Balkan Investigative Reporting Network

23/06/2026

Join us in beautiful Ohrid, North Macedonia, from August 17 to 23, for this year's of Investigative Journalism! 🌞

You will have the opportunity to learn from award-winning editors, journalists, and other media workers!

We're receiving your applications by July 10: https://birn.eu.com/news-and-events/birn-summer-school-of-investigative-reporting-2026-dont-just-report-the-news-investigate-it/

Can't wait to meet you and share the knowledge with you! 🤗

19/06/2026

Did you know we have an open Reporting Democracy call? Apply by July 1! 👇

17/06/2026

🥁 The waiting is over - we have an open call for of Investigative Reporting 2026! 🤩

This year, we're waiting for you in Ohrid, North Macedonia, from August 17 to August 23! 🇲🇰

This is a space for journalists who want to move beyond daily reporting and focus on real investigative work.

✅ Apply now: https://birn.eu.com/news-and-events/birn-summer-school-of-investigative-reporting-2026-dont-just-report-the-news-investigate-it/

17/06/2026

BIRN Kosovo organised the Regional Roundtable on Digital Violence Against Women: Strengthening Media, Civil Society, and Institutional Responses, which brought together journalists, researchers, legal experts, civil society representatives and other Kosovo and Albania stakeholders.

On June 15, 2026, BIRN Kosovo organised the Regional Roundtable on Digital Violence Against Women: Strengthening Media, Civil Society, and Institutional Responses, which brought together journalists, researchers, legal experts, civil society representatives and other Kosovo and Albania stakeholders.

15/06/2026

The report, which was commissioned by the British Council Serbia as part of its Next Generation research programme, and based on research conducted by , concludes that online platforms need to improve standards and transparency to enable young people to recognise false information. 👇

https://www.britishcouncil.org/research-insight/next-generation-western-balkans-misinformation

13/06/2026

From Poznań to Podgorica, and from Prague to Plovdiv, journalists across Central and Southeast Europe are invited to pitch ideas for in-depth reporting projects on issues shaping democracy across the region!

From Poznań to Podgorica, and from Prague to Plovdiv, journalists across Central and Southeast Europe are invited to pitch ideas for in-depth reporting projects on issues shaping democracy across the region.

12/06/2026

Do not miss this opportunity to join our Balkan Insight team as a correspondent from Serbia❗

Send us your applications by June 12, 23:59 CET: https://birn.eu.com/vacancies/job-vacancy-serbia-correspondent-full-time/

11/06/2026

Last call❗

We invite independent journalists in Kosovo and Montenegro to apply for anti-corruption reporting grants of up to $1,500. 💵

⏳ Application deadline is 14 June:

Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, has launched an open call for independent journalists in Kosovo and Montenegro to apply for anti-corruption reporting grants under the project Society Against Corruption in Montenegro and Kosovo.

11/06/2026

BIRN Hub's Head of Programmes Marija Vasilevska joined the KAS Media Programme SEE discussion on media and academia, alongside media professionals, academics, researchers, editors, journalism educators and communication experts from 12 different nationalities across Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Marija presented 's efforts to establish communication between the media and academia, as well as BIRN's commitment to developing a Master’s Degree Study Programme in Investigative Journalism.

08/06/2026

🚨 Open call for journalists

We invite passionate journalists aged 18–35, ready to dive deep into impactful investigative reporting, to apply for the BIRN Kosovo call, Kosovo Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, funded by the European Union.

🕛 Deadline: June 22

BIRN Kosovo is pleased to announce the official launch of the second cycle of Kosovo Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence. The program is modeled after the renowned Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, which has been supporting investigative journalism since 2007.