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News and Events

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06 Sep 2011 / 15:44

ERSTE Stiftung Community Gathers in Alpbach

Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence alumni joined artists, journalists, researchers and activists taking part in ERSTE Foundation’s annual get together at the Tyrolean village of Alpbach.

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21 Jun 2011 / 11:11

Alumni Win Milena Jesenská Fellowships

Two BFJE fellows will spend three months conducting funded research in Vienna after being selected to participate in the Milena Jesenská Fellowship for Journalists.

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25 May 2011 / 14:03

Fellows Shortlisted for International Award

Adrian Mogos and Jeton Musliu, both alumni of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, have been shortlisted for this year’s Dusko Jovanovic investigative journalism prize.

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19 Apr 2011 / 10:10

Alumni Roma Project Launches

Halfway through the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015, countless Roma in the Balkans remain trapped in a cycle of poor education, unemployment and extreme poverty.

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27 Jan 2011 / 12:10

2010 Fellow Scoops Albanian Reporting Award

Fellowship alumni Ervin Qafmolla has received the 2010 Vangjush Gambeta award for best economic report in written media.

30 Nov 2010 / 10:10

Alumni article praised by the Economist

Barbara Matejcic's article Business booms for Croatia's gigolos (link) was praised by Tim Judah, Balkans correspondent of the Economist, on the newspaper's website.

19 Apr 2010 / 13:30

Alumni gathering in Montenegro

Past fellows of the programme will get together next month to discuss media policies and media development in the region and the opportunity to develop joint initiatives.

The Alumni Network

What is the Alumni Network?

The Alumni Network is an ever-expanding group of journalists who have all participated in the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence.

Projects

Turkey and the Balkans

The re-emergence of Turkey as a growing economic, political and religious power in the Balkans is the subject of the latest Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence Alumni Initiative project.

Roma Decade

Twelve countries, including several Balkan states, have signed up to the European Roma Decade 2005-2015 initiative. Halfway through the decade, has any real progress been made?