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Strategic Partnership: No News Is Bad News

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  • date_range Jan 01, 2016 - Dec 31, 2020
  • autorenew Implementation (Status)

Free Press Unlimited and the European Journalism Centre, together with the Ministry, support media in functioning as change catalysts in their societies. This partnership will increase and leverage the impact of the common objective. Multiple impediments exist in the countries where we work. Worldwide press freedom has declined for the past seven years. Government and non-state actors hostile to press freedom do not allow an effective civil society to flourish. In many countries, regulatory frameworks are absent and impunity for violence against journalists is rampant. Lobbying and advocacy for social change depend in large part on the ability of Civil Society Organisations to communicate openly and securely. Media pluralism is important for civil society development and democracy. Public service media inform all citizens. Private media strengthen the sector economically and community media offer a platform for participatory citizen engagement. Also ownership of media institutions has become a major challenge. In many countries, governments exercise control over content through direct media ownership or through business conglomerates that do not serve the public interest.

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Sectors:
  • Media and free flow of information

Participating Organisations

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government Funding
Free Press Unlimited International NGO Accountable
Free Press Unlimited International NGO Implementing
European Journalism Centre International NGO Implementing

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Budget

35,954,439 USD
  • 6,410,250 EUR (Valued at Jan 01, 2016)
    date_range Jan 01, 2016 - Dec 31, 2016
  • 6,410,250 EUR (Valued at Jan 01, 2017)
    date_range Jan 01, 2017 - Dec 31, 2017
  • 6,410,250 EUR (Valued at Jan 01, 2018)
    date_range Jan 01, 2018 - Dec 31, 2018
  • 6,410,250 EUR (Valued at Jan 01, 2019)
    date_range Jan 01, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019
  • 6,410,250 EUR (Valued at Jan 01, 2020)
    date_range Jan 01, 2020 - Dec 31, 2020
access_time Updated on Jan 29, 2021 18:21:42