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OUR MEDIA
The Budapest Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) was established in 1995 to support fact-based, ethical, quality reporting and to contribute to a media environment where freedom of the press is protected and promoted. The Center intends to reclaim journalism, as a key element of democracy and service of public interest, thus it works for an improved integrity of the media industry and the community of journalists.
According to its strategic priorities CIJ focuses on the following areas:
- Supporting investigative and quality journalism including data visualization, storytelling, and verification of sources and online visual information
- Enhancing digital skills via multimedia tools in reporting, and using social media in journalism and audience engagement
- Assisting newsrooms and individual journalists to strengthen their digital security and promoting media literacy for a general audience
CIJ uses various ways to reach these goals. It organizes workshops, conferences, roundtable discussions, consultations for media professionals. Furthermore, the Center implements mentoring and internship programs, facilitates professional dialogue via events and exchange, provides reporting grants to journalists, and participates in international media development and multimedia content production projects. Since its inception, CIJ has trained thousands of journalists, media students and managers on a non-profit basis.
CIJ is a co-founder of the South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM). Additionally, the Center cooperates with a wide range of media development organizations including the Media Diversity Institute (London), the International Center for Journalists (Washington, D.C.), the International Press Institute (Vienna), Transitions (Prague), and the Lviv Media Forum. CIJ is also a member of IFEX, the Toronto based international umbrella organization of free speech NGOs.
Web: https://cij.hu/en/
