CPJ Database on Journalists killed - Datasets

CPJ began compiling detailed records on journalist deaths in 1992. The dataset includes confirmed cases of work-related deaths, perpetrators and circumstances

Perspektivy: Cross-Border Journalism programme - Opportunities

Reasearch funding programme for russian-speaking journalists and bloggers from Russia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, the Baltics or the Caucasus

Training opportunity: Media Capture - The Relationship Between Power, Media Freedom and Advocacy - Opportunities

A training opportunity in Budapest to grasp the mechanisms through which political power captures media. Deadline for applications: 31 March 2017

Being a Journalist in Bulgaria: The State of the Profession - Reports

The first report analyzing the journalistic profession in Bulgaria with the help of media anthropology

In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy - Books

This volume collects papers presented at a conference hosted by the Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and is “the first of its kind” to explore “how political figures and economic elites are colluding to undermine the independence of privately-owned news media”

Comparing models and demanding reforms of public service media in South East Europe - Reports

A comparative overview of funding and governing models of the public service media in the countries of South East Europe

Bulgaria: IREX Media Sustainability Index 2017 - Reports

IREX’s study shows that the decade of EU membership has been disappointing for development of the media market in Bulgaria

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) - Stakeholders

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is a consortium of organizations stretching from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. Its goal is to uncover how organized crime and corruption affect the region. To do so, OCCRP develops and publishes investigative stories, generating more than 60 cross-border investigations per year. 

OCCRP also trains reporters and partners in advanced journalism techniques, builds practical, high-use tools used to improve the efficiency of reporting and publishing and is actively reinventing in-vestigative journalism to be more interactive, more effective, more impactful and relevant to readers.

2016 Global Media Competition on “Breaking Stereotypes on Labour Migration” - Opportunities

ILO launches a global media competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration 

The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in the Western Balkans: The Need for a New paradigm - Reports

Public Service Broadcasters (PSB) in the countries of the Western Balkans are in crisis. At stake is the very legitimacy of public service broadcasting in the region.