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Contracts signed for 27 Small grants for media content production

Local media across the Western Balkans begin producing new content As part of the Small grants for media content production grant scheme under the SMS Facility – Small Media Support in Western Balkans project, 27 contracts have been signed with local media outlets across six Western Balkan countries, officially launching the implementation of new projects aimed at improving the quality of media content. This

3 Media Fundraising Campaigns in the Western Balkans to Inspire and Learn From

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In the last couple of years, crowdfunding (or online fundraising in general) has become a common topic among, primarily, non-profit organisations in the Western Balkans. It is often (wrongly) perceived as a silver bullet for the financial problems that an organisation faces or an alternative funding option for smaller-scale projects. Considering media outlets in the region, online fundraising and crowdfunding have only recently seen

Kosovo, TV Prizreni: New formats for higher viewership

TV Prizreni
TV Prizreni, a local broadcaster from the town of Prizren, increased its audience, especially in rural areas, by offering new formats and by extending its sphere of reporting. Since the project started with implementation TV Prizreni has made substantial progress. “We have doubled our products in terms of numbers, extended our coverage by reaching new geographical and social groups, and improved our internal capacities

Editorial Innovation

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Innovation became one of the key words when we talk about journalism. In a world where the internet is oversaturated with information and entertainment content, multiple players compete for audience attention on many platforms. In this environment, creating something different, something innovative that will stand out and draw attention becomes essential for the success of a media organisation. Unfortunately, as with many words that

Serbia, InfoVranjske.rs: Diversified services for higher monetization

InfoVranje.rs
The local outlet from the town of Vranje achieved higher visibility and monetization by focusing on three main pillars: young, well trained and motivated journalists; digital technologies and multimedia for greater outreach; and business innovations for long-term commercial sustainability.  In order for the portal to maintain its independence, it was necessary to achieve self-sustainability, which is why InfoVranjske launched a new website for its

Journalists in the Western Balkans – an often target

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Attacks on female journalists in Europe went up for nearly 17% last year. According to the Coalition for women in journalism, in September 2021 especially. Only during that month online violence against female journalists in the world went up for 900%. In the Western Balkans region, online harassment, but also the verbal or physical threats, are still the everyday reality journalists face. The situation

North Macedonia, OhridNews: Touristic services as sustainable business model

Ohrid News
OhridNews, an independent news portal from the lakeside town of Ohrid, works on introducing new product/service on the market, an interactive website that will inform, engage and educate the wider public in the field of tourism. The idea is that the new website will become a self-sustainable business unit that will secure extra income for OhridNews. Unfortunately, the project implementation was slowed down due

To broadcast or not to broadcast, that is the question

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If you don’t want to read the whole article, let me answer this simple question: YES. You should broadcast right now. But… Challenging time for most media outlets has come. Today, we are more than two years in COVID-19 era, and still no end is on the horizon. Media has suffered a lot. I had contacts with many small, local stations in Balkan region,

“Those who tell the stories rule the world” – American Indian saying

Vidi Vaka foto
The first thing that you notice when you enter the office of Vidi Vaka are illustrated walls showing the most famous comic heroes. The most dominant one here is hero Tex Willer – an outlaw with a strong feeling for justice and honor. This is more than symbolism. As you will find out through our story, the media Vidi Vaka functions as an “outlaw”

Albania, TV Apollon: Business-to-business as a new development model

TV Apollon
TV Apollon, a local broadcaster from the town of Fier, expanded its commercial approach by partnering up with four organisations in a business-to-business (B2B) model. But also improved the quality and relevance of its content by focusing on issues that are underreported (e.g., environment, racism, women’s right). “TV Apollon’s business idea had two main components. First, to assess what we have been doing in
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