First Journalismfund.eu story: Slave workers in Central Europe

BRUSSELS – 24 / 1 / 2010 - First research supported by Journalismfund.eu published. The story immediately was quoted in numerous media in several countries. Romanian journalists had heard a rumour about workers in being lured from outside the EU to the Czech Republic where they work under slave like conditions. The story is researched and published now – but the journalists could not have done it without support from Journalismfund.eu.  
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New research grants for journalists in Africa

BRUSSELS – 28 / 1 / 2010 – Numerous African reporters have contacted Journalismfund.eu for funding. Now new research grants are made available for four Western African countries. Recent examples show, that African reporters very much are interested in the same subjects for cross-border research as European ones.  
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New support for Journalismfund.eu

BRUSSELS – 7 / 9 / 09 – Journalismfund.eu has received €114.000 from the Open Society Institute. This will allow two new rounds of grants during the autumn and winter, and it will allow Journalismfund.eu to take crucial steps forward to establish itself as a strong organisation.  
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Innovative ways of generating income in journalism

Crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, online marketplaces, monetizing, … Vocabulary to survive digitization. How professional journalism could escape sudden death. Beamsup, Iamnews, Associated Content, Contenture, Publish2, Global For Media and Spot.us are experimenting with new models.
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Inspiration

Gagged in Britain, published in Norway

BRUSSELS - 1 / 11 / 2009 - Four media in three countries united to research a company, that was registered in the two of them and active in the third. When a court injunction prohibited media in one country to publish, a report revealing more about the dangerous waste could be published in one of the other countries.
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About the European Fund for Investigative Journalism

The aim of the European Fund for Investigative Journalism is to promote quality journalism in Europe by giving journalists the chance to carry out journalistic research projects. The Fund - Journalismfund.eu - is firmly rooted in the investigative journalism community. It's board consists of representatives from organisations furthering research journalism and of estimated individuals. Journalismfund.eu raises and redistributes funds according to the principles of full transparency and absolute editorial independence. The fund is a project of the Belgian Pascal Decroos Fond, but will after an inception phase be turned into an independent non-profit entity.
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Next call for applications

BRUSSELS - 15 / 1 / 2010  - The exact date for the next call for applications is not fixed yet. Journalismfund aims for four annual calls, however in the pilot phase we still have calls only irregularly. Upcoming calls are expected in the coming months and will be announced via our mailinglist. If you want to make sure to be informed, please sign up for our newsletter in the left column.

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Upcoming conferences

BRUSSELS - 6 / 2 / 2010 - Investigative journalism associations throughout Europe offer their members annual conferences aswell as often also gatherings in between. Please find here a selection of upcoming events. 
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