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Tenders are invited for Independent Media Outlets Closing Date: Thursday, 16. Jan 2025 Intervention Sector(s): Advocacy & Awareness, Communications & Media, Democracy & Civic rights, Good governance and transparency Call for Applications for Independent Media Outlets Project Title: Voices from the Field: Supporting Independent Reporting in Lebanon Deadline for Submission: 16 January 2025 Background About DRI Democracy Reporting International (DRI) is a global non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting political participation and democratic governance worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, DRI operates across Western Asia and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe. It maintains country offices in Tunisia, Lebanon, Libya (operating remotely from Tunisia), the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ukraine, collaborating with various international and local partners across several countries. Since 2016 DRI has been raising awareness and advocating for evidence-based policies and public debates that foster democratic and accountable governance, the rule of law, and political participation in Lebanon, in cooperation with civil society organisations and public officials. DRI is working to expand the democratic space for a civil society-led debate on systemic change in Lebanon, encouraging citizens to actively participate in the governing of their own country in an inclusive and participatory manner. Project Overview As part of its project, Voices from the Field: Supporting Independent Reporting in Lebanon, DRI acts as an enabler of collaboration between young journalists and independent media outlets. Through a rights-based and citizen-centric approach, this initiative seeks to shed light on political reform, civic space expansion, and societal issues. The project is grounded in the belief that independent media, supported with resources and capacity building, can effectively challenge disinformation, promote public accountability, and bolster media integrity and free speech. Scheduled to run from January to December 2025, this project aims to: Strengthen journalistic integrity and impartial reporting. Combat the spread of fake news on mainstream and digital platforms. Foster a community of independent journalists dedicated to high-quality reporting on topics related to liberties, democratic rights, internal displacement, and political concerns during and post-crisis. This initiative will support independent media outlets and media creators committed to fact-checked reporting while enhancing the sustainability and impartiality of independent media outlets. Your commitment: Collaborating with Lebanon-based young journalists and DRI Independent media outlets should oversee the creation of original media content created by Lebanon-based young journalists recruited by DRI, with an emphasis on gender equality and geographic diversity. Selected journalists will: Participate in a Capacity-Sharing Programme: Four training workshops, scheduled to take place between March and July 2025, on topics such as investigative reporting, digital storytelling, psychological first aid, AI tools for journalists, field security, media workers rights and conditions, whistleblower protection laws. Create and Publish Media Content in Close Collaboration and Under the Supervision of Independent Media Outlets: Media assignments will be funded by DRI and will focus on liberties, democratic rights, migration and internal displacement, political and region-specific issues during and post-crisis/war. Outputs will include media articles, digital video content, investigative reports, short documentaries, reels, and more. Selected media outlets will: Contribute to the shortlisting, evaluation, and selection of young journalists. Closely supervise and monitor the media content developed by selected journalists. Actively participate in the Project Steering Committee. The amount of funding is up to 3,000 EUR for each independent media outlet. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://daleel-madani.org/civil-society-directory/democracy-reporting-international/calls/call-applications-independent-media-outlets-dw-l-tqdym-ltlbt-llmnst-llmy-lmstql
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