Deadline: 30/05/2021
Grant The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, the first funding initiative of its kind, enables the IWMF to dramatically expand its support of women journalists. Established with a $4 million gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Fund will support projects including educational opportunities, investigative reporting and media development initiatives.
FREEDOM HOUSE CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT JOURNALISM REFORM AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING IN MOLDOVA
Deadline: 26/04/2021
Grant Freedom House invites applications for funding and support from independent media outlets based in the Republic of Moldova that seek to raise awareness among the public about democratic reform, government accountability, and threats to fundamental freedoms in Moldova.
TRF ANNOUNCES CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO HEALTH SERVICES
Deadline: 15/04/2021
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The Thomson Reuters Foundation is seeking applications for Breaking Down Barriers to Health Services. Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) and the Global Fund are joining forces to combat human rights-related barriers to health services.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE lSU ELIHLE AWARDS 2021 – AFRICA
Deadline: 30/04/2021
Grant These Awards aim to encourage journalist to highlight issues that are faced by children in the continent. Journalist from more than twenty countries has applied in the previous years and diverse issues about children have been raised. This shows that these awards have gained a lot of traction within the continent.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE JOYCE FOUNDATION’S 2021 GRANTS PROGRAM IN UNITED STATES
Deadline: 08/04/2021
Grant The Joyce Foundation was established in 1948 by Beatrice Joyce Kean of Chicago, the sole heir of the Joyce family of Clinton, Iowa, which built its wealth in the lumber and related industries.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR MEDIA PARTNER ORGANISATIONS IN GUYANA
Deadline: 31/03/2021
Grant The UN Women Multi-Country Office (MCO) Caribbean under Pillar 3 is seeking a Media Partner to engage with other media, sports and other sectors to develop and roll out an advocacy campaign on harmful social norms and behaviors.
SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM
Deadline: 31/03/2021
Grant Applications are now open for the Solutions Journalism Network Grant Program to support reporting projects that pursue solutions stories by investigating “positive deviants” in datasets.
OSI CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ADVOCACY & COVERAGE OF QUALITY EDUCATION IN TAJIKISTAN
Deadline: 25/03/2021
Grant The Open Society Institute has announced an open competition for projects aimed to support projects of civil society organizations interested in implementing initiatives in partnership with media representatives and journalists to develop and demonstrate successful models of advocacy and coverage of education quality issues and inclusive approaches in education.
PRESS RELEASE: GFMD RESPONSE TO EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY ACTION PLAN (EDAP)
GFMD welcomes the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) as an important step in recognising the challenges faced by the media and journalism landscape and the deterioration of pluralistic media environments, particularly in light of COVID-19.
CALL FOR ACTION TO COMBAT SLAPPS IN EUROPEAN UNION
In advance of the launch of the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP), GFMD has joined 60 other organisations – including many of our members and partners – to show support for a model European Union anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) law.
CHEVENING AFRICA MEDIA FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP: APPLY NOW!
Deadline: 03 November 2020
Grant Applications are open for The Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship (CAMFF) that aimed at mid-senior level African professionals with demonstrable leadership skills in their fields, which may include public servants working in areas of media policy and regulatory frameworks, or media professionals such as journalists.
EU MUST ACT TO SUPPORT MEDIA PLURALISM IN HUNGARY
GFMD has joined a group of sixteen press freedom, freedom of expression, media development, journalism, and journalism support organisations to call on EU Competition Commissioner Margarethe Vestager to act on complaints that the Hungarian government has violated EU state aid rules to undermine media pluralism.
GFMD JOINS APPEAL TO STOP USE OF SLAPP ACTIONS ACROSS EUROPE
GFMD has joined Media Freedom Rapid Response partners, journalist bodies, freedom of expression, and journalist support organisations to express concern about the legal threats made against EUobserver in Luxembourg and Belgium and call to stop the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) actions against media organisations across Europe.
JOINT EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR JOURNALISM AND MEDIA SUPPORT
To mark World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2020, GFMD, the International Civil Society Organization on the Safety of Journalists Coalition, and numerous GFMD members, partners, and affiliate networks have launched an emergency appeal for support for journalism organisations and independent media in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
PRESS RELEASE: EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR JOURNALISM AND MEDIA SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS
To mark World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2020, GFMD, the Safety of Journalists Coalition, and numerous GFMD members, partners, and affiliate networks have launched an emergency appeal for journalism and media support in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
SECURITY ACROSS FACEBOOK’S MESSAGING SERVICES SUPPORTED
GFMD, along with over fifty other civil society organisations, signed an open letter to Facebook in support of their plans to increase end-to-end security across its services and products.
GFMD BECOMES MEMBER OF GLOBAL NETWORK INITIATIVE (GNI)
GFMD is delighted to announce that they have become an official member of the Global Network Initiative (GNI). This new membership provides a valuable route for GFMD to continue its advocacy and policy work, with the added support of the Global Network Initiative. Other GNI members include GFMD members Internews, IMS, and SMEX.
GFMD COMMENDS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN THE EU REPORT
On 16 January, the European Parliament voted to adopt the annual report on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2017. We commend the EP for its strong focus on media and freedom of expression, and appreciate that the report recognised the provisions for media freedom in the EU’s external funding instruments.
HLPF 101: INTRODUCTION TO THE HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM
When: 13, 17, and 18 December
HLPF 101 webinar will take place in English, Spanish, and French on three different dates, and is primarily aimed at Major Groups and other Stakeholders who are new to the High-Level Political Forum.
GFMD CALLS FOR BROADER INCLUSION OF NEWS MEDIA AND JOURNALISM IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE
As a result of our participation in the 13th global IGF, which took place from 12-14 November 2018, GFMD calls on the global Internet governance community to recognise the need for broader inclusion of journalists and the news media community within the IGF and wider Internet governance ecosystem.