21 Mar 2008 / 11:11
Balkan Fellowship Selection Results Revealed
The Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence was awarded on March 20 to ten journalists from around Southeast Europe, following their selection from almost 70 applications received.
The chosen journalists are:
* Aleksandra Stankovic from Serbia
* Andrea Gheorghe from Romania
* Dalibor Dobric from Croatia
* Darko Duridanski from Macedonia
* Gjergj Erebara from Albania
* Lavdim Hamidi from Kosovo
* Magda Munteanu from Romania
* Mirsad Bajtarevic from Bosnia
* Stanimir Ivanov Kumurdijev from Bulgaria
* Zvezdana Crnogorac from Serbia .
They will participate until the end of the year in an intensive programme of training, research and reporting, beginning with a week-long seminar in Berlin on April 18.
Information on their experiences will be regularly posted on the Fellowship website.
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
