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EU Investigative Journalism Award 2025: Meet the Winners

The EU Investigative Journalism Award 2025 has officially concluded, celebrating the most impactful investigative work from the Western Balkans and Türkiye. This year’s awarded stories highlight the role of investigative journalism in strengthening freedom of expression, advancing the rule of law, and promoting transparency and accountability across the region. Each winning investigation represents how reporting can challenge abuse of power, expose corruption, and bring

Young Journalist Award 2025 is open for entries

Global competition invites under-30 reporters from low and middle-income countries to showcase impactful journalism Are You the Next Young Journalist of the Year? Applications are now open for the 2025 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award, a prestigious global competition that recognises emerging talent in journalism. If you’re 30 or under and working in a country with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of

Shape the green story: Fellowship opportunity for Western Balkans journalists and content creators

Empowering journalists to tell impactful stories about the region’s green transition Are you a journalist or content creator passionate about the environment and green energy? Ready to sharpen your skills and report impactful stories on the just green transition in the Western Balkans? The fellowship seeks to strengthen transparency in the renewable energy sector, raise public awareness, and support the democratisation and decentralisation of

Reconnecting with GEN Z: Veszprém Kukac shift that changed everything

How Veszprém Kukac stopped guessing, started listening, and caught the Youth Pulse Journalists are trained to be sceptical. It’s one of the core principles of our craft – to question sources, challenge assumptions, and dig deeper for the truth. But there’s one area where we often fail to apply that same scepticism: how our audience perceives our work. We assume they’re reading, engaging, appreciating

EU Investigative Journalism Award 2025: A New Record Number of Submissions

Investigative Journalism Thrives: 284 Submissions Mark Another Record the EU Award The EU Award for Investigative Journalism 2025 has once again attracted remarkable interest, beating last year’s record-breaking number of applications. A total of 284 investigative stories from seven countries in the Western Balkans and Türkiye were submitted – a testament to the strength and commitment of investigative journalism across the region. This year’s

Going live: When and why live reporting matters in journalism

Assessing the added value, ethics, and editorial judgment behind real-time television and radio coverage Live television (and radio) reporting is never an end in itself. It is always the result of assessment by a team consisting of editor, journalist and technical team, who assess whether an event deserves so much audience attention that it requires immediate reporting as it happens, as well as to

Sharpen your skills: Apply now for free online journalism workshops on Storytelling and Financial Reporting

Open to young and mid-career journalists from the Western Balkans Thomson Media, as part of the EU-funded project Strengthening Quality News and Independent Journalism, is inviting young and mid-career journalists from the Western Balkans to apply for two new online workshops focused on Storytelling in Journalism and Financial Reporting. These interactive sessions will help participants sharpen their practical skills and deepen their understanding of

Join the Masterclass Series: Sustainable Business Models for Independent Media

For editors, founders, and media leaders from CEE and the Western Balkans ready to rethink sustainability and business innovation Are you a media founder, editor, or executive in Central and Eastern Europe or the Western Balkans, seeking to future-proof your outlet? Join a dynamic two-part Masterclass on Sustainable Business Modalities for Independent Media, hosted in Bucharest (1–2 November 2025) and Sofia (22–23 November 2025).

The visual revolution: Choosing the right AI image generator for your media workflow

A strategic comparison of ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Ideogram 3.0 for fast-paced newsrooms and content teams Comparison of top image generators for media outlets The digital media landscape operates at an astonishing velocity, with the tools shaping our content evolving at an even more breakneck pace. Just as media outlets began to grasp the intricacies of AI image generation, the ground has shifted dramatically beneath

Call for Entries: EU Award for Investigative Journalism 2025 Now Open

Honouring top investigative stories from the Western Balkans and Türkiye that champion transparency, accountability, and public interest Investigative journalists from the Western Balkans and Türkiye are invited to submit their best work for the 2025 EU Award for Investigative Journalism. The call is now officially open, with a deadline set for 16 June 2025 at midnight (CET). The award continues its mission to celebrate

Beyond the dashboard: Redefining audience metrics for impactful journalism

Why newsrooms must pair analytics with qualitative insights to build loyalty, understand readers, and drive sustainable growth Audience analytics have become a staple of newsroom decision-making processes, providing journalists, editors, and executives with numbers, dashboards, and insights to guide editorial and strategic choices. These metrics, such as page views, unique visitors, time on page, and engagement scores, can provide invaluable guidance, but they’re not

Hooked on the Feed: Journalism vs noise, speed, and blind scrolling

Insights from 82 in-depth interviews reveal shifting news consumption patterns and declining trust in traditional journalism in Eastern Europe Across Central and Eastern Europe, journalism is no longer the default source of information. It competes and often loses against a chaotic content stream driven by personality, emotion, and habit. This is one of the clearest findings from Hooked on the Feed: An Analysis on
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