/Journalist-Dragana-Scepanovic-files-new-lawsuit-against-the-founder-of-the-portal-Aktuellno
Support ECPMF’s mission by joining us as a Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant. Engage with journalists and partners while strengthening our online presence: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Support ECPMF’s mission by joining us as a Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant. Engage with journalists and partners while strengthening our online presence: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
At 11:00 CET today, MFRR hosts a discussion on #Georgia’s crackdown on journalists.
After a politicised trial, Sakharov Prize laureate Mzia Amaglobeli was jailed for exposing corruption.
60+ political prisoners. 117 attacks on media freedom.
Join us: https://ow.ly/lUgg50XGIRB
After a politicised trial, Sakharov Prize laureate Mzia Amaglobeli was jailed for exposing corruption.
60+ political prisoners. 117 attacks on media freedom.
Join us: https://ow.ly/lUgg50XGIRB
December 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
At 11:00 CET today, MFRR hosts a discussion on #Georgia’s crackdown on journalists.
After a politicised trial, Sakharov Prize laureate Mzia Amaglobeli was jailed for exposing corruption.
60+ political prisoners. 117 attacks on media freedom.
Join us: https://ow.ly/lUgg50XGIRB
After a politicised trial, Sakharov Prize laureate Mzia Amaglobeli was jailed for exposing corruption.
60+ political prisoners. 117 attacks on media freedom.
Join us: https://ow.ly/lUgg50XGIRB
Georgia’s judiciary is being weaponized to silence dissent. Journalists, writers, and pro-EU protesters face intimidation charges. With Mzia Amaglobeli’s Sakharov Prize in focus, we look at evidence of repression and how to support those under pressure: https://ow.ly/fCrv50XGIN8
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Georgia’s judiciary is being weaponized to silence dissent. Journalists, writers, and pro-EU protesters face intimidation charges. With Mzia Amaglobeli’s Sakharov Prize in focus, we look at evidence of repression and how to support those under pressure: https://ow.ly/fCrv50XGIN8
Yesterday, our Senior Advocacy and Policy Advisor Ena Bavčić addressed the @coe.int Committee on Albania. 194 press freedom violations since 2020, slow progress on media reforms, high risks to pluralism, and shrinking transparency demand real action.
December 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Yesterday, our Senior Advocacy and Policy Advisor Ena Bavčić addressed the @coe.int Committee on Albania. 194 press freedom violations since 2020, slow progress on media reforms, high risks to pluralism, and shrinking transparency demand real action.
Journalists in exile bring critical perspectives shaped by lived experience.
In Germany, we help them to access training, legal advice, language support, and funding for equipment, making it possible to keep reporting and rebuild a professional path: https://ow.ly/lGpj50XGgBG
In Germany, we help them to access training, legal advice, language support, and funding for equipment, making it possible to keep reporting and rebuild a professional path: https://ow.ly/lGpj50XGgBG
December 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Journalists in exile bring critical perspectives shaped by lived experience.
In Germany, we help them to access training, legal advice, language support, and funding for equipment, making it possible to keep reporting and rebuild a professional path: https://ow.ly/lGpj50XGgBG
In Germany, we help them to access training, legal advice, language support, and funding for equipment, making it possible to keep reporting and rebuild a professional path: https://ow.ly/lGpj50XGgBG
Sakharov Prize laureate Mzia Amaglobeli is the first female journalist imprisoned in Georgia’s modern history. Join Media Freedom Rapid Response and PEN International to explore the ways to reverse the country’s authoritarian drift: https://ow.ly/Hpx150XGeV1
December 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Sakharov Prize laureate Mzia Amaglobeli is the first female journalist imprisoned in Georgia’s modern history. Join Media Freedom Rapid Response and PEN International to explore the ways to reverse the country’s authoritarian drift: https://ow.ly/Hpx150XGeV1
ECPMF joins EBU and other International Organisations in Urging European Commission to Act as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Public Service Media Faces Collapse: https://ow.ly/iIlt50XGcWt
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
ECPMF joins EBU and other International Organisations in Urging European Commission to Act as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Public Service Media Faces Collapse: https://ow.ly/iIlt50XGcWt
📸 We are joining the fome Symposium 2025 with CDAC’s Public Forum in Bonn. ECPMF will show how Media Freedom Rapid Response and the Hannah Arendt Initiative have become key protection mechanisms for journalists. We’ll discuss shrinking civic space, Big Tech, and supporting local media.
December 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
📸 We are joining the fome Symposium 2025 with CDAC’s Public Forum in Bonn. ECPMF will show how Media Freedom Rapid Response and the Hannah Arendt Initiative have become key protection mechanisms for journalists. We’ll discuss shrinking civic space, Big Tech, and supporting local media.
Monday feels like a fresh start, so here is your sign. ECPMF is #hiring a Digital Comms and Outreach Assistant, and it could be a great fit if you enjoy creative digital work and care about press freedom.
The application is open until 9 January: https://ow.ly/mKyb50XwLQp
The application is open until 9 January: https://ow.ly/mKyb50XwLQp
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Monday feels like a fresh start, so here is your sign. ECPMF is #hiring a Digital Comms and Outreach Assistant, and it could be a great fit if you enjoy creative digital work and care about press freedom.
The application is open until 9 January: https://ow.ly/mKyb50XwLQp
The application is open until 9 January: https://ow.ly/mKyb50XwLQp
Watch our webinar which examines the state of #FOI in Europe and the daily barriers journalists face when trying to access public data. While most European countries have Access to Information laws, requests are too often delayed, rejected, or ignored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXA6A0y2mc4
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Watch our webinar which examines the state of #FOI in Europe and the daily barriers journalists face when trying to access public data. While most European countries have Access to Information laws, requests are too often delayed, rejected, or ignored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXA6A0y2mc4
We are #hiring a Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant with experience in social media management and digital content tools: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Contribute to defending media freedom across Europe.
Contribute to defending media freedom across Europe.
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
We are #hiring a Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant with experience in social media management and digital content tools: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Contribute to defending media freedom across Europe.
Contribute to defending media freedom across Europe.
How can journalists protect themselves in an age of censorship, surveillance, and online threats? Leonid Iuldashev talks about the challenges journalists face, why security must be seen as a process, and what new tools can help build digital resilience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAOe2kojN_c
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
How can journalists protect themselves in an age of censorship, surveillance, and online threats? Leonid Iuldashev talks about the challenges journalists face, why security must be seen as a process, and what new tools can help build digital resilience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAOe2kojN_c
Journalist Ninia Kakabadze talks about her recent detention while covering protests in Tbilisi and the growing pressure on independent media in #Georgia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnqsVmD1bzk
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Journalist Ninia Kakabadze talks about her recent detention while covering protests in Tbilisi and the growing pressure on independent media in #Georgia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnqsVmD1bzk
Join our #communications team as Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant. Help shape ECPMF’s social media, newsletters, and campaign visibility 🔍
Apply through our online form: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Apply through our online form: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Join our #communications team as Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant. Help shape ECPMF’s social media, newsletters, and campaign visibility 🔍
Apply through our online form: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Apply through our online form: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
We are seeking a Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant 👀
Apply before 9 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Apply before 9 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We are seeking a Digital Communications and Outreach Assistant 👀
Apply before 9 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Apply before 9 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
👀 ECPMF is looking for a creative communicator to support digital output, events, and outreach. Part-time role with German TV-L 8 salary and remote option.
Deadline 09 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Deadline 09 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
👀 ECPMF is looking for a creative communicator to support digital output, events, and outreach. Part-time role with German TV-L 8 salary and remote option.
Deadline 09 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en
Deadline 09 January 2026: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2425883?language=en&display=en