Support for Independent Media

• Eligibility Criteria
  To be eligible for the Support for Independent Media, applicants must:
  – Operate as an independent media outlet/media organisation with legal entity established in one of the following IPA beneficiaries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia;
  – Status of legal entity: independent private sector media companies or non-for-profit media organisations. State-controlled media are not eligible;
  – Transparent ownership structure with no involvement of state or state-affiliated entities (e.g., state-owned/controlled economic operators), nor senior political actors or their close relatives;
  – Proven commitment to professional and ethical standards of journalism (e.g. through membership to press councils, adherence or compliance with other recognised mechanisms, and platforms, established to promote professional and ethical standards in journalism);
  – Independent media outlet/media organisation registered for at least 3 years;
  – Have a signed official document (contract/agreement/statement/letter of intent) with at least one of the Western Balkan PSM that signed a memorandum of understanding to broadcast the media content developed and created within this grant scheme. The produced media content must be broadcasted for at least one month and posted on different Western Balkan PSM’s and beneficiary’s media platforms (TV, social media, websites, YouTube, etc.).
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia
• Application Language: English

The EU-funded Innovation. Media. Minds.: Support to Public Service Journalism in the Western Balkans Program is pleased to announce the first open call for production grants for independent media and media organisations in the Western Balkans.

The primary aim of these grants is to support independent media outlets/media organisations in the Western Balkans region promoting pluralism of expression, strengthening their cooperation with the Western Balkan Public Service Media (PSM) and improving audience-relevant reporting.

Objectives

• Improve internal governance and organisational performance of public interest journalism;
• Enhance the professional capacity of journalists, both women and men equally in public broadcasters and,
• Expand the cooperation and partnership between public service media in the Western Balkans.

Funding Information

• A total budget of EUR 90,000 will be distributed for this type of grants.
• Three grants in total will be awarded, the highest amount per grant is EUR 30,000.

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