Media Resilience Lab
A two-year media development programme supporting independent journalism in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, and other Eastern Partnership countries through funding, training, and cross-border collaboration.
Overview
Independent reporting across the Eastern Partnership region is increasingly shaped by political pressure, transnational repression, internet shutdowns, restricted access to information, and shrinking resources. The Media Resilience Lab provides fellowships and supports journalists in exile and in-country, combining newsroom support with structured training and international cooperation to build long-term investigative capacity and stronger regional networks.
Goals
Strengthen independent reporting under conditions of repression and limited access to information
Build sustainable investigative capacity through skills, networks, and newsroom support
Enable cross-border cooperation that increases impact and resilience across the region
Regions
The programme is targeted at media workers from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, other Eastern Partnership countries, and Germany, based in-country or in exile, who collaborate with displaced newsrooms or report across borders.
Trainings
- Storytelling
- Video reporting
- Data journalism
- Fact-checking
- Security
- Collaborative journalism
- Cross-border investigations
Timeline
Fellowship
First call for fellowships applications
Applications closedTraining
Online training
Fellowship
New call for fellowships applications and training “Cross-Border Journalism”
Event
Summer School
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Partners
The programme is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office within the Eastern Partnership Programme
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