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BIRN Kosovo Publishes Report on Open Data and Digitalization in Western Balkans
New report highlights that donors often play a crucial role in supporting open data initiatives, which then stagnate once funding runs out.
BIRN Kosovo Holds Investigative Journalism and Fact-Checking Training
BIRN Kosovo held a three-day training course on investigative journalism and fact-checking with regional and international experts in Prishtina, Kosovo from October 11 to 13.
Adrian Paci Discusses “Centro Di Permanenza Temporanea” at Reporting House
An airport in San Jose, CA, where a crowd silently lines up towards an aircraft boarding staircase, is the very first image of the film that the renowned Albanian artist from Shkodra, Adrian Paci, presents to his audience, inviting them to rethink the conception of migration.
25 Years of German-Kosovar Partnership Marked at Reporting House
On October 2, 2024, BIRN Kosovo hosted an event at Reporting House to commemorate 25 years of a strong and evolving partnership between Germany and Kosovo, through a panel discussion that explored the past, the present, and the future of this relationship.
BIRN Kosovo Holds Terrorism and Extremism Workshop
Local groups were informed by experts and officials about how Kosovo is monitoring the threat from terrorism and extremist violence.
Lala Meredith-Vula Opens the “A Journey With My Father” Exhibition at Prishtina Hamam
On the first day of October, Reporting House welcomed the British-Albanian artist, Lala Meredith Vula, as she opened her exhibit “A Journey with My Father”, featuring selected works from her “Bathers” series.
BIRN Kosovo, KCSS, Train Students in Gjilan to Combat Russian, Chinese, and Religious Disinformation
On September 25, about 20 students of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Education in Gjilan participated in a training session on combating Russian, Chinese and religious disinformation in Kosovo.
BIRN Kosovo and KCSS Train Students to Combat Russian, Chinese and Religious Disinformation
On September 23, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN Kosovo) and the Kosovar Center for Security Studies (KCSS) held a training for students in South Mitrovica.
BIRN Kosovo and KCSS Provide Training on Detecting, Countering, Disinformation
On September 21-22, journalists and journalism students in Pristina participated in a two-day intensive training focused on disinformation held by Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN Kosovo, and the Kosovo Centre for Security Studies, KCSS.
BIRN Kosovo, KCSS, Train Students in Prizren to Recognise and Counter Disinformation
On September 17, students from the Prizren region in Kosovo attended a training session aimed at combating growing foreign and religious disinformation in Kosovo.
Call for Applications: Two-Day Training Course on Investigative Reporting and Fact-Checking
BIRN Kosovo has opened a new call for applications for its second two-day training course on investigative reporting and fact-checking, as part of the EU-funded project ‘Strengthening Quality News and Independent Journalism in the Western Balkans and Turkey II’.
BIRN Kosovo Holds Workshop With Municipality of Prishtina Teams on Terrorism Strategy
On July 30, BIRN Kosovo held a workshop in Prishtina on strategic communication regarding implementation of the National Strategy for Preventing and Countering Terrorism at the local level, with members of multidisciplinary teams from the Municipality of Prishtina.
Enhancing Fact-Based Reporting: USAID’s Justice Activity in Kosovo Summer School on Dis/misinformation in the Justice System
From July 18 to 22, 2024, a selected group of 15 editors, journalists, and monitors participated in an intensive Summer School designed to tackle misinformation within the justice system.
BIRN Kosovo’s Report on Transitional Justice Highlights Need for Establishing Database on War Victims
On the 17th of July, the Balkan Investigative in Kosovo published the report ‘The Other’ who does not exist – which analyses publications from 16 Kosovo’s public institutions between 2023 and early 2024, focusing on their adherence to transitional justice principles and inclusivity.
BIRN Kosovo holds Workshop for Student Grantees on Transitional Justice
On July 2, BIRN Kosovo held a capacity-building workshop for student grantees in the field of transitional justice in Prishtina.
