• Posted 08-Mar-2021

EU INVESTS OVER €6 MILLION IN THE MEDIA SECTOR TO SUPPORT A EUROPEAN PUBLIC SPHERE

The Commission announced the beneficiaries of several calls for proposals which will produce and disseminate across Europe media content on European topics.

Cross-border consortia operating in full editorial independence will offer innovative and attractive formats in several languages covering European affairs, as well as initiatives with specific emphasis on young Europeans.

As part of the EU Multimedia Actions, the European Data Journalism Network and the European Data News Hub will launch projects for media companies and journalists to take advantage of data-driven journalism to produce innovative and attractive content with infographics, video, audio, podcasts or text stories on European affairs. In addition, the European Broadcasting Union and ARTE will lead a pioneer online initiative for public service media to offer news produced by counterparts across Europe in other languages.

Finally, as a result of a pilot project proposed by the European Parliament to enrich pan-European debate among young Europeans, SPHERA and ENTR – led by Babel International and Deutsche Welle, respectively – will produce and distribute content on current affairs via social media formats, events, podcast contests and much more. All these initiatives are part of a broader effort to support media freedom and pluralism in the EU.

Source: European Commission I Digital Single Market (https://bit.ly/3l6t9cd)