In the latest call for proposals 13 applications have been submitted asking for almost € 90.000. Journalismfund.eu has € 20.000 to distribute in this round.

On International Right to Know Day, two leading human rights organisations, Access Info Europe (Spain) and the Centre for Law and Democracy (Canada), are launching the first detailed analysis of the legal framework for the right to information (RTI) in 89 countries around the world.

The World Journalism Education Council has selected Belgium, Brussels, as the site of the 2013 World Journalism Education Congress. The European Journalism Training Association-Flemish/Dutch Network of Journalism Institutes submitted the proposal.

As independent journalism declines in Latvia and Lithuania, two investigative journalists in Latvia, Inga Springe and Arta Giga, launched the first-ever non-profit investigative center in the Baltics. 

Do you have a European story that goes across borders, and do you need a bit of extra support to carry it out? Then maybe Journalismfund.eu can help you with a research grant.  

The Swedish journalist Lisa Bjurwald, who this spring has published "Europas Skam" (Europe's Shame) about the extreme right in Europe, and the German journalist Andrea Roepke, who is coauthor of “Mädelsache – Frauen in der Neonazi-Szene" and has as been investigating neonazis for years, will tell about their experiences from research of right wing movements during the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kiev.

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has added 15 new reporters to its roster of more than 100 journalists in 50 countries. ICIJ is the international arm of the Center for Public Integrity , one of the country’s oldest and largest investigative news organizations. 

The British journalist Nick Davies will speak at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in October in Kyiv about his investigations for The Guardian of the illegal telephone hacking at News of the World.

Two leading investigative journalists from Turkey , who are presently in prison, are invited to the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Ukraine to present awards for courageous journalism.

The Award is open to nationals of all 18 CEI Member States (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine) who have acquired in the last three years special merits in investigative journalism and who are still active in journalism. The competing journalists should be nominated by individuals/organisations/media companies. Self-nominations are not allowed. All media are accepted: print, broadcast, news agency or Internet.

In police questioning, the norwegian terrorist accused Anders Behring Breivik (32) said he is the man behind the book "A European declaration of Independence". The book gives detailed information on why and how to attack the SKUP conference, aiming to kill as many journalists as possible.

The FORUM, IDFA's international co-financing market for documentaries, is Europe's largest gathering of filmmakers, television commissioning editors, and independent documentary producers. The FORUM combines public pitches in various setups with over 500 prearranged individual meetings.

Whistleblower website WikiLeaks is under a “kind of blackmail” over leaked Bank of America documents, according to the organisation’s editor-in-chief, Julian Assange. 

An international documentary development fund, offering 40 awards annually of up to 5,000 euros each.

Knight News Challenge winners receive $4.7 million, including $1 million in support from Google; winners include traditional news organizations and Internet entrepreneurs, projects focused on government transparency, mobile and more.

COPENHAGEN - Nils Mulvad talks on Mediakritiek.be about the #U21Aarhus! – project. The Danish School of Media and Journalism have joined up with Active Institute and selected media partners to cover the UEFA U21 Championships with a group of 20 senior journalism students.

GERMANY/US - Report on US non-profit funding of journalism shows achievements and limits – and has lessons for Europe. 

BOGOTA - Colombia is a country with a complex political and social situation that affects the country to this day. At present, it is attempting to pursue a democratic transition and the end of armed conflict. One of the main issues of this transition is the need to strengthen the mass media that covers war and peace agendas. Specific training is needed, especially for journalists who carry out their work in dangerous settings, both outside and within the editorial offices.    

BRUSSELS - Yesterday evening on June 14, EU-Commissioner Viviane Reding officially opened the brand new euronews office in Brussels. euronews is the leading international news channel covering world news from a European perspective. Moreover it dedicates significant slots to EU current affairs. To allow for direct reporting from the capital of the European Union, euronews decided to set up a studio and editorial office in Brussels.

BUDAPEST/BERLIN/MADRID – Hungary’s president Pál Schmitt this week signed the new Hungarian constitution which abolishes independent oversight of the public’s right to know. It will enter into force on 1 January 2012.

ALEXANDRIA - From the 6th of April and until the 15th of July 2011, journalists who are nationals of one of the 43 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean have the opportunity to participate in the Fifth edition of the Anna Lindh Mediterranean Journalist Award.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Entries for the 2011 Daniel Pearl Awards for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting are still being accepted. The awards honor the best in cross-border investigative journalism. Submissions must be postmarked no later than July 1, 2011.

NY USA - The 2011 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced and there is a pleasant surprise among the winners.

BELGRADE - Web 3.0 - where is the internet heading? Who will decide which content you’ll be able to find online? And how will the web help in strengthening democracy and human rights? 

LONDON - The Economist, in partnership with PBS NewsHour, has launched The Economist Film Project, initiative by to showcase the work of independent documentary filmmakers from around the world. 

BRUSSELS - The 3rd EU Health Prize for Journalists has been launched with the aim of raising awareness on health issues by showcasing the talents of the best health journalists from across the 27 Member States.