Call for applications: Support to organisations setting up press councils
Objectives and design of the project The Dutch-speaking Press Council in Belgium (Raad) and the Council for Mass Media in Finland (MGCCM) are launching a project to support organisations that want to set up new press or media councils in countries or regions where one does not yet exist. The project is part of the Media Councils in the Digital Age #4 project, which is co-funded by the European Commission. The call is addressed to journalist associations, (umbrella organizations of) media organisations or other relevant stakeholders. As bodies of journalistic self-regulation, press and media councils are critical to a democratic…