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BIRN Documentary Screened at goEast Film Festival in Wiesbaden

BIRN Documentary Screened at goEast Film Festival in Wiesbaden

Does Anyone Have a Plan?, produced by BIRN and directed by the award-winning film maker Lode Desmet, was screened at the 8th Festival of Central and Eastern European film in Wiesbaden, Germany in April.

IPI Congress and SEEMO Regional Conference in Belgrade in June

IPI Congress and SEEMO Regional Conference in Belgrade in June

Gordana Igric, BIRN’s regional network director will moderate the opening session of the South East European Media Organisation’s, SEEMO, regional conference entitled “Media, Marketing and Business” which will take place on June 18 in Belgrade.

BIRN prepares Pristina Insight

BIRN prepares Pristina Insight

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network is finalising a new project in Kosovo – an English-language newspaper entitled Pristina Insight.

This Thursday, Life in Kosovo debates on the Kosovo official holidays

This Thursday, Life in Kosovo debates on the Kosovo official holidays

The current-affairs televised show Life in Kosovo will discuss this Thursday about the official holidays and other laws that were a required part of the Ahtisaari package.

Romanian Fellow Awarded

Romanian Fellow Awarded

Magda Munteanu, Romanian Fellow of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, on May 27 won the prize for “Best Financial Journalism” in a contest organised by the Romanian Press Club.

BIRN Holds Annual Network Board Meeting

BIRN Holds Annual Network Board Meeting

The board of the regional Network held its annual meeting in Skopje between 19 to 22 May to discuss results achieved in 2007 as well as further development of the Network and its member organisations.

BIRN Launches Belgrade Insight Newspaper

BIRN Launches Belgrade Insight Newspaper

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network has launched a new project under plans to promote our self sustainability.

BIRN held workshop on investigative reporting in Tirana

BIRN held workshop on investigative reporting in Tirana

The group comprised reporters who have become regular BIRN contributors. Participants in the workshop included journalists from the dailies Koha Jone, Korrieri, Shqip, and Albania, MAPO magazine and the TV stations News24 and Top News.

Fellows Start Three Months of International Research

Fellows Start Three Months of International Research

On May 1, after an initial seminar in Berlin, ten journalists taking part in the 2008 programme of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence started their research.

BIRN-Justice Report editor at Global Inter-Media Dialogue

BIRN-Justice Report editor at Global Inter-Media Dialogue

BIRN – Justice Report Editor Nidzara Ahmetasevic took part in the third conference on Global Inter-Media Dialogue. The conference was held in Bali, Indonesia, from May 6 to May 9 this year.

BIRN Debates Elections In Presevo

BIRN Debates Elections In Presevo

As a regional network of investigative reporting, BIRN will discuss this week about the problems and challenges in the Presevo Valley. This week, three debates will be shown both in Kosovo and Serbia, aiming to inform the citizens of Presevo Valley about the platform of the political parties who run in the parliamentary and local elections in Serbia on May 11.

BIRN Debates Elections In Presevo Valley

BIRN Debates Elections In Presevo Valley

As a regional network of investigative reporting, BIRN will discuss this week about the problems and challenges in the Presevo Valley. This week, three debates will be shown both in Kosovo and Serbia, aiming to inform the citizens of Presevo Valley about the platform of the political parties who run in the parliamentary and local elections in Serbia on May 11.

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BIRN Kosovo Director Participates In Press Freedom Debate

Jeta Xharra, BIRN’s Kosovo Director took part in the International Festival of Journalism in Perugia, Italy where she was on the panel for a discussion on Press Freedom and Human Rights, on 13 April 2008.

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Local media and election campaigning

Local media and election campaigning

BIRN Serbia, together with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe mission in Serbia organised in April, two workshops in Novi Pazar and Novi Sad for journalists and editors from local media in order to help them cover and understand the political campaign.

Fellowship Programme Kicks Off in Berlin

Fellowship Programme Kicks Off in Berlin

This year’s edition of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence was inaugurated on Thursday in Berlin.