European Journalism Centre

European Journalism Centre and Facebook Journalism Project partner on Emergency and Endurance funds for community journalism.

Flexibility and a focus on readers’ needs helped this Swiss-Francophone startup find new paying customers

The non-profit site used satire and small pots of money to strengthen local media during the global pandemic

The Polish investigative outlet achieved a jump in traffic and a 75% increase in one-off contributions during COVID-19.

The independent Ukrainian station tackled topics such as domestic violence and being a single mother during lockdown

The pan-European nonprofit didn’t let the pandemic stop it from running focus groups and audience surveys.

IJ4EU’s Publication Support Scheme is now more accessible for investigative journalists who need support to publish their projects

The news site informed readers about COVID-19 through a mix of video reports, data journalism and a daily newsletter

A daily show, broadcast online and on regional television channels, gave 13–17-year-olds a chance to talk to media experts

With limited trustworthy government information, this investigative outlet’s maps and graphs helped Hungarians understand the pandemic

8 organisations are the recipients of the latest round of European Development Journalism grants

The Spanish fact-checking organisation used its readers’ expertise to turn the tide on COVID-19 misinformation

How Istinomer fought misinformation about the virus during the national election

3 new conferences in 2020 to discuss the latest innovations in journalism

The pandemic arrived just after the outlet’s budgets were downsized. That didn’t stop it growing from its members by 20%.

The Croatian fact-checking site joined forces with other misinformation specialists in Southeastern Europe

Meet the 2020 Google News Initiative Fellows who will join data, product, audience development and fact-checking teams across Europe

The Greek media non-profit challenged the idea that the pandemic has been a great equaliser.

Reader surveys, altered working hours, new membership messaging and cross-border collaborations.

The Irish publication created a neighbourhood noticeboard and focused their efforts on untold stories

JFF launches a pan-European survey into foundations’ approaches to media and journalism funding

The media collective had a hunch that listeners wanted help demystifying the virus. A 31% increase in downloads proved that was right.

The Freelance Journalism Assembly offers free online training and mentorship, unconferences, and an in-person event in 2021.

This French local news site asked its audience how it should report on the pandemic and attracted 20% more paying readers in the process