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Media i reform centar Niš

Udruženje građana Media & reform centar Niš

Niš, Serbia

Democracy & Civil societyHuman rightsEducationCommunity development
AssociationFounded 2005Regional reach
Profile last updated: October 7, 2026

About

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.

Location

Niš, Serbia

Founded

2005

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Udruženje građana

Legal name

Udruženje građana Media & reform centar Niš

Focus areas

media freedommedia literacycivil societydecentralisationjournalismNišsouthern Serbia

Languages

SREN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Democracy & Civil societyHuman rightsEducationCommunity development

Works for

YouthStudentsCommunitiesVictims of violence

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingAdvocacy & campaigningResearchCommunity programmesGrant-making

Programmes

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.

Countries of operation

Serbia

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsGovernment fundingEU funding

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

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

People

Management & team (9)

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