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Call for Mentors: Strengthening Small and Local Media in the Western Balkans

Mentoring opportunity for media professionals committed to building resilient local journalism The SMS Facility – Small Media Support in the Western Balkans, financed by the European Union, has launched a regional call for mentors to support local and small-scale media outlets across the Western Balkans. The initiative is implemented by CPCD (BiH) in partnership with Thomson Media (Germany), CDT (Montenegro), Kosovo 2.0 (Kosovo), Metamorphosis

Kosovo, Radio KIM: Reliable source of information and trust for Serbian speaking audience

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With support of ‘Media for All’ project RTV KIM from Čaglavica, suburb of Pristina, once a week, produces interesting, informative, educational and entertaining stories which focus on the Kosovo Serb population. Due to the main focus of KIM journalists on political and social topics, alongside with the crisis situations they sometimes face in Kosovo, these stories represent a kind of refreshment since they uncover

Stronger local media to protect cultural heritage

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On February 4, the Durres Water Supply and Sewerage Company (Durres WSSC) was conducting repairs of a command node in the proximity of the Prefecture of Durres where a few ruins have been discovered. According to archeologists, the latter at least belong to the Late Antiquity Period, fifth century AD, and may as well date as far as the prehistory of the city of

North Macedonia, KumanovoNews: From local to regional outlet

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With the support from the Media for All project KumanovoNews is slowly becoming regional outlet. By now, this small online portal, managed to expand its media production creating multimedia content on significant topics and events from the Northeast region of North Macedonia.  “Our portal exists for more than 13 years and this is the first project where local outlets are at the centre. Thanks

North Macedonia, TV Globi: Bringing diaspora home

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Regional TV outlet Globi from Gostivar started airing its documentary shows titled DiaSpora. The show will cover migrant’s life stories, challenges they faced in the new countries, and the ties they have with their hometown. The first episode was aired in August focusing on the diaspora community from Gostivar working and living in Switzerland.   “We will produce 10 episodes in total. And each episode

Kosovo: Four media outlets successfully completed their tasks and trainings

GračanicaOnline, Romtegra, Radio Goraždevac, and Crno Beli Svet successfully implemented the Engaged Citizens Reporting (ECR) stream of support within the Media for All project. The ECR tool, developed by BIRN, allows greater two-way communications between media outlets and their audiences. It will allow citizens to suggest topics, provide testimonials, documents and evidence to help outlets involve their audience in the story. Marking this achievement

Serbia, Južne vesti: Monetization through merchandising

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Monetization through merchandising is an approach that Južne vesti (JV), a well established and recognized regional outlet from Niš, embraced as part of their business strategy. Namely, they opened Vajdica.be, a web shop for selling T-shirts with illustrations that are characteristic and recognizable for the city of Niš. “This is just beginning. We have opened our web shop, but the intensive promotion will be

How COVID-19 created new opportunities for local media development

How COVID-19 created new opportunities for local media development
The COVID-19 pandemic had disrupted all sectors of economy, including media outlets across the globe. According to the World Economic Forum, for the media sector, coronavirus creates both opportunities and challenges. Communication is an essential element in times of crisis such as pandemics. A recent study on the role of media in crisis management in Albania points to the media’s crucial role as a

BiH, Radio Osvit: Increase of audience and step towards monetization

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As a result of the new and modern website Radio Osvit from Zvornik has increased its audience in the last months. As its director, Zorana Petković, points out, the number of visits and followers is constantly growing. “Based on daily communication we know that our audience is extremely happy. We plan to conduct thorough surveys next month or two to get more analytical insights,”

Serbia & North Macedonia: Job market as a source of revenue

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Audience of three online outlets from the Western Balkans, whilst reading the latest news, will be able to look for the newest job opportunities on outlet’s job market sites. With the support of the ‘Media for All’ project, two news portals from Serbia, Ozon press from Čačak and Pressek from Kragujevac, and Nezavisen vesnik from the Macedonian capital, Skopje, are introducing separate sites dedicated

Why we are all environmental journalists now

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I can remember the exact date I became an environmental journalist. It was 20th July 2007, the day I found myself quite literally up to my knees in the biggest environmental disaster to hit my city in a lifetime. The torrential rain that day was relentless and unforgiving. It forced hundreds of families out of their homes as rivers burst their banks and floodwaters

Albania, Amfora.al: ‘Culture in 1 minute’

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Amfora.al, an online media outlet, started producing a series of short videos titled “Culture in 1 minute” about Durres ancient history and cultural heritage. Their unique approach combines short and visually attractive videos on history and archaeology with the aim to educate, promote and advocate cultural heritage protection among citizens and foreign tourists.  Three, out of twenty planned, episodes have been published by the
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