Supported projects

SVALBARD - 'De laatste wildernis' (The Last Wilderness) takes you to two of the most extreme and inaccessible places on Earth: the North and South Poles, and the depths of the ocean.

SUCEAVA - Through Resilient Intermedia – Independent Journalism Against Media Capture, regional broadcaster Intermedia strengthened independent public-interest journalism in Suceava and neighbouring communities, while helping audiences become more resilient to misinformation. The project combined ...

MAARHEEZE - In the region that RTV Horizon serves, local journalism is under pressure. Small markets and tight economics have reduced the diversity of news available to the public. With the project's investment, RTV Horizon has been able to produce more varied, higher-quality content, build closer ...

PARIS - This project addressed the opacity and impunity within the French police institution, where marginalised and racialised communities face persistent barriers to justice in cases of police violence.

SILESIA - Thanks to the project, the jaw.pl editorial team is publishing significantly more Reels and multimedia content produced without the manual work of video editors and camera operators. The new system allows the newsroom to reach new audiences without additional labour costs. Sourcing topics ...

GDANSK - The goal of the project "New Energy for Pomerania" was to provide the residents of Choczewo municipality and the Pomerania region with reliable, in-depth, and independent information about the opportunities, risks, and social, environmental, and economic consequences of building the first ...

ODORHEIU SECUIESC - Two series of multimedia articles were produced thanks to the project. The initial aim was to grow free subscribers to 2,000+, but by the end of the project this target was exceeded, reaching 3,000. The Instagram account also grew by 10%, as the outlet sought to reach a younger ...

DEBRECEN - As part of the project, Debreciner took steps that helped it reach and engage young people more effectively in the work of the online newspaper. Thanks to the project, the newspaper was also able to introduce itself to new potential readers. Two young interns were given the opportunity to ...

SZEGED - With PM4D support, Szegeder developed new tools for reader participation and personalised newsletters, while launching a new high-quality interview format focused on people shaping life in Szeged. The project strengthened both its digital infrastructure and its ability to produce ...

LISBON - Gazetta do Bairro brought hyperlocal journalism to Chelas (Marvila, Lisbon), a neighbourhood historically affected by news desertification and stigmatising coverage. By pairing local youth with journalism students from NOVA FCSH, and backed by Mensagem de Lisboa's editorial expertise, the ...

LÓDŹ - The project has developed from an initial intervention into a permanent part of TuLodz.pl’s editorial offer. TuLodz.pl continues to provide regular, independent and locally relevant journalism for residents of the eastern Łódź County, with an increasing focus on issues that directly affect ...

ZASAVJE - With Journalismfund Europe's support, the newsroom opened its door—and decided not to close it again. The Media Lab became a newsroom, classroom and creative playground where young people, aspiring journalists, schoolchildren, local organisations and often-overlooked communities could ...

BROUMOV - Through The Stories of Overlooked People of the Czech-Polish Borderland (Internal title: Voices of the Broumov Region) Naše Broumovsko brought the voices and experiences of local residents into the centre of local journalism. The project focused on three often overlooked groups – manual ...

ŁÓDZ - Thanks to the Journalismfund Europe funding, the organisation launched information subpages for municipalities on the radomszczanska.pl portal, where it provides information relevant to very small local communities. Due to the decline of distribution networks, these communities lack access to ...

SOUTH TYROL - The PM4D grant enabled the successful launch of vielleichter.it, South Tyrol's first independent news platform in Easy and Plain Language. The project provides accessible local journalism for people who are often excluded from traditional news because of language or literacy barriers ...

RIGA - The project strengthened access to independent local journalism in three municipalities underserved by independent media — Riga, Daugavpils, and Rēzekne — during the pre-municipal election period. It reached young people, women, and Russian-speaking audiences with reliable political and ...

BARCELONA - This training programme aims to encourage collaboration between investigative journalists and photojournalists in order to raise awareness of desertification in Europe through innovative storytelling.

ATHENS / SOFIA / ROME - This project focuses on the real-world dynamics of renewable energy deployment in three key countries in Southern and South-Eastern Europe. Despite their different histories, economies, and regulatory structures, they face surprisingly similar obstacles in their quest of ...

BRUSSELS - This book features donor families of today. What is their story? How did they choose a donor? With what words do they talk about this at the kitchen table? And what reactions do they get from those around them? Children also have their say in this book. What are their needs, questions or ...

BRUSSELS – The EU aims to capture 50 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2030. However, several major CCS projects backed by EU funds are facing serious challenges, from high operating costs to local opposition.

ARLES - This was a four-day hybrid workshop designed to equip 10 emerging documentary photographers or journalist with the skills, tools, and networks needed to produce in-depth, impactful environmental stories.

CÁDIZ / AWRE - This investigation delves into the growing push to monetize blue carbon in Spain and the UK, where scientists, NGOs, and financial consultancies are working to quantify the carbon stored in salt marshes and seagrasses to fund their restoration.

BUDAPEST - Mérce launched its first editorial video commentaries to experiment with short-form, platform-native video journalism. The project resulted in two professionally produced videos, a reusable visual identity and workflow for future video production, and the successful launch of Mérce’s ...

IJMUIDEN - After pulse fishing was banned by the European Parliament in 2018, many Dutch fishermen switched to flyshooting. However, flyshoot fishing mainly targets species for which there is too little data to manage stocks properly. These are not subject to quotas and fishermen can take them out ...

ANTWERP - Between Kapelstraat, the railway tracks and two strips of industrial activity lies a neighbourhood that has been home to peace, conviviality and neighbourly friendship for over a hundred years. In the background, smoke curls from Umicore.

AMSTERDAM / BUDAPEST / SIDNEY – This cross-border investigation examined how the world’s most controversial herbicide secured a ten-year re-approval in the European Union despite mounting scientific and legal concerns. 

BOSASO - After almost a decade of silence on Somalia's northern coast, piracy seems to be making a comeback. Driven by hunger and desperation, old smuggling routes are being reopened and strategic ports are being targeted. 'The sea beckons as never before.'The comeback of Somali pirates

TIRANA/MILANO - The destruction of the Balkans' forests continues, especially in the remote areas of Albania where the law doesn't reach and corruption reigns. It's a deep-rooted and local phenomenon, but it's supported by an international dynamic that involves Europe and, above all, the country's ...

AMSTERDAM / BRUSSELS - Gay & Grey is a documentary series by director Julia M. Free in a co-production with VRT Canvas and DeMensen. The series follows the daily lives of senior lesbian couples, aged 70 and above, whose relationships have stood the test of time.

GHENT - Poverty is not just a matter of not having enough money. Poverty affects every aspect of your life. By highlighting people's problems from different points of view, Michelle Ginée in Poor in Rich Flanders goes in search of answers.