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26 Dec 2011 / 14:01

BIRN Macedonia Promotes 2011 Fellowship

The promotion of this year’s collection of articles, entitled Justice: Rights and Wrongs in the Balkans, which wraps up the 2011 edition of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, saw top Macedonian journalists and editors gather on December 19th at the Journalists’ club in Skopje.

13 Dec 2011 / 11:04

Kosovan Fellow Wins UN Journalism Prize

Selvije Bajrami, a journalist from Pristina who participated in the 2011 Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, wins a United Nations’ journalism award.

25 Nov 2011 / 21:18

Bulgarian Journalist Wins 2011 Balkan Fellowship

Juliana Koleva, a journalist from Bulgaria takes first place in the 2011 Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence for her story about the treatment of asylum seekers in the region.

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18 Nov 2011 / 14:39

Bulgaria to Revise Asylum Policy

Sofia has taken the first steps towards stopping the use of detention centres for immigrants after the publication of a Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence report into the routine ‘jailing’ of asylum seekers in Bulgaria.

17 Oct 2011 / 09:15

2011 Fellow Wins Global Journalism Team Award

Stevan Dojčinović, a Serbian journalist who took part in the 2011 fellowship, is one of a team of journalists awarded the Daniel Pearl Global Investigative Journalism top prize.

02 Sep 2011 / 16:27

2011 Fellows Complete Competition Articles

Participants in this year’s Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence have submitted their investigation write-ups by the September 1 deadline, ahead of the selection committee vote in November.

04 May 2011 / 11:29

Balkan Journalism Fellowship Opens in Vienna

The 2011 Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence programme got under way on Tuesday, as ten journalists from across the region attended an opening seminar in Vienna.

28 Apr 2011 / 12:32

Meet Our 2011 Fellows

The following applicants have been chosen by our independent selection committee (link) to participate in this year’s fellowship.

28 Apr 2011 / 11:28

BIRN Macedonia Promotes Fellowship Programme

The promotion of this year’s collection of articles, Taboo: Secrecy and Shame in the Balkans, which wraps up the 2010 edition of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, gathered leading Macedonian journalists and editors on December 21 at the Journalists’ club in Skopje.

Topic

Topic 2012: Communities

The recipients of this year’s fellowship are considering subjects as diverse as hooliganism, activism and migration in search for employment – all under the broader theme of “communities”.