Deadline 1 July 2018
The Internet Freedom Fund is OTF’s primary way to support projects and people working on open and accessible technology-centric projects that promote human rights.
THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION’S DIVERSITY AND RESILIENCE PROGRAMME
Deadline 31 May 2018
Each year, the forum brings together thinkers from across the generational and ideological divide in Europe to network and explore the challenges and potential solutions.
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR VISEGRAD + GRANTS
Deadline 1 June 2018
Visegrad+ Grants support projects which contribute to the democratisation and transformation processes in selected countries and regions, especially non-EU member states in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership countries.
REPORT ON MEDIA PLURALISM AND MEDIA FREEDOM IN THE EU
On 27 March the EU Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the Report on media pluralism and media freedom in the EU. The report includes a motion for a European Parliament Resolution, which focuses on the relationship between media pluralism, freedom of expression and democracy in the digital age.
SUPPORT TO INDEPENDENT MEDIA SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING REVITALISED
“After years in the doldrums, support to independent media shows signs of being revitalised. Many donors are recognising that prospects for human progress in the 21st century are increasingly tied to how people are informed or misinformed”, writes James Deane in a blog originally published on www.bbc.co.uk.
FUNDERS CONFIDENTIAL: WHAT MAKES A GOOD GRANT APPLICATION
Funders Confidential panel in International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy in early April attempted to expose the often-mysterious process that is how funders and foundations choose which projects they are willing to support.
DART CENTER HOSTS PANELS ON CONFRONTING GENDERED THREATS AND INTERVIEW SAFETY
At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, the Dart Center hosted panels on dealing with gendered threats, and on interviewing people with a history of violence.
MEDIA DEVELOPMENT FUNDING UPDATE FROM CIMA
“Tracking donor efforts to support media development is fundamental to assessing whether enough resources are being directed at these efforts, and whether those resources are being channeled to the areas of most pressing need”, writes Daniel O’Maley on www.cima.ned.org.