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Inside CORRECTIV.Europe: Where journalists share data, stories, and trust

A free network helping local reporters turn data into stories Imagine filing a cross-border investigation in 24 hours – with verified data, ready-made visuals, expert quotes, and no membership fee. That’s the daily promise of CORRECTIV.Europe. CORRECTIV.Europe launched in January 2024 and today brings together roughly 420 members from about 35 European countries. The network scales up the German model of CORRECTIV.Lokal to a

Montenegro, Portal Onogošt: In connection with the local community

Radio Onogost
Thanks to the training and support received through the Media for All project portal Onogošt, a small news website from Nikšić, developed into the embodiment of community media. By implementing the Engaged Citizens Reporting (ECR) tool the portal established a direct link with their audience becoming intermediary between the citizens, their problems and the local Government. ECR tool gives citizens the opportunity to suggest

Media in minority languages in the WB: Keeping culture, language and traditions alive

Media in minority languages in the WB: Keeping culture, language and traditions alive
Approximately 18 million people live in the six countries of the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. And in each country, there are ethnic and national minorities that represent small but important parts of the societies.  Comparative study conducted by the Thomson Foundation (TF) shows that in each country there are ethnic and linguistic minorities, as can

The power of longtail content: How Balkan media outlets are benefiting from it

In a saturated media market, media outlets need to compete for ever scattered audience attention. In their daily operations, editors and journalists are often focused on creating new stories, basing their strategies on volume. However, creating more content is not the answer to plummeting engagement rates. Trying to cut through the noise with quantity is not always a good strategy, as it may lead

North Macedonia, Radio Kanal 77: Merchandise as a stream to support media business

Super7MK
National radio station Kanal 77 introduced an on-line shop in order to create a solid and sustainable source of financing for its core business – creation of quality news. This innovative approach, Radio Kanal 77 is among the first outlets in the country to focus on such diversification of its income, was supported by a capacity building trainers and e-commerce expert tasked by Thomson

Six reasons why we should not ignore mobile journalism

01 Six reasons why we should not ignore mobile journalism
What does every journalist in the region of Western Balkans have? Hard question, right? It is easier to answer what many of our colleagues do not have – a decent salary, freedom, good working conditions, an opportunity for advancement and education, an opportunity for experimentation, understanding from managers and editors… But if we clarify the question – what is common to all journalists, which

Albania, Star Plus TV: Shkodra’s craftswomen

RTV Star News
Embroidery of traditional motifs and production of refined filigree works are both labour-intensive and rewarding. In Shkodra, a city located on the north-west of Albania, dozens of artisans have dedicated their lives to this craft. One of them is the “craftswoman of eagle,” Ardjana Handraj, who is also one of the masters of embroidering the eagle, Albania’s flag symbol. Hundreds of Albanians in the

The economics of Balkan local news websites: lessons to learn from Montenegrin portal Ul-Info

The economics of Balkan local news websites: lessons to learn from Montenegrin portal Ul-Info
A strong business is a carefully planned one, in pace with trends and focused on consumer needs; and this adheres to media industries, too. Being a capitalist economic system, the media industries are businesses that must be profitable in order to survive, while at the same time perform ethically and responsibly.  Issues in regard to media economics and media integrity have been questioned a

Serbia, Njuz.net: Video podcasts

njuzNET
Njuz.net, a well-established satirical portal from Belgrade, is broadening its fanbase thanks to the newly introduced video podcasts. As a result, they got around 10.000 new subscribers on the YouTube channel. The first episode of the podcast, with the new scenography and structure, was broadcasted in April, and by the end of October, 16 out of the 21 podcasts were created. “Taking into consideration

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Diskriminacija.ba: Making marginalized visible through new multimedia formats

DiskriminacijaBA
Sarajevo based Diskriminacija.ba, an online platform reporting on various issues related to human rights and equality, is a perfect example of effective synergy of the two main streams of support in the Media for All project. Thanks to the capacity building training, part of the Business Development (BD) stream of support, and online questionnaires, part of the Engaged Citizens Reporting (ECR) stream of support,
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