From May 11–15, we were in Vienna with a new generation of fellows for a two-day hands-on workshop. The program also included networking with alumni fellows and a celebration of the best stories from the 2024 fellowship generation.
Take a look at some of the highlights.
Congratulations to our winners! We hope that all who participated in this year's seminar had a great time!
And we thank you, @erstefoundation, for your continuous support!
They continued developing their long-form journalistic projects and had the opportunity to meet Florian Skrabal, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Dossier, Austria’s first non-profit newsroom dedicated to investigative and data-driven journalism.
🧵 Today, we are in Vienna with our new generation of fellows. Congratulations to: Klára Votavová, Zorana Gadzovska Spasovska, @DejoRakita, Olya Stoyanova Djakova, @joa_soc, Anna Alboth, @novosadskaprica, and @tagaris.
They will work on their stories with our editor, @neilarun. Stay tuned. More information about this event we organised thanks to the @erstefoundation will follow!
The paths of a street-vendor from Kandahar, an elderly couple from Bulgaria, and a Greek tech worker and a tattooist converge on an Aegean holiday island with a troubled past.
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Plucky campaigners from a small, rural community proved to be no match for a giant of industrial poultry production.
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This year’s call for Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence is now closed! Thank you to all who applied. We received more than 150 applications! We kindly ask for your patience during the evaluation process. All applicants will be informed about the results by mid-April.
Croatian journalist Mila Moralic has passed away at the age of 45. She will be remembered as an outstanding colleague whose dedication to strengthening her profession will be deeply missed.
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On behalf of journalists from across the region, as well as her fellow colleagues and alumni of the Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, we extend our deepest condolences to Mila’s family, her husband Ismar, their children, and to her colleagues.