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CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism. (Deadline: 31 May 2019) APPLY NOW!

May 31, 2019 • Uncategorized • disabled comments

CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2019

Trieste, 3 April 2019

The Central European Initiative (CEI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) have opened the Call for Applications 2019 of the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism. The Award is meant to honour the work carried out by investigative journalists and their contribution to investigative reporting despite the difficult conditions under which they often have to operate.

The Award is divided into two categories:

  • 1 PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS – 4,000 EUR
  • 2 YOUNG PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS (born on or after 1/1/1989) – 1,000 EUR

This year the Award has a special focus on environmental issues.

Applications will be examined by an international jury composed of distinguished journalists and media experts from the region, which may also include winners of previous editions of the Award. The jury will meet In Trieste in July 2019 while the awarding ceremony will take place during the South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF) in Zagreb, Croatia, on 4-5 November 2019.

DEADLINE

Applications shall be submitted by Friday, 31 May 2019 (23:59 CEST).

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Eligibility
The Call is open to nationals of the 17 CEI Member States: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Category 1: candidates who have been actively involved in investigative reporting over the last two years and are still active in journalism. Two samples of journalistic work will be relevant for the evaluation from the jury.

Category 2: candidates who have been actively involved in investigative reporting, even in the context of training activities organised by schools/universities/NGOs and, as a result, should have published at least one investigative story meeting all professional standards. One sample of journalistic work will be relevant for the evaluation from the jury.

Print, Radio, TV, news agencies and Internet media are admitted.

Candidates who have been actively engaged in reporting on environmental issues are particularly invited to apply.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates shall fill in the Online Application Form available here: www.cei.int/contact/application_cei_seemo

The following documents in PDF format shall be uploaded:

  • 1. a detailed Curriculum Vitae;
  • 2. a recommendation letter written and signed by trustworthy individuals, journalism and media organisations, media companies, civil society organisations, journalism schools or universities, trade unions or other social organisations from the target countries;
  • 3. up to three samples of journalistic work in a single PDF document (minimum two samples in Category 1, one sample in Category 2). For online work samples, insert hyperlinks in a PDF document, or print out online articles in a PDF file. Hyperlinks need to be accessible at least until 31 July 2019. In case of audio/video material, please upload the files making use of file-sharing services (e.g. WeTransfer or Dropbox) including a script or scenario. Material prepared in local languages should be accompanied by a short summary in English.

Applications that do not include all requested documentation will not be considered.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The jury will take into account the relevance of the matters covered by the reports which should have a focus on the target countries as well as the quality of reporting in terms of documentation, data, writing and production. The personal risks taken while performing the duties as well as the impact on society of the messages conveyed will also be evaluated. Special attention will be given to reports having a focus on environmental issues.

For further information: press@cei.int

ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS

Central European Initiative (CEI) – www.cei.int

The Central European Initiative (CEI) is a regional intergovernmental forum committed to supporting European integration and sustainable development through cooperation between and among its Member States and with the European Union, international and regional organisations as well as with other public or private institutions and non-governmental organisations. While acting as a platform for political dialogue, the CEI has developed a strong operational, result-oriented approach to regional cooperation. It combines multilateral diplomacy and fund, programme and project management as both donor and recipient. The CEI, whose Headquarters are located in Trieste, is composed of 17 Member States: 9 EU members (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) and 8 non-EU members (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine).

South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) – www.seemo.org

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) is a regional non-governmental, non-profit network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, news agencies and news media in South East and Central Europe with more than 2600 individual members. With its committees, the SEEMO aims to create a bridge between international media activities and the media developments in the region. One of SEEMO’s main activities is protecting press freedom by helping journalists and media outlets in South East and Central Europe. Over 60 percent of SEEMO’s press releases and letters of protest to governmental and other officials have had positive results. The SEEMO works in cooperation with the International Institute – International Media Center (II-IMC) and the South East and Central Europe PR Organisation (SECEPRO).

CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism

April 3, 2019 • CEI Award 2019 • disabled comments

CALL FOR APPLICATION

Trieste, 3 April 2019 – The Central European Initiative (CEI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) have opened the Call for Applications 2019 of the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism. The Award is meant to honour the work carried out by investigative journalists and their contribution to investigative reporting despite the difficult conditions under which they often have to operate.

The Award is divided into two categories: 

PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS –  4,000 EUR

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS – 1,000 EUR
 (born on or after 1/1/1989)

This year the Award has a special focus on environmental issues.

Applications will be examined by an international jury composed of distinguished journalists and media experts from the region, which may also include winners of previous editions of the Award. The jury will meet In Trieste in July 2019 while the awarding ceremony will take place during the South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF) in Zagreb, Croatia, on 4-5 November 2019.

DEADLINE
Applications shall be submitted by Friday, 31 May 2019 (23:59 CEST).

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Eligibility
The Call is open to nationals of the 17 CEI Member States: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Category 1: candidates who have been actively involved in investigative reporting over the last two years and are still active in journalism. Two samples of journalistic work will be relevant for the evaluation from the jury.

Category 2: candidates who have been actively involved in investigative reporting, even in the context of training activities organised by schools/universities/NGOs and, as a result, should have published at least one investigative story meeting all professional standards. One sample of journalistic work will be relevant for the evaluation from
the jury.

Print, Radio, TV, news agencies and Internet media are admitted.

Candidates who have been actively engaged in reporting on environmental issues are particularly invited to apply.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates shall fill in the Online Application Form available here: www.cei.int/contact/application_cei_seemo

The following documents in PDF format shall be uploaded:
1. a detailed Curriculum Vitae;
2. a recommendation letter written and signed by trustworthy individuals, journalism and media organisations, media companies, civil society  rganisations, journalism schools or universities, trade unions or other social organisations from the target countries;
3. up to three samples of journalistic work in a single PDF document (minimum two samples in Category 1, one sample in Category 2). For online work samples, insert hyperlinks in a PDF document, or print out online articles in a PDF file. Hyperlinks need to be accessible at least until 31 July 2019. In case of audio/video material, please
upload the files making use of file-sharing services (e.g. WeTransfer or Dropbox) including a script or scenario. Material prepared in local languages should be accompanied by a short summary in English.

Applications that do not include all requested documentation will not be considered.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The jury will take into account the relevance of the matters covered by the reports which should have a focus on the target countries as well as the quality of reporting in terms of documentation, data, writing and production. The personal risks taken while performing the duties as well as the impact on society of the messages conveyed will also be evaluated. Special attention will be given to reports having a focus on environmental issues.

For further information: press@cei.int

ORGANISING INSTITUTIONS

Central European Initiative (CEI) – www.cei.int
The Central European Initiative (CEI) is a regional intergovernmental forum committed to supporting European integration and sustainable development through cooperation between and among its Member States and with the European Union, international and regional organisations as well as with other public or private institutions and non- overnmental organisations. While acting as a platform for political dialogue, the CEI has developed a strong operational, result-oriented approach to regional cooperation. It combines multilateral diplomacy and fund, programme and project management as both donor and recipient. The CEI, whose Headquarters are located in Trieste, is composed of 17 Member States: 9 EU members (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) and 8 non-EU members (Albania,
Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine).

South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) – www.seemo.org
The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) is a regional non-governmental, non-profit network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from  ewspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, news agencies and news media in South East and Central Europe with more than 2600 individual members. With its committees, the SEEMO aims to create a bridge between international media activities and the media developments in the region. One of SEEMO’s main activities is protecting press freedom by helping journalists and media outlets in South East and Central Europe. Over 60 percent of SEEMO’s press releases and letters of protest to governmental and other officials have had positive results. The SEEMO works in cooperation with the International Institute – International Media Center (II-IMC) and the South East and Central Europe PR Organisation
(SECEPRO).

Stevan Dojcinovic and Dragana Peco (Serbia) and Nino Bilajac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) win CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism 2018

November 15, 2018 • CEI Award 2018 • disabled comments

Trieste / Vienna, 15 November 2018

The Central European Initiative (CEI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), in special partnership with the Media Program South East Europe of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), have announced the winners of the “CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism 2018”: Stevan Dojcinovic and Dragana Peco (Serbia) in the section “Professional Journalists” and Nino Bilajac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the section “Young Professional Journalists”.

Stevan Dojcinovic and Dragana Peco work for the investigative portal KRIK and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). They will receive this award for their contribution to the investigative journalism in Serbia and for the impact of their courageous stories on the society in a challenging environment. They have been working together on the Paradise Papers files and for this effort, they received high recognition both at national and international level. They often work under dangerous and unsafe conditions and are both threatened and under pressure.

Dragana Peco

Stevan Dojcinovic

Nino Bilajac

Ákos Keller-Alánt

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Nino Bilajac has been working on complex investigative stories, covering financial misuse in public procurement and public funds. This award is meant to acknowledge his courageous reporting and innovative ways of telling complex stories. Along with videos, photos and graphics, he has introduced a new form of investigative reporting – a comic that combines the photos of the story with quotes from interviews.
During his work, he faces many challenges including harassment and death threats.

Stevan Dojcinovic, Dragana Peco and Nino Bilajac will officially receive the CEI SEEMO Award on the occasion of the South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF) in Tirana, Albania on 15-16 November 2018.

A Special Mention has been assigned to Ákos Keller-Alánt from Hungary, for his independent work in investigative journalism and in-depth professional reporting. He has written many important and groundbreaking stories on the transformation of the media system in Hungary and on complicated corruption cases.

The jury has also decided to honour the memory of the investigative journalist Ján Kuciak (Slovakia), murdered last February, with a special mention. Moreover, a special diploma will be presented to the investigative journalist Olivera Lakić (Montenegro) shot and injured in May this year.

17 nominations, covering 9 countries, have been submitted this year, confirming the region-wide impact and relevance of the Award.

The independent international jury: Remzi Lani (Albania), Executive Director, Albanian Media Institute; Francesco Martino (Italy/Bulgaria), journalist at Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso; Victor Moşneag (Moldova), investigative journalist at Ziarul de Garda daily; Marina Constantinoiu (Romania), editor-in-chief of miscareaderezistenta.ro website; Milorad Ivanovic (Serbia), Editor-in-chief, Newsweek Serbia magazine; and Anna Babinets (Ukraine), editor of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

The overall Award coordination was managed by Barbara Fabro (CEI) and Oliver Vujovic (SEEMO).

Presentation of the CEI SEEMO Award for Investigtive Journalism 2018 in Tirana

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DR. ERHARD BUSEK – SEEMO 2018 AWARD

May 25, 2018 • Busek Award 2018 • disabled comments

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), calls for nominations for the 2018 Dr Erhard Busek-SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe. Eligible to be nominated are journalists, editors, media executives, media experts, writers or journalism trainers in South, East and Central Europe, who have contributed to promoting better understanding in the region and have worked towards ending minority-related problems, ethnic divisions, racism, xenophobia, gender discrimination, homophobia, etc. The winner will be awarded EUR 2,500.

The award is sponsored by Dr. Erhard Busek, former Vice-Chancellor of Austria, Jean Monnet Professor ad personam, President of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, Coordinator of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) and Former Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe.

The deadline for applications is 15 October 2018 noon (12.00) Central European Time. All application materials must be received by the deadline.

Should you wish to nominate a candidate for the 2018 Dr. Erhard Busek SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe, please fill out the registration form and send the following materials attached to the form:

1. Letter of nomination with basic details about the candidate and the reasons why you would like to nominate them (in English);

2. Curriculum Vitae with photo of the candidate (in English);

3. Additional materials: please include a document in word or pdf with a list of the candidate’s merits; information about the media outlet(s) that have published and/or broadcast the candidate’s work; relevant material, including copies of articles (jpg), word or pdf document with links to newspaper article / webpage / video / radio material / you tube or other webpage. For bigger files (more than 1 MB) please use a webtransfer / Google drive (please send the link to the document / file and permission to view and download the document / file) and send in a word document or pdf the link.

Video, audio and print material in local languages should be accompanied by a short synopsis in English. If materials are available online, please send a document that lists the relevant links as supporting material.

4. Your contact information: name; address; cell phone, phone and fax number; email address, by email and registered post;

5. Candidate’s contact information: name, address, phone number and email address,by email and registered post;

6. If you would like to nominate a media outlet, an organisation or an institution, please include details about the person who would accept the award on its behalf, by email and registered post;

7. If your nomination is supported by an organisation or a media outlet, please send us the name, email and phone of a contact person from the institution supporting your nomination and a short supporting letter, by email and registered post;

8. If your nomination is supported by an individual or individuals, please send us their details, contact information (email, phone) and a short supporting letter, by email and registered post.

Please do not send any material via regular post or email. All necessary documents are to be submitted online.

The candidates must come from or work in or cover the following geographic area (standard SEEMO region): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia (Republic of Macedonia / FYROM), Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

The winner will be chosen by an international jury composed of distinguished journalists and media experts. Members of the jury cannot be nominated for the award.

An official press release in November 2018 will announce the winner.

The award will be presented on 29 November 2018 in Austria. Travel and hotel expenses of the winner to the presentation will be covered.

Previous winners of the Dr. Erhard Busek-SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe are:

Marina Constantinoiu, journalist and editor, Romania

Erol Onderoglu, journalist and press freedom worker, Istanbul, Turkey

Radomir Licina (Serbia) founder and senior editor daily Danas;

Željka Lekić-Subašić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), head of ERNO (Eurovision News Exchange for Southeast Europe) Coordination Office;

Nenad Šebek (Greece) executive director of the Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe (CDRSEE) in Thessaloniki for 12 years, developing and working on a wide variety of programmes, from the joint history project to the regional television talk show “Vicinities”;

International Academy (Serbia) for the project Media and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities;

Jeta Xharra (Kosovo) director of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), as well as a presenter on, and the editor-in-chief of, “Life in Kosovo”;

Drago Hedl, (Croatia) journalist, Zagreb-based daily Jutarnji List;

Omer Karabeg (Bosnia and Herzegovina), journalist, South Slavic and Albanian Language Service program of Radio Free Europe (RFE/RL), founder and editor of the radio program Most (Bridge), Prague, Czech Republic;

Boris Bergant (Slovenia), co-founder of the Alpe Adria broadcasting project, former deputy-president of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and former deputy director of Radio Television Slovenia;

Brankica Stankovic (Serbia), author of the TV program ‘Insajder’, produced by B92 Television, Belgrade, Serbia;

Milena Dimitrova (Bulgaria), columnist, Sofia-based daily Trud, Bulgaria;

Danko Plevnik (Croatia), columnist, Split-based daily Slobodna Dalmacija;

Brankica Petkovic (Slovenia), Head of the Center for Media Policy, Peace Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia;

Kemal Kurspahic (Bosnia and Herzegovina / USA), editor-in-chief of the Sarajevo-based daily Oslobodjenje during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and author of Prime Time Crime;

Denis Latin (Croatia) author of the TV program ‘Latinica’, Croatian Radio Television (HRT).

Please use following registration form.

CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism: call 2018 launched (Deadline: 31 May)

May 24, 2018 • CEI Award 2018 • disabled comments

The CEI and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), in special partnership with the Media Program South East Europe of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), have opened the Call for Applications 2018 of the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism.

The Call is divided into two categories: “Professional journalists” (4.000 EUR) and “Young professional journalists” (1.000 EUR).

The Award aims at honouring the work carried out by investigative journalists and their contribution to investigative reporting despite the difficult conditions under which they often have to operate. Since its establishment in 2008, the CEI SEEMO Award has contributed to promoting quality investigative reporting in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, providing recognition and visibility to the work of remarkable journalists from the region.

The Call is open to nationals of the 18 CEI Member States: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

The winners will be awarded during the South East Europe Media Forum taking place in Tirana, Albania, on 15-16 November 2018.

Deadline for submission of applications: Wednesday, 31 May 2018 (23.59 CEST).

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Commission on Media Policy Sofia

November 29, 2017 • Commision on Media Policy 2017, Uncategorized • disabled comments
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Recommendations

Covering and Clarifying Complicated Questions of Human Rights

Commission for Media Policy / 29 November 2017

Sofia, Bulgaria

1. Journalists and media organizations should consider that human rights violations can exist in everyday life, so the media fulfill their responsibility in all levels of society.

2. Journalists are professionally responsible to explain the substance and context of human rights violations by both state and non-state actors.

3. Journalists should promote greater ethnic, racial, gender and other types of diversity in newsrooms in order to bring broader perspectives to reporting on human rights.

4. Journalists should fully explain the context when one human right appears to conflict with another, and how the rights can be reconciled.

5. Human rights should be part of the training of journalists, and is a primary responsibility of journalism schools.

6. Journalists should cover ownership of the media, whether by private or state actors, especially when freedom of expression is threatened.*

7. Journalists should develop rigorous ethical guidelines for accepting and reporting on leaked material.

8. Journalists should be trained to use freedom of information laws in their reporting whenever possible.

9. A dialog on human rights among journalists, media organizations, civil society organizations, politicians, academic experts and all relevant stakeholders should be continued.

• With two dissents, arguing that such coverage was inappropriate, and also extremely difficult to do in the region.