Jinn is a Berlin-based hub for exile media and cross-border cooperation.
The Exile Media Hub offers a versatile workspace designed for journalists and media professionals. Located in the heart of Berlin, our amenities include coworking areas, training rooms, meeting spaces, and a pop-up studio for seamless audio and video recordings. We provide essential facilities for basic activities and additional offerings such as language classes, finance and project management workshops, and personalized consultations to support media workers and freelance as well as independent journalists. We are committed to providing support and resources to journalists in need, ensuring they have the assistance and guidance necessary to navigate their work in exile.
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We are happy to announce the launch of the Exile Media Hub Berlin starting from 15 August, 2023. Russian and Belarusian freelance journalists, media outlets and representatives of media projects in exile located in Germany are eligible for participation. The participants of the Hub will be selected on a competitive basis.
Application deadline: 20 October, 2023.
We are happy to announce the launch of the Exile Media Hub Berlin starting from 15 August, 2023. Russian and Belarusian freelance journalists, media outlets and representatives of media projects in exile located in Germany are eligible for participation. The participants of the Hub will be selected on a competitive basis.
Application deadline: 20 October, 2023.
Strengthening Cross-Border Cooperation
Trainings, consulting and content production grants for investigative media and freelance journalists from East Europe, Central and North-East Asia, West Balkans and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Training and media support program for journalists and CSOs from Kazakhstan, Mongolia, South Africa, the Sahel countries, and the West Balkans
Check the page for deadlines for applications for the trainings and the support program.
Consultancy and short-term funding for content production for Russian media workers and outlets. Funding of up to 10,000 euros is provided for eligible projects.
Check the page for deadlines for applications for the trainings and the support program.
Fellowships and grants for Belarusian and Russian media workers to support content production and implementation of cross-border projects in cooperation with German media and NGOs. Funding of up to 12,000 euros is provided for eligible projects.
Deadline for applications: 27.11.2023.
The programme provides short-term grants for journalistic investigations, reporting, and content production. Applications are accepted from editorial offices and freelance journalists from Ukraine on topics such as Russian invasion and war crimes, social, cultural, historical, and other issues.
Deadline for applications: 27.11.2023.
Training, Consulting, Mentorship and Management programs for Belarusian and Russian media in 2022-2023.
BIMEX is a capacity building and mentorship program for independent Belarusian and Russian Media in 2022-2023, in cooperation with JX Fund and Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Deadline for applications: 15.09.2023.
Incubator for Independent Russian Media and freelance journalists from Russian regions in 2021-2023 on Cyprus and in Tbilisi.
Call for applications: January 2023
19.08.2024
Call for applications: Micro-grants, fellowships and consultations for journalists from Russian regions and media in exile. Deadline: August 31, 2024.
26.06.2024
Call for applications: Training and fellowship program for young journalists with 4 modules, financial support and internships at leading news outlets and investigative media in Armenia, Moldova, Germany and Russian exiled media. Deadline: July 31, 2024.
07.06.2024
Webinar topics: fundraising and grant writing for independent media; opportunities for cross-border cooperation for media in Russia and media in exile; professional burnout in media; opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in media work. For more details, webinar schedule and registration form, please visit the page.
07.06.2024
Together with our experts, we provide individual and group consultations for journalists, editorial offices and media projects. The consultations take place online or offline at the media hub in Berlin upon request. Click here for possible consultation topics and application form.
08.04.2024
We are launching a call for applications for a support program for independent Russian media outlets. The Metamedia team provides financial, advisory, and educational support for regional media, freelancers, independent investigators, and freelance journalists. Check the page for deadlines for applications for the trainings and the support program.
23.02.2024
The Fellowship is part of the Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative (CIJI), aiming to equip independent media outlets and individual journalists with resources, innovative networking infrastructure, and standards-based methods for high-quality, ethical, and accountable collaborative and investigative journalism. Deadline for applications: 04.03.2024
25.01.2024
Training and media support program for journalists and CSOs from Kazakhstan, Mongolia, South Africa, the Sahel countries, and the West Balkans. Check the page for deadlines for applications for the trainings and the support program.
17.11.2023
The programme provides short-term grants for journalistic investigations, reporting, and content production. Applications are accepted from editorial offices and freelance journalists from Ukraine on topics such as Russian invasion and war crimes, social, cultural, historical, and other issues. Deadline for applications: 27.11.2023.
17.11.2023
Connecting the Dots provides short-term grants for journalistic investigations, reporting, and content production for independent Belarusian and Russian Media. Deadline for applications: 27.11.2023.
31.08.2023
BIMEX: Berlin Incubator for Media in Exile is a capacity building programme for independent Belarusian and Russian Media. Deadline for applications: 15.09.2023.
27.07.2023
01.03.2023
The call for applications for the programmes to support independent Russian media and journalistic projects is now open. The second deadline is April 15, 2023.
25.12.2022
6-month educational and mentorship programmes for independent Russian media outlets and media in exile with training and consultancy in business-models, fundraising strategies, development of security protocols, legal and project support. Apply by January 20, 2023.
01.12.2022
We are launching a new funding programme to establish and expand cross-border cooperation between media workers, investigative journalists, and data professionals from Belarus and Russia, and their German counterparts. Exiled media from Belarus and Russia, freelance journalists and media start-ups are eligible to apply. Cooperation projects with German media, NGOs and other stakeholders are very welcome to apply. Applications should be designed as short-term investigative or content production projects, and can request grants from 1,000 to 25,000 euros. Application deadline: December 23, 2022.
18.10.2022
JX Fund, European Fund for Journalism in Exile, together with the Mass Media Defence Centre from Russia has now launched the information platform “Shpargalka” (a Russian word for “cheat sheet”). Hundreds of Belarusian and Russian journalists flew from their home countries due to the risk of persecution at home. “Shpargalka” aims to help the relocating media workers to choose a country of exile most suitable for their needs.
12.09.2022
Media that have already relocated to Germany or those planning to relocate are invited to apply for participation in BIMEX, a newly launched programme to support independent media from Belarus and Russia in times of war and authoritarianism. The application deadline is October 10, 2022.
02.09.2022
The journalist network n-ost invites Ukrainian independent media to participate in the Ukrainian Incubator BoostYourMedia. The programme helps editorial offices to build and maintain sustainability and ensure the production of quality content through individual consulting sessions and a tailor-made approach. The Ukraine-based media aiming to reach both Ukrainian and international audiences and German-based Ukrainian media are eligible to apply. The application deadline is October 30, 2022.
01.04.2022
Resistance, emergency support and relocation of Belarusian and Russian media during the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine were discussed throughout the first Journalists in Need conference in the City Hall of Berlin (Rotes Rathaus) on 11-12 May 2022. Journalists and media experts discussed unprecedented repressions against independent media, strategies and opportunities, and underlined the importance of short- and long-term aid for the development of media in exile and cross-border media projects.
Please send your resume, certificates and motivation letter in German to jobs@jinn-media.org
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