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Calling all newsrooms: Four innovation support schemes open for applications

The Media Innovation Europe consortium is excited to announce the launch of four new calls for newsroom innovation, business strategy and digital transition projects for publishers across Europe.  The Transition Accelerator, Deep-Dive Business Consultancies, and Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants are open to applicants until 28 October 23:59 CEST. IPI is also opening a two-year rolling application […]

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Nagarik – Republica | Nepal: Press freedom under threat as ‘disinformation’ and ‘fake news’ erode media credibility

IPI’s media partners in the South Asia Cross-border journalism project in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal document press freedom violations in their countries. Media freedom was what Nepali journalists and civil society activists fought for decades in Nepal until democracy was restored in the country in 1990. The Nepali media fraternity celebrated the abolition of the […]

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South Sudan: IPI calls for release of VOA journalist

The IPI global network condemns the arrest and detention of Voice of America correspondent Diing Magot in South Sudan and calls on authorities to release her. On August 7, South Sudan police arrested Diing Magot while she was covering a protest staged by disgruntled youth over unemployment, social and economic hardship, and insecurity in the […]

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Slovenian media move to defend themselves, but face complex challenges

This piece is published in collaboration with Delo as part of a content series on threats to independent media in Central Europe. Read more. The article is translated and adapted from a Slovenian-language version, which is available to read on Delo’s website. The Slovenian media have survived the pandemic, along with two years of the right-wing […]

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