European Journalism Centre (Ejc)

The European Journalism Centre (EJC) foundation is an independent Dutch non-profit based in The Netherlands. Our purpose is to support, strengthen and develop journalism and media in Europe. We are a Centre for communities, knowledge and collaboration with partners and funders. Our mission is to strengthen the resilience of European journalism and progressive media by connecting journalists and media to new ideas, nurturing communities, making available a wide range of unique experiences, providing grants and skills development, and producing resources and training affordable or for free. Our aim is that every journalist and news organisation shall benefit from an EJC programme or initiative. EJC embraces innovation and positive changes within the industry and is optimistic about the many exciting developments taking place across the media landscape in regards to new business models, new formats and technology. We aspire to be an essential resource and provide future insights so it can help journalism and media to innovate and flourish. We believe that reimagining journalism is key. We connect and inspire people and communities through experiences, events and channels. We financially support and fund storytelling and innovation through grants and fellowships and we improve skills through training & resources. We actively engage and communicate about programmes, results (including successes and failures) and outputs and the best practises in journalism and our work.