Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM), in cooperation with RT Pljevlja and NGO Green Home, started the implementation of the project "Environmental reporting media Hub - NORTH". The two-year project is being implemented with the financial support of the European Commission through the Media Professionalization Program in Montenegro.
The Action is prepared at a time when Montenegro is required to intensify its efforts on implementation and enforcement, in particular on nature protection, industrial pollution, risk, and waste management, as well as civil protection, as outlined in Montenegro 2019 Report on Chapter 27 on one side, and enhancing media freedoms, as outlined in Action Plans for Chapter 23 which are at the heart of the negotiation process, on the other side.
In this regard, the overall objective of this action is to strengthen participatory democracy and the EU integration process in Montenegro by empowering and stimulating media quality, professionalism and investigative journalism in the area of environment and negotiating Chapter 27.
Specific objective(s) of this project are to enhance the capacity of journalists in the northern part of Montenegro to investigate and report on key environmental topics, by using free access to information tools, in a professional and ethical manner and through cooperation with civil sector in this field of interest.
Primarily target group(s) of this project are media professionals, as well as students of journalism from the Faculty of Political Science, free-lance and active citizen journalists, but also CSOs dealing with environmental issues from northern Montenegro.
Activities are divided into three clusters that will contribute to:
- Upgrade media professionals’ skills, knowledge, and capacities for investigative reporting on the environment, through the use of new tools, mentoring and coaching;
- Strengthening content of investigative reporting on transparency and the right to information in the field of environment affecting social and economic issues;
- Raise awareness and interactions among journalists, CSOs and citizens