The Engaged Journalism Accelerator is a programme delivering grant funding, coaching, mentoring, resources and events to support engaged journalism in European news organisations.
It launched in April 2018 and is entirely run by the European Journalism Centre (EJC), an international non-profit headquartered in The Netherlands.
We believe engaged journalism provides the best chance of combatting the challenges that journalism faces: that of restoring trust in media, of developing new sustainable revenue models, and providing citizens with the diverse sources of information they need to make informed decisions.
We define engaged journalism as journalism that puts community engagement (geographical or topical) at the centre of a news organisation’s ownership, reporting, distribution, impact and revenue. Viewing journalism as a conversation and as a utility that empowers communities.
If you have more questions about the Accelerator, check out our FAQs.
Contact us
hello[at]engagedjournalism.com
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European Journalism Centre
Petrus Regoutplein 1-F02
6211XX Maastricht
The Netherlands
Photo: EJC
Participants at News Impact Academy in Hamburg work together to figure out the needs of their community
OUR FUNDERS
The Accelerator is kindly supported by a €1.7 million fund from News Integrity Initiative and Civil
Civil is a decentralised marketplace for sustainable journalism that uses blockchain and cryptoeconomics to empower journalists across the world
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The News Integrity Initiative is a philanthropic fund to foster mutually trusting relationships between journalists and the communities they serve
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An overview of the project's upcoming milestones
January 2019
Accelerator announces second cohort of grantees, taking the total to 12 organisations
February 2019
Grantees begin their funding period and start work on their core activity
March 2019
Accelerator workshop with all grantees to share knowledge and discuss progress
June 2019
Closed call grantees complete their funding period
OUR TEAM
Madalina Ciobanu
[email protected]Project manager
Contact for: coaching, mentorship, peer-to-peer learning, engaged journalism events
Kathryn Geels
[email protected]Programme director
Contact for: programme strategy, grants, stakeholder & research partnerships, and impact
Ben Whitelaw
[email protected]Engagement lead
Contact for: resources (toolkits, case studies), communications and grants
