Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November, and in the year that marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, High Representative Josep Borrell and Vice-President Věra Jourová issued the following statement: “In these difficult times, marred by wars*, conflict and terrorist acts, we […]
2023 EP journalism prize awarded to international consortium for investigation into June’s Pylos migrant boat shipwreck
A Greek, German and British consortium has won the 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for investigating the Adriana shipwreck, which left over 600 migrants dead off Pylos in Greece. The joint investigation by the Greek investigative outlet Solomon, in collaboration with Forensis, the German public broadcaster StrgF/ARD, and the British newspaper The Guardian revealed how […]
Laura García, María Carou and Almudena Ariza, winners of the European Journalism Award Salvador de Madariaga
Laura García, Europa Press delegate in Brussels, María Carou, RNE Brussels correspondent, and Almudena Ariza, international and war correspondent for TVE, were the winners of the XXIX Salvador de Madariaga European Journalism Award. Press, Radio and TV categories: the jury’s deliberations In the category of written press, Laura García was awarded the prize “for the […]
Google News Initiative Fellowship
The Google News Initiative Fellowship offers paid summer placements to journalism, technology or design students. In 2023 the European Journalism Centre offers 20 fellowship placements in 9 European countries. The successful candidates will kick off their careers in the news industry by spending their summer working with experts in newsrooms and creating a professional network. Eligible applicants […]
HORIZON EUROPE: ERC Science Journalism Initiative
Objective The ERC wishes to support an organisation or a consortium of organisations to set up a funding scheme that would facilitate 3-5-month stays of journalists at research institutions. The purpose is to give the journalists opportunities to learn and work on in-depth reporting projects by immersing themselves in the research environment and interacting with […]
Call for grants for media actions in the area of communication ahead of the 2024 European Elections
The European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Communication has published a new call for the Media Grants Program, this time with the aim of increasing citizens’ awareness of the role and democratic values of the EU in the run-up to the 2024 European elections. These media actions must have a two-fold objective: 1. Providing regular, reliable, […]
The Award Ceremony of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2022
The Prize rewards on a yearly basis outstanding journalism that promotes or defends the core principles and values of the European Union such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights. The Award Ceremony will take place at 18.30, on Wednesday 19 October 2022, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg (Daphne […]
Commission refers HUNGARY to the Court of Justice of the EU for failure to comply with EU electronic communications rules
On July 15, the Commission decided to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice for breaching EU telecoms rules with the Hungarian Media Council’s decision to reject Klubradio’s application for the use of radio spectrum on highly questionable grounds. The conditions attached to the use of radio spectrum and procedures to grant, prolong, renew or revoke […]
Supporting local and regional news media in face of emerging news deserts
The European Commission has launched a call for proposals to support local and regional media delivering news to underserved communities. Local, regional and community media foster social cohesion and democracy. They increase trust, provide stories of relevance to local communities and ensure political accountability. New consumption habits and falling revenues are nonetheless challenging their business […]