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JournalismAI Academy for Latin America

  • JournalismAI

This fellowship by JournalismAI is for Journalists and media professionals from any news organisation in Latin America who’d like to discover the potential of AI. For five weeks, selected participants will gain hands-on experience with AI tools, attend expert-led sessions, and connect with peers from across the region.

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IJ4EU Impact Award 2025

  • IJ4EU

Nominations are open for the fifth annual IJ4EU Impact Award, celebrating cross-border investigative journalism. Run by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), the award recognizes teams that uncovered groundbreaking stories in 2024. Three winners will each receive €5,000, with the winners announced at the UNCOVERED 2025 conference.

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Marion Gräfin Dönhoff Fellowship

  • International Journalists’ Programmes

The Marion Gräfin Dönhoff Journalism Fellowship by IPJ is intended to give 10 – 12 young journalists from Germany and Eastern Europe annually the opportunity to gain a personal impression of current political, economic and cultural developments and backgrounds. Participants work in a foreign journalistic environment and thereby gain insights into the media landscape of their host country.

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Science Journalism Residency Programme

  • FRONTIERS

FRONTIERS, an initiative funded by the European Research Council, invites applications from science journalists worldwide for immersive residencies at European research institutions. These residencies, spanning 3 to 5 months, offer unparalleled opportunities to delve into frontier research across diverse disciplines, including social sciences and humanities.

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2025 Editor Safety Cohort Programs in Europe and USA

  • The ACOS Alliance

Editors and newsroom managers in Europe and the USA are encouraged to apply for new Editor Safety Cohorts by The ACOS Alliance taking place in Europe and the USA in June. The cohort model provides a supportive and collegiate environment for in-depth learning and discussion tailored to regional needs.

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Professional Development for Environmental Journalism

  • Journalismfund Europe

This grant programme by Journalismfund Europe supports environmental investigative journalism as a whole. It aims to promote collective development by funding project ideas from organizations and institutions for training and professional development, such as skills-focused training or fellowship programmes to upskill journalists on environmental issues.

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New Media Incubator

  • International Press Institute

The New Media Incubator by IPI supports early-stage European media organizations in taking their news product to the next level by designing, launching and growing their organization. Already in its second edition, the Incubator offers funding, personalized advisory services, training, tools and guidance.

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Next-IJ Cross-Border Investigative Training Program

  • Next-IJ

Join OCCRP and Transcrime-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore for an intensive one-day online training designed for mid-level journalists who want to advance their reporting. Led by industry experts, this practical session provides a deep dive into the latest tools, techniques, and cross-border strategies used by leading investigative reporters.

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Pluralistic Media for Democracy

  • Journalismfund Europe & International Media Support

The Media Pluralism Fund will allocate €1,400,000 financial support to local and regional outlets, community media, investigative journalism, and public interest news organisations that operate in “news deserts” or areas experiencing strained media pluralism. The fund will be directly channeled to around 40 eligible local, regions, community, and investigative news media or initiatives.

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Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants

  • Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)

Media outlets from 10 Balkan and Visegrad countries are invited to apply for grants, training, mentoring, and access to BIRN’s innovative audience-engagement digital tool in the second call for Audience-Engaged journalism grants.

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Boosting Fact-Checking Activities in Europe

  • European Media and Information Fund

The “Boosting Fact-checking Activities in Europe” Call for Proposals by the European Media and Information Fund aims at supporting projects from independent fact-checking organisations. Only individual entities or organisations in a consortium located in the EU, EFTA and UK are eligible to be partner applicants.

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Safety in Numbers

  • ACOS Alliance, IFEX, IWMF, Media Defence

The IWMF will provide identity-informed newsroom training to newsrooms in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. These trainings provide a customized approach to topics faced by each newsroom in the areas of holistic safety policy creation and tailored training sessions.

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8 Tools That Journalists in Latin America Are Using

  • LatAm Journalism Review (LJR)
  • Katherine Pennacchio

LatAm Journalism Review (LJR) presents eight essential tools—some new, others well established—that are transforming investigative journalism. Used by leading reporters, these tools help uncover corruption networks, analyze data trends, and tell complex, impactful stories with greater precision.

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Why Independent Journalism Loses Russian Readers

  • The Moscow Times
  • Maxim Alyukov

In this article, Maxim Alyukov explores the persistent gap between what journalists deem newsworthy and what audiences actually care about. Drawing on global research and the challenges facing Russian independent media in exile, he argues that understanding public perceptions of relevance is essential to staying connected, credible, and impactful under repression.

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Global Reporting Grants

  • The Pulitzer Center

The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants support in-depth, high-impact reporting on critical issues that are often overlooked in the media. This is a “catch-all” grant, so there are no restrictions on topic or reporting location. Staff and freelance journalists are eligible worldwide.

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Russian Independent Media Continues to Find Refuge in Latvia

  • LSM (Latvian Public Media)
  • Claire Murphy

Claire Murphy reports on the plight of Russian journalist Lilia Yapparova, who fled to Latvia after the Kremlin’s crackdown on independent media. Yapparova, along with hundreds of other Russian journalists, has found refuge in Latvia, a country that offers crucial support through organizations like Media Hub Riga.

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Why Russian Independent Media Struggle

  • Riddle
  • Alesya Sokolova

Alesya Sokolova on how the relatively low popularity of independent media may be influenced not only by censorship but also by the choice of topics and the tone of content. While censorship remains the biggest obstacle, audience fatigue with negativity and a narrow thematic focus may also push even opposition-minded readers away.

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“We Are Fighting the Lies and Propaganda of the Kremlin”

  • The Barents Observer
  • Atle Staalesen

Cuts in funding from the US could have dramatic consequences for hundreds of Russian journalists in exile. It could also lead to far less independent and fact-based journalism about Russia and the war in Ukraine, argues Georgii Chentemirov, former head of the Union of Journalists in Karelia, in this podcast.

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