Media i reform centar Niš
Udruženje građana Media & reform centar Niš
Niš, Serbia
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Founded in 2005, Media i reform centar Niš is a non-profit association based in Niš, Serbia working on democracy & civil society, human rights, education +1 more.
Media i reform centar Niš (MRCN) is a non-profit, non-partisan organisation based in Niš, Serbia. Founded on 4 July 2005, it works primarily for Niš and southern Serbia, supporting civil society organisations and increasing their visibility, and strengthening media professionalism in reporting on public-interest topics. Its work covers media freedom, media literacy, public interest journalism, decentralisation and citizen participation in decision-making, minority rights, tolerance, and promotion of EU values. It runs a magazine portal (mediareform.rs), training programmes for journalists, media literacy projects for young people and teachers, grant schemes for media projects, and research and monitoring of local media. MRCN cooperates with local civil society, media, local self-government, academia and businesses.
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Program malih medijskih grantova
Democracy & Civil society · Serbia
Small media grants supporting media projects that strengthen media and democracy in Serbia, supported by the US Embassy in Belgrade.
Akademija za razvoj lokalnih medija
Education · Serbia
Academy for developing local media professionals and journalism skills.
InfoSfera: Medijsko opismenjavanje mladih
Education · Serbia
Media literacy project for young people aimed at improving investigative reporting and countering fake news.
Media Literacy Hub
Education · Serbia
Project to empower teachers to teach media literacy to secondary school students in southern and eastern Serbia.
Bezbedna reč: Zaštita prava lokalnih novinara
Human rights · Serbia
Training media workers to recognise violations of their rights and raise awareness of press freedom issues.
Mediji za građane gradimo poverenje
Democracy & Civil society · Serbia
Project highlighting the importance of free and independent journalism for citizens.
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US Embassy in Belgrade, OSCE Mission to Serbia, European Endowment for Democracy, National Endowment for Democracy, UNDP, USAID, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Open Society Foundation, Delegation of the European Union to Serbia, City of Niš Secretariat for Culture and Information, IREX Serbia
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