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BIRN’s ‘Digging Deeper’ Published in Macedonian

BIRN’s ‘Digging Deeper’ Published in Macedonian

BIRN’s investigative journalism guide “Digging Deeper”, written by Sheila Coronel, director of the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism and professor at Columbia University, New York, has been published in Macedonian.

Annual meeting of BIRN Assembly and Steering Board

Annual meeting of BIRN Assembly and Steering Board

BIRN brought together its Steering Board and Assembly members for their annual meeting in Belgrade from July 9-12.

BIRN Steering Board and Assembly Meets in Belgrade

BIRN Steering Board and Assembly Meets in Belgrade

BIRN is holding its annual Steering Board and Assembly meeting from July 9-12 in Belgrade.

BIRN Holds Sarajevo Debate on Post-War Memorialisation

BIRN Holds Sarajevo Debate on Post-War Memorialisation

BIRN presented the results of its investigation into memorialisation in the Balkans at a round-table debate in Sarajevo on Thursday, where participants discussed the problems caused by the post-war monument-building boom in the former Yugoslav region.

BIRN launches special focus page on memorialisation

BIRN launches special focus page on memorialisation

The ‘Conflicting Memories’ focus page presents the results of an investigation into the post-war Balkan monument-building boom, put together by BIRN’s Balkan Transitional Justice team of journalists from seven countries across the region.

University of Pristina honours US and EU envoys

University of Pristina honours US and EU envoys

Hasan Pristina University honoured former special envoys Christopher Hill and Wolfgang Petritsch on Wednesday with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in a ceremony held at the faculty of philology. They were awarded the title for their contribution to the resolution of the Kosovo conflict.

BIRN holds debate on post-war memorialization

BIRN holds debate on post-war memorialization

BIRN’s Balkan Transitional Justice team will hold a debate on memorialisation and the findings of a wide-ranging investigation into the post-war Balkan monument-building boom put together by its journalists from seven countries across the region.

Balkan Insight Media Watch Page Launched

Balkan Insight Media Watch Page Launched

BIRN has launched a special focus page on media in the Balkans – the first of its kind in the region.

BIRN Fellowship journalist takes European award

BIRN Fellowship journalist takes European award

The 2013 Reporting Europe Prize has been handed to Sorana Stanescu for her story about the exploitation of migrant workers in the UK, produced under the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence.

BIRN Fellowship 2013 gets off to flying start

BIRN Fellowship 2013 gets off to flying start

The ten reporters chosen for this year’s Balkan Fellowship of Journalistic Excellence have planned their assignments over the course of an intensive three-day seminar in Vienna.

BTJ Program Hits Readership Record

BTJ Program Hits Readership Record

BIRN’s transitional justice project has increased its readership in the countries of the Balkan region with more than 90 per cent.

ICTJ Praises BIRN’s Work on Al Jazeera

ICTJ Praises BIRN’s Work on Al Jazeera

Refik Hodzic, director of the International Center for Transitional Justice ICTJ, recognized the importance on BIRN’s specialized reporting on transitional justice issues on Al Jazeera Balkans’ current affairs TV show, Kontekst, on April 15.

BIRN Fellowship Participant Wins European Reporting Prize

BIRN Fellowship Participant Wins European Reporting Prize

Sorana Stanescu, one of the alumni from last year’s Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence programme, has won the 2013 Academic Association for Contemporary European Studies, UACES award for her article ‘Cheap and Far from Free’.

Swiss Cultural Programme Portrays the Change

Swiss Cultural Programme Portrays the Change

A conference marking the end of the Swiss Cultural Programme in the western Balkans opened in Sarajevo in the presence of more than 100 artists, journalists and representatives of cultural organisations.

Final Event Marks Closure of Swiss Cultural Programme

Final Event Marks Closure of Swiss Cultural Programme

The Swiss Cultural Programme in the western Balkans, which has invested millions in the regional cultural scene, will mark its closure in Sarajevo with discussions, art exhibitions and awards for best practice.