Media in Exile
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Network of Exiled Media Organizations
NEMO is a network of exiled media organizations that actively share knowledge and best practices to more effectively — and efficiently — provide independent and high-quality journalism to populations without access to a domestic free press.
The Exiled Media Podcast
The Exiled Media Podcast is a joint collaboration between NEMO co-founders Confidencial (Nicaragua), Meydan TV (Azerbaijan), and Zamaneh Media (Iran).
This series features voices from exile media outlets across the globe sharing their successes and challenges, so that other actors in the exiled media sphere can benefit from lessons learned.
Guidelines for setting up exiled media entities
Media organizations are sometimes forced to set up legal entities in other countries because, for example, restrictive legislation in their home countries makes it difficult for them to operate easily. It can be a challenge to find your way around other countries’ legislation so reliable, up-to-date information is needed that considers the specific requirements of the media. The JX Fund provides overviews of this legislation prepared by professional lawyers from selected countries, in understandable language and a comparable format.
ECPMF Journalists-in-Residence Programme
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom's (ECPMF) Journalists-in-Residence (JiR) programme offers "temporary shelter for journalists facing harassment and intimidation as a direct result of their work. Journalists get the chance to rest and recuperate in a safe and discreet place, and also to continue their investigative work at their own pace and use their time in Leipzig for networking and finding solidarity. The JiR programme lasts for either three or up to six months, and includes a rent-free furnished apartment in Leipzig, as well as a monthly stipend to cover basic living costs. It also covers travel and visa expenses, health insurance, psychological counselling, and journalism-related training sessions on topics like digital security, mobile reporting and social media management."
Calls for applications are normally announced on www.ecpmf.eu and the ECPMF’s social media once or twice a year and are also disseminated throughout the Centre’s European networks. The programme is currently working on setting up new fellowships to host journalists from Ukraine and Russia in either Germany or Kosovo.
If you are a journalist searching for help through one of ECPMF’s support programmes, you can get in contact with them on Signal: +49 176 43839637, Email: support@ecpmf.eu, or through this contact form.
Tips and Tools for reporting from exile
Journalists displaced by autocratic regimes are reporting on their homelands in increasingly innovative and effective ways. In interviews with the Global Investigative Journalism Network, exiled news leaders offer lessons learned, including tips on reaching on-the-ground sources, accessing blocked audiences, and circumventing government censorship.
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