Latest News and Updates
23 Oct 2009 / 16:47
Getting the Message Out
With final proofing and preparation for publication in progress, some of the editorial team met last week to discuss this year's achievements and to look at the editorial process and importantly to ensure that the articles from this year receive the widest possible republication and syndication ahead of the book launches planned for December.
15 Oct 2009 / 14:32
Read All About it!
Over the next two weeks we will be publishing the finished articles produced by this year’s fellows.
Fellows Focus on Region's Hot Topics
This year’s fellows seem to have selected some burning issues; the newswires have been buzzing with stories that cover the same subjects that our busy writers have been investigating:
02 Sep 2009 / 08:40
Articles Submitted - Editing Underway
The Ten fellows taking part in the 2009 Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence programme, submitted their in-depth reports on August 31.
19 May 2009 / 11:11
Fellows Start International Research
Following an initial seminar in Vienna, the ten journalists taking part in the 2009 programme of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence have started their research.
Kick-off seminar closed, research follows
The first seminar for the ten journalists selected to participate in 2009 Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence ended on April 28th, and will be followed by four months of the fellows international research.
2009 Fellowship Programme Kicks Off in Vienna
This year’s Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence officially started on Friday April 24th, in Vienna.
10 Apr 2009 / 10:29
Fellow’s investigation hits headlines
Altin Raxtimi, a freelance journalist based in Tirana and a fellow from the first generation of participants in Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, has published an exclusive investigation about Kosovo Liberation Army Torture Camps in Albania.
02 Apr 2009 / 16:44
Preparations in progress
The ten Fellows from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia, will take part in seminar hosted by the ERSTE Foundation in Vienna on April 23rd.
24 Mar 2009 / 10:20
Balkan Fellowship Results Revealed
We are very pleased to announce the names of the ten journalists selected for the 2009 Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence.
About
About Us
In 2007, the Robert Bosch Stiftung and ERSTE Foundation initiated the fellowship programme, in cooperation with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, to foster quality reporting, initiate regional networking among journalists and advance balanced coverage on topics that are central to the region as well as to the EU
What is the Fellowship?
Journalists in the Balkans must now report on complex reform issues with regional and European dimensions. The fellowship provides editorial guidance, training and adequate funding to do so.
Our Partners
Prominent German and Austrian newspapers, Die Süddeutsche Zeitung and Der Standard, are media partners of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence programme
Contact Us
Please contact us for any additional information about the programme, or if you have suggestions, remarks or complaints about the web site and its content
Selection Committee
The Selection Committee is comprised of seven prominent media figures from the Balkans and Europe. Each year, committee members read, evaluate and select story proposals for the fellowship.
Fellowship Team
Editors and journalists from across the region and beyond all work together to make the Balkan fellowship a truly international experience. Scroll down this page for more information on our editorial team.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
