Supported projects

BRAGANÇA / VILA REAL - This project will deliver deep investigation, scrutiny and storytelling journalism in  the remote and increasingly deserted region of Trás-os-Montes. As the region and its 310.000 inhabitants are often stereotyped as old and isolated, this quality approach will value unique ...

CLUJ NAPOCA / IASI / TIMISOARA / CRAIOVA - Our initiative aims to address the lack of coverage in the local media of organized crime and corruption stories by setting up investigative centers together with trusted local journalists and students in 4 major regions of the country.

LUBLIN – „We invest in democracy” is a project of independent Polish newspaper “Tygodnik Siedlecki”. We are trying to resist the rising crisis in printed press industry. ;Our readers are spread across 7 administrative districts of eastern Poland, including six& in the Mazovia Province and one in the ...

RUSE - The project is tasked to strengthen the news flow in local communities, currently deprived of up-to-date and reliable information. We will contribute to their growth and the strengthening of the democratic process by including and involving them in the media content.

LENART - The goal of the project is to engage and educate the local community by enhancing the website with podcasts, introducing a 'My news' web interface for local news contributions, hosting discussion evenings on local information and media literacy, and publishing a book on media image in ...

BRATISLAVA - ICJK project intends to train 4 journalists working in news deserts and in regions without proper media attention in Central and Eastern Slovakia in investigative techniques. ICJK will also create an informal regional investigative journalism network in Slovakia that will cooperate on ...

LUBLIN - The project is meant to increase the scale and effectiveness of the portal's activities. Within its framework, the media will develop financial independence (fundraising), expand opportunities through purchase of equipment and training and improve reader involvement by creating a newsletter ...

BOTOSANI - The project addresses mainly to the population of this area. We try to tap into the growing demand for accessible, multi-format news delivery, making news accessible, informative, and convenient because staying informed should be effortless.

HRASTNIK - The media will redesign and update the web portal, add new features and launch a news app. We will build the portal on a modern framework, add features for the visually impaired, and create a button so audience - the 65+ and youngsters can connect directly to the editorial team, making ...

RADOMSKO - The project aims to accelerate the digital transposition of Gazeta Radomszczańskie from paper to electronic version, by increasing the number of subscriptions sold. As part of the project, the editorial office will create a small subscription hub to create additional, unique journalistic ...

BUDAPEST - "If local democracies are the cornerstone of democratic societies, local and regional media constitute the foundation of a healthy and pluralistic media landscape."

BRNO - This was the second phase of the project Visegrad Center for Environmental Cross-border Investigations.

NOVI SAD - This project was aimed at small independent media outlets in the region of Vojvodina in order to improve the capacity of independent media in the field of environmental protection.

DEBRECEN - This project aims to develop innovative audience engagement exercises in three neighboring towns that generate audience growth and strengthens trust in independent media. The voice of marginalized groups and independent NGOs are not heard, and opposition views are receiving a biased ...

CIEMPOZUELOS - Production of a serie of audio and video interviews about local women. Hence our team's digital skills are limited, the Grant will help in our digitalisation process. It will allow us to find new ways to reach a wider audience as well as younger generations.

MIASTKO - BYTÓW - InfoGIFT is an application that aims to increase Readers' awareness of local events. It encourages you to read the entire article with comprehension. You earn points for reading, which you exchange for prizes.

ŁOWICZ - Video production for the cities of Łowicz, Głowno, Stryków and Żychlin and its surroundings. The third parallel channel of information, along with the existing ones: traditional newspaper and Internet portal.

ALYTUS - Our project is devoted to the communities of Alytus city and region, also the second target is the region with other 3 municipalities around - Druskininkai, Lazdijai and Varėna. The covered area is in South Lithuania near the border with Belarus and Poland.

PAU - The media is based in the city of Pau in France and it covers the news of the South-West region. It is targeting decision makers, general public, policy makers, economic decision-makers, and association members.

JAWORZNO - MYSŁOWICE - The project aims to examine the behavior of readers taking part in a public discussion with the need to verify their identity. Public debates on the development of the region are to be a circumstance to encourage discussion of people who will not speak anonymously. The ...

LISBON - "Undesert the News" is a constructive journalistic project that focuses on engaging with young individuals from underprivileged communities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. These young people are typically disconnected from mainstream news and are often overlooked by the rest of the society ...

VAS COUNTY - SZOMBATHELY - With the help of the project, we aim to present as much real information and opinions as possible, to bring opinions into conflict, and thus to develop the advocacy capacity of citizens. We are present on almost all platforms (website, Facebook, YouTube, podcast platforms ...

PERIPHERIES OF ITALY - This project will amplify the the voices of marginalised communities through editorial productions that collaborate with local newsrooms, grassroot activists and non- governmental organisations in Rome, Milan, Sardinia, Sicily and Calabria and other territories. Together, they ...

DAUGAVPLIS - The project centers on Chayka, the premier independent Russian-language news source in Daugavpils, Latvia. We aim to enhance its local journalism capabilities and financial stability by launching a creative studio for diversified revenue, and expanding news coverage in the underreported ...

DUBLIN - Towards the end of last year, one of the largest media companies in Ireland shut its edition covering Fingal in the north of Dublin. We are piloting the expansion of our coverage from Dublin's centre northwards to step up and help serve these communities, shaping our coverage around what ...

MARSEILLE - Back in the days, it used to be common to see copies of the newspapers of the day lying around in public places, especially cafés. This habit tends to disappear, as we all are getting in touch with the news through our digital devices. Or maybe not all. Our goal with Marsactu wireless ...

ZAGREB - The objective of this project is to develop a media app dedicated to Likaclub, a media outlet located in the Lika region of Croatia, which has been operating in the market for the last 9 years and has a significant readership. The creation of the app aims to cater to the needs of local ...

PIATEK - The aim of the project is to liquidate one of the news desert in central Poland in the low-urbanized areas of the Piątek commune by launching an innovative news product. The central part of the project will be a dedicated information platform with a module enabling communication between ...

BORGERHOUT - With 'Apache Lokaal', the Belgian platform for investigative journalism, Apache, will kickstart a network of local investigative journalists. The focus will be on municipalities and regions barely covered by the media in Flanders (Belgium).

BERLIN - This project trained 25 environmental reporters in live journalism.