Germany
Stories / Germany
From Tehran to Berlin: Omid Rezaee on Covering Iran from ExileExiled Iranian journalist Omid Rezaee documents reporting on the 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran from abroad. Facing Iran's most severe internet blackout, media censorship, and family intimidation, exiled journalists continued to provide accurate information, exposing Iran's diplomatic isolation and demonstrating how exile journalism serves as a vital form of resistance.
European Companies Still Supplying Equipment to Russia’s Military Industry: Findings by the InsiderDespite sanctions, European manufacturers still supply equipment to Russian clients. The Insider found nine cases of European industrial machinery being used in defense enterprises, including a Czech-owned machine tool factory in Yekaterinburg.
What It Takes to Tell the TruthTwo years after launching the Berlin Incubator for Media in Exile, JINN presents the results of its new survey, featuring interviews with founders of exile media outlets, journalists, and mentors from Meduza, iStories, Novaya Gazeta Europe, Beda, Riga Media Hub, and more, sharing insights into the missions, challenges, and crisis management of Russian journalists in exile.
Projects / Germany
Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative (CIJI)
Germanytrainingscross-border
Resources, Networking, and Methodologies for Independent Media
The CIJI initiative fosters high-quality, ethical, and accountable collaborative and investigative journalism, creating an enabling environment in which established newsrooms can thrive and new media start-ups can emerge and succeed.
Nexus: Cross-Border Center for Investigative Reporting
GermanyMongoliaAfricaBalkansinvestigations
Advancing Investigative Reporting on Kremlin’s Malign Influence
NEXUS is a cross-border initiative designed to investigate and to counter the Kremlin’s malign influence across the world. In the face of increasing disinformation campaigns, economic coercion, political interference, and the deployment of private military actors, NEXUS empowers journalists and civil society actors to uncover and expose these tactics through investigative reporting and strategic collaboration.
Read about projectStrengthening Ukrainian Investigative Reporting
GermanyUkraineCapacity buildinginvestigations
The programme provides short-term grants for journalistic investigations, reporting, and content production. Ukrainian editorial offices, freelance journalists, data researchers, and media start-ups are eligible to apply. This includes media organisations operating in exile or whose employees work in Germany.
Read about projectConnecting the Dots
Germanyinvestigationscross-border
Grants for investigations, reports and other media projects for Ukrainian media in cooperation with German partners.
Read about projectExile Media Hub Berlin
GermanytrainingsCapacity building
Consulting, Coworking, Collaborating
The Exile Media Hub Berlin is a dedicated support and workspace initiative for foreign media professionals and exiled newsrooms. Located in the heart of Berlin, the Hub offers a flexible, well-equipped environment featuring coworking spaces, training rooms, meeting areas, and a pop-up studio for high-quality audio and video production.
Read about projectCollaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative (CIJI)
Germanytrainingscross-border
Resources, Networking, and Methodologies for Independent Media
The CIJI initiative fosters high-quality, ethical, and accountable collaborative and investigative journalism, creating an enabling environment in which established newsrooms can thrive and new media start-ups can emerge and succeed.
Nexus: Cross-Border Center for Investigative Reporting
GermanyMongoliaAfricaBalkansinvestigations
Advancing Investigative Reporting on Kremlin’s Malign Influence
NEXUS is a cross-border initiative designed to investigate and to counter the Kremlin’s malign influence across the world. In the face of increasing disinformation campaigns, economic coercion, political interference, and the deployment of private military actors, NEXUS empowers journalists and civil society actors to uncover and expose these tactics through investigative reporting and strategic collaboration.
Read about projectStrengthening Ukrainian Investigative Reporting
GermanyUkraineCapacity buildinginvestigations
The programme provides short-term grants for journalistic investigations, reporting, and content production. Ukrainian editorial offices, freelance journalists, data researchers, and media start-ups are eligible to apply. This includes media organisations operating in exile or whose employees work in Germany.
Read about projectConnecting the Dots
Germanyinvestigationscross-border
Grants for investigations, reports and other media projects for Ukrainian media in cooperation with German partners.
Read about projectExile Media Hub Berlin
GermanytrainingsCapacity building
Consulting, Coworking, Collaborating
The Exile Media Hub Berlin is a dedicated support and workspace initiative for foreign media professionals and exiled newsrooms. Located in the heart of Berlin, the Hub offers a flexible, well-equipped environment featuring coworking spaces, training rooms, meeting areas, and a pop-up studio for high-quality audio and video production.
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