Data-Driven Investigations - Training

"The data is rarely the story in itself. This weekend will help you find the human face to add impact and relevance"

Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Sofia to support media freedom and democratic commons - Article

20 November 2017 - The second edition of the Wiki4MediaFreedom edit-a-thon will take place in Sofia on November 27th. It will boost the availability of accurate knowledge on media freedom and pluralism in the largest open encyclopedia worldwide

Premio Roberto Morrione - Opportunities

A grant open to Under-31 Italian journalists to produce investigative documentaries or web-docs. Deadline on January 15th 

Data Visualisation - Training

A one-day course in London on the principles of visualising data

Going Digital. A roadmap for organisational transformation - Reports

Two decades after the emergence of the Internet, what can be learned from those media companies that have managed to drive the change?

Countering online hate speech against migrants and refugees - Reports

A report by the ‘Coalition of Positive Messengers’ examines what has been achieved and what should be done to effectively countering online hate speech in 7 European countries

Whistleblowers: looking for European protection - Article

The second of a series of three thematic itineraries to explore the Resource Centre on Media Freedom through a curated aggregation of contents.

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“News you don’t believe”: Audience perspectives on fake news - Reports

While a narrow definition of the term “fake news” deals with fabricated news reports, audiences use the same expression in a more broad meaning. RISJ’s Factsheet aims at contributing to the discussion on fake news from the point of view of “ordinary people”

Public Consultation on Public Sector Information - Opportunities

The European Commission is launching a public consultation to evaluate the implementation of the Public Sector Information (PSI) Directive

The Robert L. Long Nieman Fellowship for Turkish journalists - Opportunities

A fellowship to support the work of exceptional Turkish journalists is established at Harvard University. Applications open through December 1, 2017