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Youth4Regions. The Programme for Aspiring Journalists

Youth4Regions is the European Commission programme helping journalism students and young journalists to discover what the EU is doing in regions. The Youth4Regions journalism competition invites young aspiring journalists to submit original works on projects co-funded by cohesion policy funds and the European Solidarity Fund (EUSF) in the form of articles, photos and video or […]

EMOVE, the European News Content Strand | Multimedia Actions

EMOVE is a proposal coordinated by Arte, in collaboration with 13 media partners. It aims to produce two strands of video formats in 10 languages: the “European News Content Strand” (with a weekly news show based in the ongoing European Collection by ARTE) and the “European Insights Strand” (60 videos reportages covering the issues that […]

€13.8 million to promote pluralism and cross-border associations of journalists

The 6th yearly call is open for cross-border, collaborative proposals between news media organisations focusing on innovative business models and/or journalistic projects across Europe. The European news media sectors are facing multiple challenges. Partly as result of the digital shift, the financial sustainability of professional journalism is under pressure. This opening aims to help European […]

Commission announces winners of the 2024 Lorenzo Natali Prize

The winners of this year's edition of the Lorenzo Natali Prize, which showcases the EU's commitment to support journalists around the world, were announced today at a ceremony hosted at the Residence Palace, in Brussels. The 2024 winners are: For the Best Emerging Journalist Prize: Jamaima Afridi was awarded this prize for her investigative work […]

Applications for the Lorenzo Natali Prize on journalism now open

As of today, journalists can apply for the 2024 Lorenzo Natali Prize, the EU's flagship journalism award, by submitting eligible stories. Journalists reporting on issues related to climate, environment and energy, digital and infrastructure, gender equality, human development, migration and forced displacement, peace and governance, sustainable growth and jobs, and youth can apply online until […]

8th Youth4Regions for aspiring journalists

The Commission today opened the call for applications for the 8th edition of Youth4Regions, a programme for aspiring journalists. The programme offers journalism students and young journalists a week-long traineeship in Brussels in October 2024, during which the selected candidates will attend training sessions, receive mentoring from and work with more experienced journalists in the […]

Winners of the 31st edition Lorenzo Natali Media Prize

The winners of this year's edition of the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize, awarded by the European Commission, were announced today at a ceremony hosted at the Solvay Library in Brussels. For the International Prize:  the three journalists Carmen Victoria Inojosa, Claudia Smolansky and a third whose name cannot be disclosed for security reasons, were awarded […]