Jokes
Journalistisen kulttuurin edistämissäätiö
Helsinki, Finland
About
Jokes is a grant-making foundation based in Helsinki, Finland working on democracy & civil society, employment & skills, arts & culture.
Jokes is a Finnish foundation that supports the professional development of journalists and promotes freedom of expression. It awards grants for language courses, vocational and continuing training, study trips, research, book and exhibition projects, and working grants for journalists, freelancers and press photographers. It also runs its own training courses and administers several named funds, including the Journalistien tukirahasto and Lehtikuvaajarahasto. Its grants are mainly funded by Kopiosto copyright compensation, with the rest of its income coming from the foundation's investments. The foundation is based in Helsinki and serves journalists working in Finland.
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Journalistien tukirahasto
Human rights · Finland
Fund that gives grants to journalists who have been subjected to threats, harassment and other intimidation. The foundation administers the fund, and an external committee decides on the grants.
Lehtikuvaajarahasto
Arts & Culture · Finland
Photographers' fund that awards Kopiosto-funded grants to press photographers, with two application rounds a year.
Freelance-apurahat
Employment & Skills · Finland
Training and professional development grants for freelance journalists, illustrators, translators and graphic designers.
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Kopiosto, Journalistiliitto, Museovirasto, Nordisk Journalist Center
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