National Foundation for India - Support Centres

In the year 1990, Bharat Ratna recipient, late C. Subramaniam, late Dr. Kamla Choudhary, and Dr. M. S. Swaminathan along with personalities from the worlds of art, media, business, academia and the government came together to seed National Foundation for India (NFI).
 

Fellowships: NFI offers financial assistance and resources to support independent journalists, particularly those from marginalized communities or difficult geographies. 

Grants: NFI provides grants to media organizations that promote independent journalism and public interest reporting.

Capacity Building: Helps journalists aiming to pursue investigative journalism, digital storytelling and data journalism.

Advocacy: NFI advocates for media freedom and pluralism. 

Awareness: Spreads awareness about issues affecting journalists. Organizes campaigns against censorship and harassment of journalists.

Address: Upper Ground Floor, Core 4A, INDIA HABITAT CENTRE, Lodhi Rd, Institutional Area, Lodi Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110003
Tel: 91-11-24641864, 24641865, 24648490, 24648491
Mail: info@nfi.org.in

Free Speech Collective (FSC) - Support Centres

The Free Speech Collective was founded in 2018. It is a collaborative initiative composed of individuals from various backgrounds like journalists, activists, lawyers and academics. The main aim of the collective is to  protect the right to freedom of expression, promote free speech and the right to dissent. 

Monitoring: FSC tracks violations of free speech and categorizes them, besides tracking the status of the case.

Analyzing trends: Based on the monitoring and documentation of violations, it  regularly publishes trends, developments, news alerts and briefs.

Solidarity and Support: FSC provides support and solidarity to individual journalists, bloggers, activists, artists and performers and organizations that face attacks on their freedom of expression and campaign against violations.

Email:  freespeechcollectiveindia@gmail.com

Press Club of India - Stakeholders

The idea of Press Club of India was first conceived by veteran journalist Mr Durga Das way back in the early 1930s. The Press Club was founded on December 20, 1957 and incorporated as a company on March 10, 1958. It is enshrined in the PCI constitution that the institution is meant to work for media related activities. 

Advocates for the freedom of the press and defends journalists' rights against censorship and other forms of suppression.

Statements & Protests: PCI issues public statements and organizes protests. 

Platform for Debates and Discussion:  It organizes discussions, seminars, and debates on relevant topics related to media freedom and is a venue for press conferences and interaction between various stakeholders..

Legal Assistance: PCI offers support to journalists facing legal challenges, including access to legal resources and advice.

Campaigning: It advocates for better working conditions, fair pay, and the rights of journalists in newsrooms and media houses.

Workshops & Training: It conducts workshops and training sessions for enhancing journalists' skills and promoting best practices in the profession.

Office Address Raisina Road 1, New Delhi-110001 
Phone : 01123719844, 011213034700

Croatia, media under attack - Article

Media campaigns and even kidnapping threats to marginalise and silence an inconvenient media outlet: this is what is happening in Croatia to the maritime affairs website "morski.hr", an episode that reopens concerns about freedom of the press in the country

By Giovanni Vale

Originally published by OBCT. Also available in ITA

Hungary: Smear campaign against media intensifies threats to press freedom - Article

Pro-government outlets accuse European media network of information warfare in the service of foreign interests

CASE Guidebook – How to prevent SLAPPs or get help if it's too late - Reports

The Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe - CASE - published a guidebook directed at NGOs, media outlets or individual authors helping them to navigate the perils of the SLAPP phenomenon

The Media Viability Manifesto - Reports

The Media Viability Manifesto (MVM) is a tool intended to fostering collaboration and strategic action among different stakeholders to support freedom of expression and access to information worldwide

Media Landscape in Montenegro - Article

A survey of the challenges faced by media professionals in Montenegro through the lenses of three themes: media capture, legal threats, and the safety of journalists

By Sava Mirković

International organisations call on the EU to act against Israel’s killings of Palestinian journalists - Article

OBCT joins 59 other organizations in condemning Israeli authorities’ killings of Palestinian journalists, and calling for the suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement and further EU targeted sanctions

Exile Media Forum 2024 and Young Exile Media Forum on 15 and 16 October 2024 in Hamburg - Reports

6th International Conference on Exile Journalism