Fellowship Articles Submitted - Editing Underway
02 09 2009 The Ten fellows taking part in the 2009 Balkan Fellowship for
Journalistic Excellence programme, submitted their in-depth reports on
August 31. Their reports were produced as a result of research and
travel across both the Balkans and the EU during previous 4 months.
This
year, their reports address the topic - Identity - from different
angles, looking at the Balkan’s criminal, social, economic, cultural
and religious landscape, examining the new role of woman in economic
migration, the phenomenon of mixed marriages in post-conflict
societies, the devastating consequences of on-going repatriation
programmes, disputes between various national and religious groups as
well as prevailing attitudes toward the LGBT community.
Read
the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence web site to find updates from the fellows written
during the research period, that are offer interesting insightson their
travels and their articles that are about to be published on BIRN’s on
line publication, Balkan Insight and in a special hard-copy publication
which will be launched at a special promotional gatherings throughout
the region. Each year, the reports are also syndicated to the local
and international media.
The reports will be edited by BIRN's
experienced editorial team, and will be officially presented on
November 27th to the Selection Committee, which will award bursaries of
€ 4,000, € 3,000 and € 1,000 to the authors of the three winning
articles.
The Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence is
an initiative of the Robert Bosch Stiftung and the ERSTE Foundation, in
cooperation with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.
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