News
BFJE 2017 Launches in Vienna
At least one story promises to read like a crime thriller. Others will delve deep into corruption, public health and human rights. All involve meticulous research and the highest standards of cross-border reporting.
BIRN Network Visibility, Reach and Impact – 2016 Annual Report
The Annual Report presents the entire range of BIRN’s activities across the region from the perspectives of visibility, reach and impact.
BIRN Summer School 2017 in Dubrovnik
This year’s BIRN Summer School will be held in the stunning Croatian coastal city of Dubrovnik from August 20-26.
BIRN Regional Project on Openness Now Underway
With the support of German Foreign Office Stability Pact funds, BIRN regional organisation has started the implementation of a nine-month regional project that aims to contribute to professionalizing media reporting on legal proceedings related to organized crime and corruption.
Challenging Dangerous Messages Online: Workshop Application
CIJA US, in cooperation with BIRN and the Foundation Dokukino will organize a series of capacity building activities in the Western Balkans in 2017 for activists, journalists, bloggers, educators and other online (and offline) influencers to help develop online communication strategies to respond to dangerous content.
Eleventh Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence
Call for applications for the 11th edition of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence (BFJE) closed recently and the results will be announced on March 31. The 2017 topic is “Change”. A total of 130 journalists from 10 countries applied for this year’s programme.
Al Jazeera Balkans Shows BIRN Film Seven Times
Al Jazeera Balkans broadcast BIRN’s documentary ‘The Unidentified’, about the Serbian fighters responsible for some of the worst atrocities of the Kosovo war, seven times in December 2016.
BIRN, CIN Begin Montenegro Investigative Journalism Project
Strengthening investigative reporting and the capacities of investigative journalists in Montenegro, as well as the quality of media content related to EU negotiation chapters, are the focus of the new EU-supported project.
Balkan Insight Cited in Council of Europe Commission Report
The latest European Commission against Racism and Intolerance country report on Bosnia and Herzegovina quotes articles from BIRN’s flagship publication Balkan Insight.
BIRN Staff Trained in Project Cycle Management
Twenty BIRN Programme and Project Managers have been trained to build their capacities in the field of project cycle management.
New Investigative Journalism Project Launched
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, is carrying out a three-year investigative journalism programme thanks to support from the Austrian Development Agency, ADA. BIRN Kosovo director Jeta Xharra and Gunther Zimmer, ADA’s Kosovo director, signed an agreement in Pristina this week, marking the start of the project.
BIRN Journalists Won 13 Awards in 2016
Journalists from the BIRN Network won prestigious national awards in their respective countries and a number of international awards in 2016.
BIRN’s Social Media Pages Grow in Popularity
BIRN’s social media pages have increased their numbers of followers significantly, boosting the reach of the stories that BIRN is publishing and heightening public engagement.
Internet Offers Income Perspectives, BIRN Serbia Debate Hears
People in Serbia are willing to pay for good content on the Internet but there are major issues with clickbait articles, badly-produced news and commercially-led content, a BIRN Serbia debate heard.
Robert Bierman Becomes New BIRN Board Member
Robert Bierman, a senior executive with blue-chip New York media companies, joined BIRN this month as a new member of its board.
