| The
media solidarity programme: reporting diversity network project in support of
independent journalism
| Region: | Albania,
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (including Kosovo) and Macedonia |
Micro- < $15,000
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Small-$15,000-$100,000 |
Medium-$100,000-$500,000 |
Large-$500,000-$1 million |
Very large- >$1 million |
| Partners: | MDI
was a partner of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on this
IFJ-led project |
| Funders: | The
European Community |
Project objectives
and activities:
The project was intended
to support understanding, tolerance and respect among different nationalities
and minorities. It aimed to support independent and reliable journalism in the
target countries by providing emergency assistance to journalists and media organisations,
as well as supporting conflict resolution and co-operation between media centres
in the region.
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The project consisted of the following parts: | | 1. | Creation
of media solidarity centres within existing media organisations in Albania, Macedonia
and Serbia; | | 2. |
Emergency assistance for Kosovar journalists returning home from Albania, Macedonia
and Montenegro; | | 3. | Relaunch
of the Kosova Alliance of Journalists (KAJ); | | 4. |
Monitoring structures for accreditation and distribution of assistance to Kosovo-Albanian
journalists through the KAJ, the local journalists' associations and the media
solidarity centres; | | 5. | Crisis
reporting and cross-border initiatives with journalists in Albania, Macedonia
and Montenegro; | | 6. | Special
feature reporting projects undertaken by teams of reporters including local and
Kosovar journalists, emphasizing in-depth reports on the impact of the refugees
on national politics, inter-ethnic relations, and the economy. |
| The
Media Diversity Institute, as the IFJ's partner for this project, undertook the
last two sub-projects: crisis reporting and special feature team reporting projects. |
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