{"id":5811,"date":"2017-01-12T10:03:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T08:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cji.md\/raportul-anual-2016\/"},"modified":"2020-11-23T12:49:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T10:49:43","slug":"raportul-anual-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cji.md\/en\/raportul-anual-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Report 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Misiun<em><strong>The\u00a0mission\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Independent\u00a0Journalism\u00a0Center,\u00a0a\u00a0nongovernment\u00a0organization,\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0facilitate\u00a0the\u00a0development\u00a0of\u00a0an\u00a0informed\u00a0society\u00a0by\u00a0strengthening\u00a0a\u00a0free\u00a0and\u00a0viable\u00a0press,\u00a0including\u00a0new\u00a0media,\u00a0by\u00a0means\u00a0of\u00a0projects\u00a0that\u00a0provide\u00a0education\u00a0in\u00a0journalism\u00a0and\u00a0public\u00a0relations,\u00a0advocacy\u00a0media\u00a0campaigns,\u00a0research,\u00a0media\u00a0literacy,\u00a0and\u00a0nonprofit\u00a0journalistic\u00a0products.<\/strong><\/em>ea Centrului pentru Jurnalism Independent (CJI), organiza\u0163ie neguvernamental\u0103 (ONG), este de a facilita dezvoltarea unei societ\u0103\u021bi informa\u021bionale prin consolidarea unei prese libere \u0219i viabile, inclusiv new media,\u00a0 prin intermediul proiectelor ce ofer\u0103 educa\u021bie \u00een domeniul jurnalismului \u0219i rela\u021bii cu publicul, campanii de media advocacy, cercetare, media literacy \u0219i produse jurnalistice nonprofit.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-undefined uagb-block-05d9267b\" data-scroll=\"true\" data-offset=\"30\" data-delay=\"800\"><div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-toc__title-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-toc__title\"><strong>CONTENTS<\/strong><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap\"><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li><a href=\"#introduction\">INTRODUCTION<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#journalism-training\">JOURNALISM TRAINING<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#policy-and-advocacy\">POLICY AND ADVOCACY<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#media-literacy\">MEDIA LITERACY<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#organizational-development\">ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#founders-assembly\">FOUNDERS ASSEMBLY<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#members-of-the-administration-council\">MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL:<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#the-team-2016\">THE TEAM 2016<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">INTRODUCTION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Independent&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp;Center&nbsp;(IJC)&nbsp;adopted&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;development&nbsp;strategy&nbsp;for&nbsp;2016\u20132019&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;strengthening&nbsp;its&nbsp;role&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;media&nbsp;organization&nbsp;promoting&nbsp;professional&nbsp;standards&nbsp;in&nbsp;media&nbsp;by&nbsp;focusing&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;four&nbsp;objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>journalism&nbsp;training;<\/li><li>policy&nbsp;and&nbsp;advocacy;<\/li><li>media&nbsp;literacy;<\/li><li>organizational&nbsp;development.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1_23-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gala Jurnali\u0219tii Anului, 16 decembrie 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-5660\" width=\"395\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1_23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1_23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1_23-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><figcaption>Best Journalists Awards Gala, December 16, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Journalism\u00a0Training.\u00a0<\/strong>The<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>IJC\u00a0provided\u00a0various\u00a0training\u00a0opportunities\u00a0in\u00a0different\u00a0subjects\u00a0to\u00a0all\u00a0interested\u00a0journalists\u00a0including\u00a0in\u00a0professional\u00a0ethics,\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0information,\u00a0human\u00a0rights,\u00a0and\u00a0data\u00a0journalism\u00a0among\u00a0others.\u00a0In\u00a0addition,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0organized\u00a0the\u00a0Annual\u00a0Gala\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Press\u00a0Club\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0contests\u00a0to\u00a0reward\u00a0and\u00a0celebrate\u00a0professional\u00a0and\u00a0balanced\u00a0journalism.\u00a0Other\u00a0activities\u00a0under\u00a0training\u00a0were\u00a0the\u00a0School\u00a0of\u00a0Advanced\u00a0Journalism\u00a0(SAJ)\u00a0that\u00a0trained\u00a013\u00a0journalists\u00a0in\u00a02016\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Media\u00a0Azi\u00a0portal\u00a0that\u00a0promoted\u00a0journalistic\u00a0integrity\u00a0in\u00a0its\u00a0daily\u00a0content.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Policy\u00a0and\u00a0advocacy<\/strong>.\u00a0Through\u00a0its\u00a0campaigns,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0shed\u00a0light\u00a0on\u00a0several\u00a0problems\u00a0affecting\u00a0media\u00a0including\u00a0journalists&#8217;\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0plenary\u00a0meeting\u00a0hall\u00a0of\u00a0Parliament;\u00a0the\u00a0legal\u00a0framework\u00a0on\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0information;\u00a0concentrations\u00a0in\u00a0media\u00a0ownership;\u00a0and\u00a0regulating\u00a0advertising.\u00a0As\u00a0a\u00a0consequence\u00a0of\u00a0these\u00a0advocacy\u00a0activities,\u00a0in\u00a02016\u00a0the\u00a0press\u00a0was\u00a0granted\u00a0free\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0Parliament\u2019s\u00a0plenary\u00a0meeting\u00a0hall,\u00a0and\u00a0Parliament\u00a0adopted\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0reading\u00a0a\u00a0draft\u00a0law\u00a0on\u00a0improving\u00a0the\u00a0legal\u00a0framework\u00a0on\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5663\" width=\"395\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3_1-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><figcaption>Media literacy lesson at Giurgiulesti, with journalist Diana Raileanu, October 18, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>literacy<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;several&nbsp;activities&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;promoting&nbsp;critical&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;thoughtful&nbsp;consumption&nbsp;of&nbsp;media&nbsp;products&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;public.&nbsp;For&nbsp;three&nbsp;consecutive&nbsp;years,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;has&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;media&nbsp;literacy&nbsp;lessons&nbsp;in&nbsp;schools&nbsp;and&nbsp;lyceums&nbsp;throughout&nbsp;the&nbsp;country.&nbsp;This&nbsp;year&nbsp;also&nbsp;saw&nbsp;the&nbsp;debut&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mediacritica&nbsp;portal\u2014a&nbsp;platform&nbsp;designed&nbsp;to&nbsp;fight&nbsp;propaganda&nbsp;and&nbsp;manipulation&nbsp;in&nbsp;media.&nbsp;The&nbsp;website&nbsp;contains&nbsp;studies&nbsp;and&nbsp;monitoring&nbsp;reports,&nbsp;analyses,&nbsp;and&nbsp;comments.&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;campaign&nbsp;on&nbsp;critical&nbsp;reading&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;video&nbsp;clip&nbsp;were&nbsp;launched&nbsp;to&nbsp;encourage&nbsp;media&nbsp;consumers&nbsp;to&nbsp;diversify&nbsp;their&nbsp;sources&nbsp;of&nbsp;information&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;think&nbsp;clearly&nbsp;and&nbsp;critically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Organizational<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>development<\/strong>. &nbsp;The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;various&nbsp;activities&nbsp;in&nbsp;line&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;approved&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">JOURNALISM TRAINING<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;2016&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;carried&nbsp;out&nbsp;several&nbsp;comprehensive&nbsp;programs&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;strengthening&nbsp;journalists&#8217;&nbsp;professional&nbsp;skills&nbsp;in&nbsp;order&nbsp;to&nbsp;provide&nbsp;the&nbsp;public&nbsp;professional&nbsp;media&nbsp;content&nbsp;that&nbsp;abides&nbsp;by&nbsp;journalistic&nbsp;norms.&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;continued&nbsp;to&nbsp;train&nbsp;young&nbsp;journalists.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;daily&nbsp;updated&nbsp;platform&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Azi&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;precious&nbsp;resource&nbsp;for&nbsp;enhancing&nbsp;journalists&#8217;&nbsp;products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activities<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Training<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>programs<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>journalists<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>on<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>various<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>subjects<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5666\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4_1-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Training program for journalists from local and national media outlets, May 26, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;first&nbsp;training&nbsp;program&nbsp;was&nbsp;organized&nbsp;on&nbsp;12&nbsp;February;&nbsp;it&nbsp;brought&nbsp;together&nbsp;12&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;from&nbsp;national&nbsp;and&nbsp;local&nbsp;media&nbsp;outlets&nbsp;and&nbsp;focused&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;enforcement&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;law&nbsp;on&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;information.&nbsp;Program&nbsp;participants&nbsp;discussed&nbsp;legal&nbsp;issues&nbsp;that&nbsp;should&nbsp;be&nbsp;observed&nbsp;by&nbsp;professional&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;work&nbsp;and&nbsp;practical&nbsp;ways&nbsp;of&nbsp;obtaining&nbsp;information&nbsp;of&nbsp;public&nbsp;interest.&nbsp;They&nbsp;also&nbsp;learned&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;write&nbsp;official&nbsp;inquiries.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/stiri\/journalists-discussed-about-legal-aspects-access-information\">The program<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;implementing&nbsp;the&nbsp;law&nbsp;on&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;information&nbsp;in&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;was&nbsp;moderated&nbsp;by&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;Puiu,&nbsp;media&nbsp;law&nbsp;expert,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dumitru&nbsp;Lazur,&nbsp;journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;26&nbsp;May,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;organized&nbsp;a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/stiri\/journalists-have-been-instructed-how-address-issues-regarding-universal-periodic-review\">training course<\/a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;13&nbsp;media&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;across&nbsp;the&nbsp;country&nbsp;to&nbsp;improve&nbsp;their&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;on&nbsp;human&nbsp;rights.&nbsp;Participants&nbsp;were&nbsp;informed&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;situation&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;light&nbsp;of&nbsp;commitments&nbsp;by&nbsp;authorities&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;international&nbsp;framework&nbsp;Universal&nbsp;Periodic&nbsp;Review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Journalistic&nbsp;ethics&nbsp;were&nbsp;also&nbsp;among&nbsp;the&nbsp;training&nbsp;subjects&nbsp;covered&nbsp;in&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;On&nbsp;22&nbsp;and&nbsp;23&nbsp;July,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;organized&nbsp;the&nbsp;training&nbsp;program&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/stiri\/training-young-journalists-how-convey-correct-and-fair-message-public\">Ethical Norms and Current Journalism Practices<\/a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;teach&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;cover&nbsp;various&nbsp;sensitive&nbsp;topics&nbsp;and&nbsp;issues&nbsp;of&nbsp;public&nbsp;interest&nbsp;while&nbsp;observing&nbsp;ethical&nbsp;requirements&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;principles&nbsp;of&nbsp;high-quality&nbsp;journalism.&nbsp;&nbsp;During&nbsp;the&nbsp;program, 15&nbsp;participants&nbsp;learned&nbsp;about&nbsp;specific&nbsp;problematic&nbsp;aspects&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;work&nbsp;related&nbsp;to&nbsp;deontology&nbsp;and&nbsp;ethical&nbsp;norms;&nbsp;experts&nbsp;helped&nbsp;them&nbsp;identify&nbsp;solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5_0-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5669\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5_0-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5_0-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Jurnali\u0219ti instrui\u021bi \u00een domeniul datelor deschide, 2-3 decembrie 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;34&nbsp;participants&nbsp;including&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;working&nbsp;for&nbsp;local&nbsp;and&nbsp;national&nbsp;media,&nbsp;civic&nbsp;activists,&nbsp;and&nbsp;IT&nbsp;professionals&nbsp;took&nbsp;advantage&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;data&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;training&nbsp;program&nbsp;Open&nbsp;Data&nbsp;for&nbsp;an&nbsp;Informed&nbsp;Public&nbsp;(Date&nbsp;deschise&nbsp;pentru&nbsp;un&nbsp;public&nbsp;informat).The&nbsp;program&nbsp;consisted&nbsp;of&nbsp;two&nbsp;modules,&nbsp;one&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/stiri\/open-databases-are-more-accessible-journalists\">on 2 and 3 November<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;one&nbsp;on&nbsp;2&nbsp;and&nbsp;3&nbsp;December<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/ro\/stiri\/workshop-organizat-de-cji-utilizarea-bazelor-de-date-%C3%AEn-materialele-de-investiga%C8%9Bie\">(2\u20133 decembrie)<\/a>.&nbsp;Participants&nbsp;learned&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;useful&nbsp;information&nbsp;in&nbsp;national&nbsp;databases,&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;use&nbsp;search&nbsp;engines&nbsp;like&nbsp;Google\/Hoover&nbsp;efficiently,&nbsp;and&nbsp;also&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;topics&nbsp;of&nbsp;public&nbsp;interest&nbsp;in&nbsp;open&nbsp;databases.&nbsp;The&nbsp;first&nbsp;training&nbsp;module&nbsp;was&nbsp;moderated&nbsp;by&nbsp;Alex&nbsp;Morega&nbsp;(Romanian&nbsp;Center&nbsp;for&nbsp;Investigative&nbsp;Journalism),&nbsp;a&nbsp;web&nbsp;developer&nbsp;involved&nbsp;in&nbsp;various&nbsp;aspects&nbsp;of&nbsp;data&nbsp;journalism,&nbsp;data&nbsp;visualization&nbsp;and&nbsp;online&nbsp;security&nbsp;projects,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dumitru&nbsp;Lazu,&nbsp;an&nbsp;experienced&nbsp;journalist,&nbsp;RISE&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;reporter,&nbsp;and&nbsp;specialist&nbsp;in&nbsp;investigations&nbsp;and&nbsp;inquiry&nbsp;reports.&nbsp;The&nbsp;second&nbsp;module&nbsp;was&nbsp;led&nbsp;by&nbsp;Dumitru&nbsp;Lazu&nbsp;and&nbsp;Anatoly&nbsp;Bondarenko, (Ukraine)&nbsp;co-founder&nbsp;of&nbsp;texty.org.ua,&nbsp;a&nbsp;platform&nbsp;combining&nbsp;classic&nbsp;and&nbsp;online&nbsp;journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;training&nbsp;program&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/stiri\/managers-media-institutions-discussed-chisinau-about-ways-strengthen-financial-stability\">on 8 and 9 December<\/a>&nbsp;brought&nbsp;together&nbsp;19&nbsp;national&nbsp;media&nbsp;managers&nbsp;and&nbsp;7&nbsp;international&nbsp;experts.&nbsp;The&nbsp;aim&nbsp;was&nbsp;to&nbsp;analyze&nbsp;the&nbsp;current&nbsp;financial&nbsp;situation&nbsp;of&nbsp;media&nbsp;outlets&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;suggest&nbsp;ways&nbsp;to&nbsp;overcome&nbsp;the&nbsp;financial&nbsp;difficulties&nbsp;they&nbsp;face.&nbsp;Participants&nbsp;and&nbsp;experts&nbsp;designed&nbsp;four&nbsp;business&nbsp;models&nbsp;targeting&nbsp;four&nbsp;types&nbsp;of&nbsp;media:&nbsp;online;&nbsp;print;&nbsp;national&nbsp;TV\/radio;&nbsp;and&nbsp;regional&nbsp;TV\/radio.&nbsp;International&nbsp;experts&nbsp;explained&nbsp;how&nbsp;particular&nbsp;business&nbsp;models&nbsp;work&nbsp;in&nbsp;various&nbsp;countries&nbsp;and&nbsp;highlighted&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;important&nbsp;features&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;business&nbsp;plan.&nbsp;The&nbsp;study&nbsp;<em>Financial<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Sustainability<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Institutions<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Republic<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em>was&nbsp;launched&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Innovative<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>training<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>programs<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>aimed<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>at<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>improving<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>journalists<\/em><em>&#8216;&nbsp;<\/em><em>professional<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>skills<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>new<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>areas<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To&nbsp;promote&nbsp;innovations&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;production&nbsp;of&nbsp;professional&nbsp;media&nbsp;content,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;organized&nbsp;a&nbsp;series&nbsp;of&nbsp;activities&nbsp;as&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;project&nbsp;Strengthening&nbsp;Communications&nbsp;and&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Independence&nbsp;that&nbsp;was&nbsp;launched&nbsp;in&nbsp;December&nbsp;2014),&nbsp;and&nbsp;ended&nbsp;in&nbsp;2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moldova<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Plus<\/strong>.&nbsp;This&nbsp;program&nbsp;offered&nbsp;eight&nbsp;multimedia&nbsp;packages&nbsp;created&nbsp;and&nbsp;disseminated&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;project.&nbsp;In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;last&nbsp;three&nbsp;packages&nbsp;were&nbsp;launched&nbsp;between&nbsp;January&nbsp;and&nbsp;May&nbsp;and&nbsp;tackled&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;topics:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/ro\/moldova-plus\/national\/Moldova-Plus-Business-ul-mic\">Small Businesses<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/ro\/moldova-plus\/national\/Moldova-Plus-Justi%C8%9Bie\">Justice and Anticorruption<\/a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/ro\/stiri\/protec%C8%9Bia-consumatorului-tema-ultimului-pachet-multimedia-al-programului-moldova-plus\">Consumer Protection<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;packages&nbsp;were&nbsp;produced&nbsp;by&nbsp;national&nbsp;project&nbsp;partners&nbsp;MeDiaLog&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;New&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Project.&nbsp;The&nbsp;media&nbsp;content&nbsp;produced&nbsp;under&nbsp;this&nbsp;program&nbsp;was&nbsp;disseminated&nbsp;by&nbsp;11&nbsp;local&nbsp;press&nbsp;institutions&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;project&nbsp;partners&nbsp;including&nbsp;some&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Transnistrian&nbsp;region&nbsp;and&nbsp;UTA&nbsp;Gagauz-Yeri:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/albasat.md\/\">Albasat<\/a>&nbsp;(Nisporeni),&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/atv.md\/\">ATV<\/a>&nbsp;(Comrat),&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bas-tv.md\/\">Bas TV<\/a>&nbsp;(Basarabeasca),&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/cuvintul.md\/\"><em>Cuv\u00e2ntul<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(Rezina),&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dnestr.tv\/\">Dnestr TV<\/a>&nbsp;(Bender),&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/flortv.net\/\">Flor TV<\/a>&nbsp;(Flore\u0219ti),&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/gazetadesud.md\/\"><em>Gazeta<\/em><em>de<\/em><em>Sud<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(Cimi\u0219lia),&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/impulstv.com\/\">Impuls TV<\/a>&nbsp;(\u0218old\u0103ne\u0219ti),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/observatorul.md\/\"><em>Observatorul<\/em><em>de<\/em><em>Nord<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(Soroca),&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mediatv.freevar.com\/\"><em>Pro<\/em><em>Media<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(Cimi\u0219lia),&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/esp.md\/\"><em>SP<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(B\u0103l\u021bi).&nbsp;In&nbsp;turn,&nbsp;local&nbsp;partners&nbsp;created&nbsp;local&nbsp;content&nbsp;covering&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;issues&nbsp;but&nbsp;focusing&nbsp;on&nbsp;local&nbsp;peculiarities&nbsp;and&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;context&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;communities&nbsp;they&nbsp;work&nbsp;in.&nbsp;Between&nbsp;January&nbsp;and&nbsp;August&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;stories&nbsp;produced&nbsp;and&nbsp;aired&nbsp;by&nbsp;local&nbsp;partners&nbsp;were&nbsp;viewed&nbsp;300,000&nbsp;times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5672\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The beneficiaries of the Moldova Plus program were trained how to correctly and quickly visualize data, April 14-16, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;April, 12&nbsp;project&nbsp;partners&nbsp;took&nbsp;advantage&nbsp;of&nbsp;training&nbsp;in&nbsp;visual&nbsp;journalism.&nbsp;The&nbsp;session&nbsp;was&nbsp;moderated&nbsp;by&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;expert&nbsp;Oleg&nbsp;Gant&nbsp;who&nbsp;introduced&nbsp;a&nbsp;series&nbsp;of&nbsp;tools&nbsp;to&nbsp;use&nbsp;with&nbsp;different&nbsp;media&nbsp;types.&nbsp;A&nbsp;significant&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;training&nbsp;was&nbsp;allocated&nbsp;to&nbsp;practice.&nbsp;Under&nbsp;Gant&#8217;s&nbsp;guidance,&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;worked&nbsp;on&nbsp;stories&nbsp;they&nbsp;selected&nbsp;themselves&nbsp;and&nbsp;integrated&nbsp;visual&nbsp;elements&nbsp;to&nbsp;increase&nbsp;the&nbsp;content&#8217;s&nbsp;attractiveness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Other<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>activities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Drone<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>journalism<\/strong>.&nbsp;The&nbsp;second&nbsp;stage&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;contest&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/inovatii.media-azi.md\/\">Drone Journalism Workshop<\/a>&nbsp;ended&nbsp;in&nbsp;March;&nbsp;the&nbsp;winning&nbsp;project&nbsp;was&nbsp;produced&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Agora&nbsp;team,&nbsp;Politicians&#8217;&nbsp;Shelter&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Expense&nbsp;of&nbsp;Moldovan&nbsp;Citizens.&nbsp;The&nbsp;contest&nbsp;was&nbsp;launched&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;workshop&nbsp;on&nbsp;media&nbsp;innovations&nbsp;that&nbsp;took&nbsp;placed&nbsp;in&nbsp;November&nbsp;2015.&nbsp;It&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;to&nbsp;teach&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;new&nbsp;ways&nbsp;of&nbsp;producing&nbsp;high-quality&nbsp;content&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;improve&nbsp;the&nbsp;interaction&nbsp;between&nbsp;media&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IT<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>internship<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>and<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>IT<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>specialists<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;Between&nbsp;March&nbsp;and&nbsp;July,&nbsp;an&nbsp;IT&nbsp;specialist&nbsp;took&nbsp;an&nbsp;internship&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/observatorul.md\/\"><em>Observatorul<\/em><em>de<\/em><em>Nord<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;newspaper.&nbsp;He&nbsp;assisted&nbsp;the&nbsp;editorial&nbsp;team&nbsp;in&nbsp;updating&nbsp;and&nbsp;diversifying&nbsp;their&nbsp;web&nbsp;platform&nbsp;thus&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;a&nbsp;more&nbsp;dynamic&nbsp;interaction&nbsp;with&nbsp;their&nbsp;audience,&nbsp;including&nbsp;online&nbsp;readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Training<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>activities<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>were<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>carried<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>out<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>as<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>part<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>following<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>projects<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>implemented<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>by<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>IJC<\/em><em>:&nbsp;<\/em><em>Advocacy<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Campaigns<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Aimed<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>at<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Improving<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Transparency<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Ownership<\/em><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>Access<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>to<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Information<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Promotion<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>EU<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Values<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Integration<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>which<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>is<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>part<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>project<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Partnerships<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>a<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Sustainable<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Civil<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Society<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>, (<\/em><em>USAID<\/em><em>),&nbsp;<\/em><em>Promoting<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Literacy<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Professional<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Standards<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Press<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>an<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Informed<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Public<\/em><em>, (<\/em><em>Civil<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Rights<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Defenders<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Soros<\/em><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Foundation<\/em><em>\/<\/em><em>Mass<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Program<\/em><em>),&nbsp;<\/em><em>Improving<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Law<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Environment<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>, (<\/em><em>Civil<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Rights<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Defenders<\/em><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>Sweden<\/em><em>),&nbsp;<\/em><em>Strengthening<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Independent<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>Internews<\/em><em>),&nbsp;<\/em><em>Strengthening<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Financial<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Stability<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Mass<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Ukraine<\/em><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Georgia<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>using<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Experience<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>V<\/em><em>4&nbsp;<\/em><em>Countries<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>International<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Visegrad<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Fund<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>USAID<\/em><em>),<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Professional<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>practice<\/em><em>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/em><em>strengthening<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>journalism<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>students<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>real<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>life<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>capacity<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>OSCE<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Mission<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>),&nbsp;<\/em><em>Open<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Data<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>an<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Informed<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Public<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>Transitions<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Online<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>with<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>funding<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>from<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Ministry<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Foreign<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Affairs<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Czech<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Republic<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>National<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Endowment<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Democracy<\/em><em>),&nbsp;<\/em><em>Swedish<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>International<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Development<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Cooperation<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Agency<\/em><em>\/<\/em><em>Embassy<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Sweden<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Chisinau<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Contests<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Journalists<\/em><em><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;organized&nbsp;the&nbsp;traditional&nbsp;Annual&nbsp;Gala&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Club&nbsp;to&nbsp;support&nbsp;and&nbsp;encourage&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;to&nbsp;produce&nbsp;high-quality&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;in&nbsp;line&nbsp;with&nbsp;professional&nbsp;standards.&nbsp;In&nbsp;October&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;candidates&nbsp;were&nbsp;invited&nbsp;to&nbsp;submit&nbsp;their&nbsp;applications&nbsp;with&nbsp;stories&nbsp;they&nbsp;had&nbsp;produced&nbsp;and&nbsp;published&nbsp;between&nbsp;January&nbsp;and&nbsp;November&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;When&nbsp;the&nbsp;deadline&nbsp;passed,&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;had&nbsp;received&nbsp;63&nbsp;applications.&nbsp;Winners&nbsp;were&nbsp;chosen&nbsp;through&nbsp;a&nbsp;complex&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;process&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/ro\/stiri\/regulamentul-de-selectare-c%C3%A2%C5%9Ftig%C4%83torilor-topului-%E2%80%9Ejurnali%C5%9Ftii-anului%E2%80%9D-2016\">regulations<\/a>&nbsp;announced&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;in&nbsp;advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5675\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7_1-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Journalist Valentina Ursu was awarded in the category of Radio Journalism at the Best Journalists Awards Gala, December 16, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;16&nbsp;December,&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;of&nbsp;2016&nbsp;were&nbsp;announced&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;public&nbsp;event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>TV&nbsp;journalism:&nbsp;Eugenia&nbsp;Pogor,&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;project&nbsp;Pur&nbsp;\u0219i&nbsp;simplu,&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe.<\/li><li>Radio&nbsp;journalism:&nbsp;&nbsp;Valentina&nbsp;Ursu,&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe.<\/li><li>Valeria&nbsp;Vi\u021bu,&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;France&nbsp;Internationale&nbsp;(RFI).<\/li><li>Online&nbsp;journalism:&nbsp;Ana&nbsp;S\u00eerbu,&nbsp;Agora&nbsp;portal.<\/li><li>Galina&nbsp;Vasilieva,&nbsp;NewsMaker&nbsp;portal.<\/li><li>Investigative&nbsp;journalism:&nbsp;Iurie&nbsp;S\u0103ndu\u021b\u0103,&nbsp;Rise&nbsp;Moldova.<\/li><li>Anticorup\u021bie.md&nbsp;portal&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Center&nbsp;for&nbsp;Investigative&nbsp;Journalism.<\/li><li>Photojournalism:&nbsp;Igor&nbsp;Rotari,&nbsp;Unimedia&nbsp;portal.<\/li><li>Print&nbsp;press&nbsp;Sergiu&nbsp;Pascari,&nbsp;<em>SP<\/em>&nbsp;newspaper&nbsp;(B\u0103l\u021bi). &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Special&nbsp;awards&nbsp;included&nbsp;the&nbsp;following:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Most&nbsp;promising&nbsp;journalist&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Year:&nbsp;Iurie&nbsp;Botnarenco,&nbsp;reporter&nbsp;for<em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Adev\u0103rul<\/em>&nbsp;newspaper&nbsp;(Rom\u00e2nia).<\/li><li>Best&nbsp;Blog:&nbsp;Gheorghe&nbsp;Erizanu,&nbsp;erizanu.cartier.md.<\/li><li>Innovative&nbsp;Journalism: (media&nbsp;innovations)&nbsp;&nbsp;Agora&nbsp;portal. &nbsp;<\/li><li>Best&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Campaign:&nbsp;Valentina&nbsp;Basiul&nbsp;for&nbsp;Through&nbsp;the&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Press:&nbsp;Moldova\u2014A&nbsp;quarter&nbsp;of&nbsp;century.<\/li><li>Excellency:&nbsp;<em>Contrafort<\/em>&nbsp;magazine.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8_0-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5678\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8_0-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8_0-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>erizanu.cartier.md was named the best blog of 2016 at the Best Journalists Awards Gala, December 16, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Two&nbsp;additional&nbsp;prizes&nbsp;were&nbsp;awarded:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The&nbsp;National&nbsp;Award&nbsp;for&nbsp;Respecting&nbsp;Professional&nbsp;Ethics&nbsp;and&nbsp;Deontology&nbsp;in&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp;was&nbsp;awarded&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Council&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;anticoruptie.md&nbsp;portal,&nbsp;a&nbsp;project&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Center&nbsp;for&nbsp;Investigative&nbsp;Journalism.<\/li><li>The&nbsp;award&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;media&nbsp;project&nbsp;created&nbsp;by&nbsp;graduates&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;School&nbsp;of&nbsp;Advanced&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp;was&nbsp;awarded&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;website&nbsp;Oameni&nbsp;si&nbsp;Kilometri&nbsp;(People&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kilometers)&nbsp;for&nbsp;its&nbsp;articles&nbsp;on&nbsp;people&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;destinies.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Annual<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Gala<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Press<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Club<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>was<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>organized<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>with<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>financial<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>support<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Swedish<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Agency<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>International<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Development<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Cooperation<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>through<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Swedish<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Embassy<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Chi\u0219in\u0103u<\/em><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><em>A<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>general<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>partner<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>event<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>was<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>BC<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Agroindbank<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;contest&nbsp;organized&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;in&nbsp;May&nbsp;focused&nbsp;on&nbsp;human&nbsp;rights&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;in&nbsp;light&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;commitments&nbsp;by&nbsp;authorities&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;international&nbsp;framework&nbsp;Universal&nbsp;Periodic&nbsp;Review.&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;12&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;submitted&nbsp;30&nbsp;stories&nbsp;2&nbsp;of&nbsp;which&nbsp;won&nbsp;awards.&nbsp;This&nbsp;contest&nbsp;was&nbsp;organized&nbsp;with&nbsp;funding&nbsp;from&nbsp;Civil&nbsp;Rights&nbsp;Defenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>School<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Advanced<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Journalism<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike&nbsp;other&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;departments,&nbsp;the&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;operates&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;academic&nbsp;year&nbsp;cycle:&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;stage&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;second&nbsp;semester&nbsp;of&nbsp;study&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;graduation&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;current&nbsp;class&nbsp;while&nbsp;the&nbsp;second&nbsp;stage&nbsp;marks&nbsp;the&nbsp;beginning&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;study&nbsp;year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stage<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;1:&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>January<\/strong><strong>\u2013<\/strong><strong>July<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;2016.<\/strong>&nbsp;In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;second&nbsp;semester&nbsp;started&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;course&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/instrumentele-multimedia-%C3%AEnsu%C5%9Fite-cu-succes-de-studen%C5%A3ii-%C5%9Fsaj\">Online Journalism<\/a>&nbsp;(trainers:&nbsp;Liliana&nbsp;Barb\u0103ro\u0219ie,&nbsp;editor&nbsp;at&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;1&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;E\u021bco,&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;reporter).&nbsp;Students&nbsp;learned&nbsp;about&nbsp;special&nbsp;features&nbsp;of&nbsp;online&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;compared&nbsp;with&nbsp;other&nbsp;media&nbsp;and&nbsp;also&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;write&nbsp;online&nbsp;stories.&nbsp;The&nbsp;next&nbsp;course&nbsp;was&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/managementul-media-un-curs-despre-gestionarea-presei-ca-afacere\">Media Management<\/a>&nbsp;focusing&nbsp;on&nbsp;TV&nbsp;(trainer:&nbsp;Dorin&nbsp;Scobioal\u0103,&nbsp;CAT&nbsp;Studio&nbsp;director),&nbsp;radio&nbsp;(Valentin&nbsp;Niculescu,&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Chi\u0219in\u0103u&nbsp;director),&nbsp;and&nbsp;newspapers&nbsp;(Elena&nbsp;Cob\u0103sneanu,&nbsp;Director<em>&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<em>Observatorul<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>de<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Nord<\/em>,&nbsp;Soroca).&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;course&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Project&nbsp;Management&nbsp;focusing&nbsp;on&nbsp;key&nbsp;stages&nbsp;in&nbsp;project&nbsp;management&nbsp;was&nbsp;offered&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time&nbsp;(trainer:&nbsp;Ina&nbsp;Grejdeanu,&nbsp;Strategic&nbsp;Development&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;at&nbsp;IJC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5681\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Anatolie Bolea explains to SAJ students the specifics of business journalism, February 4, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;advanced&nbsp;modules&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;strengthening&nbsp;the&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;and&nbsp;skills&nbsp;students&nbsp;gained&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;half&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;academic&nbsp;year&nbsp;commenced&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/studen%C5%A3ii-%C5%9Fsaj-au-fost-ini%C5%A3ia%C5%A3i-%C3%AEn-jurnalismul-economic-%C5%9Fi-cel-al-cifrelor\">Economic Journalism<\/a>&nbsp;(theory&nbsp;taught&nbsp;by&nbsp;Vladimir&nbsp;Bolea,&nbsp;businessman&nbsp;and&nbsp;expert&nbsp;in&nbsp;economics,&nbsp;and&nbsp;practice&nbsp;taught&nbsp;by&nbsp;economic&nbsp;journalist&nbsp;Anatol&nbsp;C\u00e2\u0219laru,&nbsp;editor&nbsp;at&nbsp;Publika&nbsp;TV).&nbsp;This&nbsp;was&nbsp;followed&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/foreign-policy-national-security-and-perspectives-european-union-%E2%80%93-topics-discussed-new-saj\">Political Journalism<\/a>&nbsp;which&nbsp;was&nbsp;divided&nbsp;into&nbsp;two&nbsp;modules:&nbsp;international&nbsp;(Sorina&nbsp;\u0218tef\u00e2r\u021b\u0103,&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;director,&nbsp;editor&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;supplement&nbsp;<em>Obiectiv<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>European<\/em>)&nbsp;and&nbsp;interior&nbsp;(Alina&nbsp;\u021aurcanu,&nbsp;senior&nbsp;editor&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe).&nbsp;For&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time,&nbsp;two&nbsp;days&nbsp;were&nbsp;exclusively&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;propaganda&nbsp;(Radu&nbsp;Magdin,&nbsp;political&nbsp;analyst,&nbsp;Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;SmartLink&nbsp;Communications&nbsp;in&nbsp;Romania).&nbsp;For&nbsp;a&nbsp;better&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;internal&nbsp;and&nbsp;external&nbsp;political&nbsp;events,&nbsp;trainers&nbsp;invited&nbsp;several&nbsp;experts&nbsp;to&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;discussion&nbsp;club&nbsp;with&nbsp;students:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/politica-extern%C4%83-securitatea-na%C5%A3ional%C4%83-%C5%9Fi-perspectivele-uniunii-europene-%E2%80%93-subiecte-discutate\">Victor Chiril\u0103<\/a>,&nbsp;Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Policy&nbsp;Association;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/%E2%80%9Es%C4%83pt%C4%83m%C3%A2na-politic%C4%83%E2%80%9D-la-%C5%9Fsaj-invita%C5%A3i-de-valoare-%C5%9Fi-dezbateri-aprinse\">Igor Munteanu<\/a>,&nbsp;IDIS&nbsp;Viitorul&nbsp;Director&nbsp;and&nbsp;former&nbsp;ambassador&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;United&nbsp;States;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/%E2%80%9Es%C4%83pt%C4%83m%C3%A2na-politic%C4%83%E2%80%9D-la-%C5%9Fsaj-invita%C5%A3i-de-valoare-%C5%9Fi-dezbateri-aprinse\">Igor Volni\u021bchi<\/a>,&nbsp;political&nbsp;consultant;&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/%E2%80%9Es%C4%83pt%C4%83m%C3%A2na-politic%C4%83%E2%80%9D-la-%C5%9Fsaj-invita%C5%A3i-de-valoare-%C5%9Fi-dezbateri-aprinse\">Iurie Ciocan<\/a>,&nbsp;Head&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Central&nbsp;Electoral&nbsp;Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/jurnalismul-de-investiga%C5%A3ie-cursul-care-te-%C3%AEnva%C5%A3%C4%83-s%C4%83-descoperi-adev%C4%83rurile-ascunse\">Investigative Journalism<\/a>&nbsp;followed&nbsp;(trainer&nbsp;Alina&nbsp;Radu,&nbsp;Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;<em>Ziarul<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>de<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Gard\u0103<\/em>&nbsp;newspaper).&nbsp;For&nbsp;three&nbsp;weeks,&nbsp;students&nbsp;researched&nbsp;and&nbsp;wrote&nbsp;their&nbsp;own&nbsp;investigations,&nbsp;met&nbsp;with&nbsp;experts&nbsp;in&nbsp;various&nbsp;fields,&nbsp;and&nbsp;visited&nbsp;different&nbsp;public&nbsp;institutions.&nbsp;The&nbsp;guest&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;discussion&nbsp;club&nbsp;was&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/de-unde-iau-bani-partidele-politice-subiect-discutat-cu-studen%C5%A3ii-%C5%9Fsaj-%C3%AEn-cadrul-cursului\">Pavel Postic\u0103<\/a>from&nbsp;Promo-LEX&nbsp;Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5684\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>SAJ students visiting the State Hydrometeorological Service, March 25, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During&nbsp;the&nbsp;course&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/jurnalismul-de-mediu-cursul-ce-ne-responsabilizeaz%C4%83-fa%C5%A3%C4%83-de-lumea-care-ne-%C3%AEnconjoar%C4%83\">Environmental Journalism<\/a>&nbsp;(trainer&nbsp;Lilia&nbsp;Curchi,&nbsp;coordinating&nbsp;editor&nbsp;of&nbsp;<em>Natura<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em>magazine&nbsp;and&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Environment&nbsp;and&nbsp;Eco-Tourism&nbsp;Association&nbsp;of&nbsp;Journalists),&nbsp;students&nbsp;left&nbsp;the&nbsp;classroom&nbsp;and&nbsp;had&nbsp;the&nbsp;chance&nbsp;to&nbsp;look&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;environment&nbsp;and&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;problems&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;different&nbsp;perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/jurnalismul-social-cursul-care-ne-%C3%AEnva%C8%9B%C4%83-s%C4%83-scriem-despre-oameni-%C5%9Fi-problemele-lor\">Social Journalism<\/a>&nbsp;(trainer&nbsp;Vitalie&nbsp;Dogaru,&nbsp;Senior&nbsp;Editor&nbsp;at&nbsp;Publika&nbsp;TV)&nbsp;shed&nbsp;light&nbsp;on&nbsp;ordinary&nbsp;people,&nbsp;their&nbsp;lives,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;issues&nbsp;they&nbsp;struggle&nbsp;with.&nbsp;Students&nbsp;learned&nbsp;to&nbsp;tackle&nbsp;sensitive&nbsp;issues&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;appropriate&nbsp;way.&nbsp;Thus,&nbsp;the&nbsp;discussion&nbsp;club&nbsp;during&nbsp;that&nbsp;course&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;social&nbsp;bias&nbsp;hosting&nbsp;special&nbsp;guest&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/ian-feldman-la-un-nou-club-de-discu%C5%A3ii-al-%C5%9Fsaj-%E2%80%9Cpresa-nu-se-g%C3%A2nde%C5%9Fte-la-impactul-social-al\">Ian Feldman<\/a>,&nbsp;Head&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Council&nbsp;for&nbsp;Prevention&nbsp;and&nbsp;Elimination&nbsp;of&nbsp;Discrimination&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ensuring&nbsp;Equality,&nbsp;and&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Human&nbsp;Rights&nbsp;Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;academic&nbsp;year&nbsp;2015\u20132016&nbsp;ended&nbsp;with&nbsp;two&nbsp;very&nbsp;practical&nbsp;courses.&nbsp;Community&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp;&nbsp;(trainer&nbsp;Petru&nbsp;Macovei,&nbsp;Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Association&nbsp;of&nbsp;Independent&nbsp;Press)&nbsp;took&nbsp;the&nbsp;students&nbsp;to&nbsp;Lozova,&nbsp;Str\u0103\u0219eni&nbsp;where&nbsp;they&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;research&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;community&nbsp;newspaper&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Lozova<\/em><em>&#8216;<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Life<\/em>&nbsp;(<em>Via\u021ba<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Lozovei<\/em>)&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;later&nbsp;produced.&nbsp;The&nbsp;course&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/jurnalismul-digital-%C3%AEnv%C4%83%C8%9B%C4%83m-s%C4%83-%C3%AEmbin%C4%83m-con%C5%A3inutul-original-cu-viteza-maxim%C4%83\">Digital Journalism<\/a>&nbsp;was&nbsp;held&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;and&nbsp;encompassed&nbsp;an&nbsp;exercise&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;online&nbsp;newsroom&nbsp;(trainer&nbsp;Dumitru&nbsp;Ciorici,&nbsp;co-founder&nbsp;of&nbsp;portals&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unimedia.md\/\">www.unimedia.md<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agora.md\/\">www.agora.md<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5687\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The 11th graduating class of the School of Advanced Journalism in the process of making photographs, September 23, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stage<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>II<\/strong><strong>:&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>September<\/strong><strong>\u2013<\/strong><strong>December<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;2016.<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;11th&nbsp;study&nbsp;year&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;school&nbsp;commenced&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/la-%C8%99coala-de-studii-avansate-%C3%AEn-jurnalism-%C3%AEnceput-un-nou-de-studii\">1 September<\/a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;introductory&nbsp;courses.&nbsp;The&nbsp;first&nbsp;was&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/introducere-%C3%AEn-jurnalism-primul-curs-de-ini%C8%9Biere-pentru-studen%C8%9Bii-%C8%99saj\">Introduction to Journalism<\/a>&nbsp;(trainer:&nbsp;Sorina&nbsp;\u0218tef\u00e2r\u021b\u0103)&nbsp;followed&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Role&nbsp;of&nbsp;Caricature&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Press&nbsp;led&nbsp;by&nbsp;artist&nbsp;Filip&nbsp;Cebotari&nbsp;which&nbsp;addressed&nbsp;the&nbsp;power&nbsp;of&nbsp;drawings&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;press&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;freedom&nbsp;of&nbsp;expression&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;first&nbsp;semester&nbsp;was&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;to&nbsp;courses&nbsp;that&nbsp;taught&nbsp;students&nbsp;step&nbsp;by&nbsp;step&nbsp;to&nbsp;produce&nbsp;stories&nbsp;of&nbsp;various&nbsp;types.&nbsp;In&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/%C8%99tirea-primul-curs-practic-ce-pune-bazele-jurnalismului\">News Story<\/a>&nbsp;(trainer&nbsp;Diana&nbsp;R\u0103ileanu,&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;reporter&nbsp;and&nbsp;Elena&nbsp;Robu,&nbsp;PRO&nbsp;TV&nbsp;Chi\u0219in\u0103u&nbsp;editor),&nbsp;students&nbsp;learned&nbsp;to&nbsp;answer&nbsp;six&nbsp;basic&nbsp;questions&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;news&nbsp;item&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;work&nbsp;with&nbsp;sources<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/photojournalism-course-embellishing-information-images\">. In Photojournalism<\/a>&nbsp;(trainer&nbsp;Nicolae&nbsp;Pojoga,&nbsp;Senior&nbsp;lecturer&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Arts&nbsp;Academy&nbsp;of&nbsp;Moldova),&nbsp;students&nbsp;discovered&nbsp;the&nbsp;technical&nbsp;and&nbsp;content-related&nbsp;secrets&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;successful&nbsp;photo.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/magazine-journalism-or-how-idea-can-turn-magazine\">Magazine Journalism<\/a>&nbsp;(trainer:&nbsp;Ludmila&nbsp;Andronic,&nbsp;communication&nbsp;expert&nbsp;and&nbsp;chair&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Council&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova)&nbsp;was&nbsp;held&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time&nbsp;at&nbsp;SAJ.&nbsp;Ms&nbsp;Andronic&nbsp;explained&nbsp;the&nbsp;differences&nbsp;between&nbsp;a&nbsp;newspaper&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;magazine,&nbsp;the&nbsp;nature&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;brand,&nbsp;and&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;create&nbsp;a&nbsp;magazine.&nbsp;During&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/interview-or-learning-get-information-directly-source\">Interview<\/a>&nbsp;course&nbsp;(trainer:&nbsp;Vitalie&nbsp;Dogaru),&nbsp;students&nbsp;improvised&nbsp;interviews&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;classrooms&nbsp;and&nbsp;on&nbsp;site.&nbsp;The&nbsp;skills&nbsp;they&nbsp;acquired&nbsp;were&nbsp;then&nbsp;successfully&nbsp;applied&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;course&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/long-form-articles-both-reports-and-obituaries-should-be-original\">Long Articles<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(trainer&nbsp;Alina&nbsp;Radu)&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;students&nbsp;produced&nbsp;a&nbsp;report,&nbsp;a&nbsp;feature,&nbsp;and&nbsp;an&nbsp;obituary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;semester&nbsp;continued&nbsp;with&nbsp;two&nbsp;essential&nbsp;courses&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;professional&nbsp;training&nbsp;of&nbsp;future&nbsp;journalists:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/media-law-course-teaching-journalists-responsibility\">Media Law<\/a>&nbsp;(trainer&nbsp;Tatiana&nbsp;Puiu,&nbsp;lawyer&nbsp;specializing&nbsp;in&nbsp;media&nbsp;issues)&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/media-law-course-teaching-journalists-responsibility\">Media Ethics and Diversity<\/a>&nbsp;(trainer:&nbsp;Nadine&nbsp;Gogu,&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;Director).&nbsp;For&nbsp;a&nbsp;better&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;diversity,&nbsp;Angelica&nbsp;Frolov,&nbsp;Lobby&nbsp;and&nbsp;Advocacy&nbsp;Program&nbsp;Coordinator&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;GENDERDOC-M&nbsp;Center,&nbsp;was&nbsp;invited&nbsp;to&nbsp;talk&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;rights&nbsp;of&nbsp;LGBT&nbsp;persons&nbsp;and&nbsp;ways&nbsp;to&nbsp;avoid&nbsp;discriminatory&nbsp;terminology.&nbsp;In&nbsp;parallel,&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;courses&nbsp;were&nbsp;held:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/radio-journalism-course-teaches-%E2%80%9Cbuilding%E2%80%9D-images-reader%E2%80%99s-mind\">Radio Journalism<\/a>&nbsp;(trainers:&nbsp;Diana&nbsp;R\u0103ileanu,&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe,&nbsp;Liliana&nbsp;Nicolae,&nbsp;reporter&nbsp;and&nbsp;editor&nbsp;at&nbsp;Europa&nbsp;FM&nbsp;Bucharest,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Vasile&nbsp;Botnaru,&nbsp;Director&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;Moldova)&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/tv-journalism-course-teaches-working-against-clock\">TV Journalism<\/a>.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;courses&nbsp;were&nbsp;preceded&nbsp;by&nbsp;technical&nbsp;components&nbsp;(trainers:&nbsp;Sergiu&nbsp;Tudos,&nbsp;technical&nbsp;engineer&nbsp;at&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Denis&nbsp;Rusu,&nbsp;producer&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;Campaigns&nbsp;and&nbsp;Production&nbsp;Department).&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;both&nbsp;courses&nbsp;had&nbsp;an&nbsp;introductory&nbsp;period&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;newsroom&nbsp;module&nbsp;(four&nbsp;days&nbsp;for&nbsp;radio&nbsp;and&nbsp;six&nbsp;days&nbsp;for&nbsp;TV)&nbsp;during&nbsp;which&nbsp;students&nbsp;worked&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;newsroom&nbsp;environment&nbsp;and&nbsp;produced&nbsp;newscasts.&nbsp;The&nbsp;first&nbsp;semester&nbsp;ended&nbsp;with&nbsp;Visual&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp;which&nbsp;continued&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;second&nbsp;semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Extracurricular<\/strong><strong>\/<\/strong><strong>visibility<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>activities<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;Apart&nbsp;from&nbsp;their&nbsp;basic&nbsp;courses,&nbsp;from&nbsp;September&nbsp;to&nbsp;December&nbsp;2016&nbsp;students&nbsp;had&nbsp;two&nbsp;hours&nbsp;weeky&nbsp;of&nbsp;Romanian&nbsp;stylistics&nbsp;(trainer:&nbsp;linguist&nbsp;Cristina&nbsp;Mog\u00e2ldea),&nbsp;and&nbsp;11&nbsp;students&nbsp;attended&nbsp;free&nbsp;of&nbsp;charge&nbsp;two&nbsp;cycles&nbsp;of&nbsp;English&nbsp;language&nbsp;courses&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;school&nbsp;for&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;languages&nbsp;in&nbsp;Chisinau.&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;fourth&nbsp;year&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;row&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/new-promotion-students-trained-use-open-data\">Data Journalism Workshop<\/a>&nbsp;was&nbsp;organized&nbsp;in&nbsp;November.&nbsp;For&nbsp;3&nbsp;days, 15&nbsp;students&nbsp;learned&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;use&nbsp;open&nbsp;government&nbsp;data&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;ideas&nbsp;for&nbsp;investigations.&nbsp;Students&nbsp;were&nbsp;coached&nbsp;by&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;Bojin,&nbsp;journalist&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;RISE&nbsp;project&nbsp;Romania&nbsp;and&nbsp;by&nbsp;Dumitru&nbsp;Lazu,&nbsp;reporter&nbsp;at&nbsp;RISE&nbsp;Moldova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discussion&nbsp;clubs&nbsp;were&nbsp;held&nbsp;both&nbsp;as&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;courses&nbsp;and&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;the&nbsp;curriculum.&nbsp;In&nbsp;October&nbsp;students&nbsp;met&nbsp;political&nbsp;analyst&nbsp;Iulian&nbsp;Chifu,&nbsp;Director&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Center&nbsp;for&nbsp;Conflict&nbsp;Prevention&nbsp;and&nbsp;Early&nbsp;Warning&nbsp;in&nbsp;Bucharest,&nbsp;and&nbsp;talked&nbsp;about&nbsp;defense&nbsp;and&nbsp;security,&nbsp;including&nbsp;about&nbsp;NATO&#8217;s&nbsp;role&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;context.&nbsp;At&nbsp;the&nbsp;end&nbsp;of&nbsp;November,&nbsp;students&nbsp;met&nbsp;with&nbsp;Valentina&nbsp;Basiul,&nbsp;reporter&nbsp;at&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;and&nbsp;author&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;book&nbsp;Through&nbsp;the&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;of&nbsp;Press:&nbsp;Moldova\u2014A&nbsp;Quarter&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;Century,&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;history&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;past&nbsp;25&nbsp;years&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;country&nbsp;as&nbsp;seen&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;autumn&nbsp;of&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;students&nbsp;went&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;study&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/second-time-saj-students-visited-journalists-romania\">visit to Bucharest<\/a>&nbsp;where&nbsp;they&nbsp;saw&nbsp;for&nbsp;themselves&nbsp;how&nbsp;several&nbsp;important&nbsp;media&nbsp;outlets&nbsp;operate.&nbsp;The&nbsp;visit&nbsp;was&nbsp;short&nbsp;but&nbsp;very&nbsp;intense&nbsp;with&nbsp;eight&nbsp;public&nbsp;and&nbsp;private&nbsp;media&nbsp;outlets&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given&nbsp;that&nbsp;2016&nbsp;was&nbsp;tenth&nbsp;anniversary&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;SAJ,&nbsp;on&nbsp;30&nbsp;September&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;from&nbsp;all&nbsp;ten&nbsp;graduating&nbsp;classes&nbsp;came&nbsp;together&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;conference&nbsp;Independent&nbsp;Journalism: &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.media-azi.md\/ro\/stiri\/%C8%99coala-de-studii-avansate-%C3%AEn-jurnalism-la-zece-ani-de-activitate-%E2%80%9E%C3%AEn-jurnalism-fiecare-zi-e-o\">Challenges of Today and Perspectives of Tomorrow<\/a>.&nbsp;The&nbsp;students&nbsp;were&nbsp;joined&nbsp;by&nbsp;local&nbsp;trainers&nbsp;and&nbsp;special&nbsp;guests&nbsp;from&nbsp;abroad\u2014Steven&nbsp;Knowlton&nbsp;(Ireland),&nbsp;Petru&nbsp;Clej&nbsp;(Great&nbsp;Britain),&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lina&nbsp;Vdov\u00eei&nbsp;(Romania)\u2014and&nbsp;discussed&nbsp;the&nbsp;evolution&nbsp;of&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;past&nbsp;10&nbsp;years&nbsp;and&nbsp;chances&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;survival&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;independent&nbsp;press&nbsp;worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To&nbsp;increase&nbsp;&nbsp;SAJ\u2019s&nbsp;visibility,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;launched&nbsp;a&nbsp;contest&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;media&nbsp;project&nbsp;created&nbsp;by&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;graduates&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;prize&nbsp;of&nbsp;750&nbsp;euros&nbsp;thus&nbsp;supporting&nbsp;the&nbsp;independent&nbsp;media&nbsp;environment&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;The&nbsp;winner&nbsp;was&nbsp;announced&nbsp;on&nbsp;16&nbsp;December&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Annual&nbsp;Gala&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Club:&nbsp;a&nbsp;team&nbsp;of&nbsp;three&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;graduates&nbsp;(Polina&nbsp;Cupcea&nbsp;and&nbsp;Raisa&nbsp;R\u0103zmeri\u021b\u0103\/2013,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Nicolae&nbsp;Cu\u0219chevici\/2008)&nbsp;who&nbsp;started&nbsp;the&nbsp;website&nbsp;Oameni&nbsp;\u0219i&nbsp;Kilometri&nbsp;(People&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kilometers).&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;innovative&nbsp;and&nbsp;practical&nbsp;idea&nbsp;of&nbsp;2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5690\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12_0.jpg 645w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12_0-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><figcaption>The challenges and perspectives of the journalism of tomorrow were discussed at the Conference of SAJ Graduates on September 30, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u00a0is\u00a0noteworthy\u00a0that\u00a0SAJ\u00a0follows\u00a0the\u00a0professional\u00a0paths\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0graduates\u00a0and\u00a0communicates\u00a0with\u00a0them.\u00a0Thus,\u00a0on\u00a0Facebook\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/19737087197\/?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts&amp;qsefr=1\">Facebook<\/a>)\u00a0we\u00a0place\u00a0useful\u00a0information\u00a0(employment\u00a0opportunities,\u00a0calls\u00a0for\u00a0internships,\u00a0etc.)\u00a0for\u00a0all\u00a0graduates,\u00a0and\u00a0success\u00a0stories\u00a0about\u00a0graduates\u00a0are\u00a0regularly\u00a0published\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0school&#8217;s\u00a0\u00a0webpage\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/\">http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0on\u00a0its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scoaladejurnalism\/?fref=ts\">\u00a0Facebook page\u00a0<\/a>.\u00a0These\u00a0two\u00a0platforms\u00a0also\u00a0serve\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0main\u00a0tools\u00a0for\u00a0informing\u00a0the\u00a0public\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0school\u2019s\u00a0daily\u00a0activities.\u00a0<em>De\u00a0facto<\/em>,\u00a0SAJ\u00a0graduates\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0school&#8217;s\u00a0business\u00a0card,\u00a0and\u00a0their\u00a0success\u00a0stories\u00a0serve\u00a0as\u00a0inspiration\u00a0for\u00a0future\u00a0students; 2016\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0an\u00a0exception\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0regard.\u00a0On\u00a013\u00a0December\u00a02015,\u00a0graduates\u00a0Anastasia\u00a0Cucuruz\u00a0and\u00a0Ghenadie\u00a0Brega\u00a0won\u00a0third\u00a0prize\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0contest\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0journalistic\u00a0investigation\u00a0on\u00a0corruption\u00a0with\u00a0their\u00a0article\u00a0Gas\u00a0(In)dependence\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Republic\u00a0of\u00a0Moldova\u00a0and\u00a0Ukraine,\u00a0written\u00a0in\u00a0cooperation\u00a0with\u00a0Elena\u00a0Cern\u00ee\u0219ova,\u00a0a\u00a0journalist\u00a0from\u00a0Ukraine.\u00a0On\u00a016\u00a0December\u00a0Iurii\u00a0Botnarenco,\u00a0a\u00a02016\u00a0graduate\u00a0and\u00a0reporter\u00a0in\u00a0Moldova\u00a0for\u00a0<em>Adev\u0103rul<\/em>\u00a0in\u00a0Bucharest\u00a0won\u00a0the\u00a0special\u00a0award\u00a0Most\u00a0Promising\u00a0Journalist\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Year\u00a02016 (laureatul\u00a0Premiului\u00a0special\u00a0Speran\u021ba\u00a0Anului\u00a02016)\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Press\u00a0Gala.<br>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em><strong>Graduation\/admission.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0SAJ\u00a0offers\u00a0a\u00a0professional\u00a0training\u00a0program\u00a0lasting\u00a0ten\u00a0months,\u00a0so\u00a0while\u00a0students\u00a0in\u00a0academic\u00a0year\u00a02015\u20132016\u00a0were\u00a0getting\u00a0ready\u00a0for\u00a0graduation,\u00a0the\u00a0admission\u00a0campaign\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0upcoming\u00a0year\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0full\u00a0play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5693\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Diploma awarding ceremony for the tenth graduating class, June 30, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditionally,\u00a0graduation\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0preceded\u00a0by\u00a0Career\u00a0Days\u00a0when\u00a0SAJ\u00a0hosts\u00a0managers\u00a0from\u00a0various\u00a0media\u00a0outlets\u00a0who\u00a0tell\u00a0students\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0specific\u00a0features\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0institutions\u00a0they\u00a0manage\u00a0and\u00a0possible\u00a0employment\u00a0opportunities.\u00a0After\u00a0that,\u00a0students\u00a0are\u00a0busy\u00a0preparing\u00a0final\u00a0projects\u00a0under\u00a0their\u00a0mentors\u2019\u00a0supervision\u00a0applying\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0knowledge\u00a0they\u00a0have\u00a0gained.\u00a0Of\u00a0the\u00a014\u00a0graduates\u00a0in\u00a02016, 4\u00a0prepared\u00a0TV\u00a0reports, 5\u00a0online\u00a0stories, 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href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/caravana-admiterii-2016-2017-ajuns-la-us-%E2%80%9Ealecu-russo%E2%80%9D-din-b%C4%83l%C5%A3i\">B\u0103l\u021bi<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;several&nbsp;in&nbsp;Chisinau&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/caravana-admiterii-la-%C5%9Fsaj-mers-la-universit%C4%83%C5%A3ile-din-chi%C5%9Fin%C4%83u-ulim-asem-%C5%9Fi-usem\">unele universit\u0103\u021bi din Chi\u0219in\u0103u<\/a>)&nbsp;to&nbsp;tell&nbsp;students&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;benefits&nbsp;of&nbsp;enrolling&nbsp;in&nbsp;SAJ. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/ro\/stiri\/%C5%9Fcoala-de-studii-avansate-%C3%AEn-jurnalism-anun%C5%A3%C4%83-%C3%AEnscrierea-pentru-anul-de-studii-2016-2017\">Recep\u021bionarea dosarelor<\/a>).&nbsp;The&nbsp;call&nbsp;for&nbsp;applications&nbsp;came&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;middle&nbsp;of&nbsp;March&nbsp;and&nbsp;was&nbsp;held&nbsp;in&nbsp;two&nbsp;rounds&nbsp;ending&nbsp;on&nbsp;30&nbsp;June.&nbsp;Additionally,&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;video&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoaladejurnalism.md\/en\/news\/school-advanced-journalism-launched-new-video-%E2%80%9Cadmission-2016-2017%E2%80%9D\">spot promoting SAJ<\/a>&nbsp;was&nbsp;launched.&nbsp;In&nbsp;total, 25&nbsp;applications&nbsp;were&nbsp;submitted.&nbsp;After&nbsp;interviewing&nbsp;and&nbsp;testing, 14&nbsp;students&nbsp;were&nbsp;enrolled&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;academic&nbsp;year&nbsp;2016\u20132017. &nbsp;They&nbsp;hold&nbsp;undergraduate&nbsp;degrees&nbsp;in&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;and&nbsp;communication&nbsp;sciences,&nbsp;law,&nbsp;international&nbsp;relations,&nbsp;history&nbsp;and&nbsp;psychology,&nbsp;Romanian&nbsp;language,&nbsp;land&nbsp;registry,&nbsp;geology&nbsp;and&nbsp;construction,&nbsp;finances&nbsp;and&nbsp;banks,&nbsp;and&nbsp;economics&nbsp;and&nbsp;business.&nbsp;In&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;week,&nbsp;two&nbsp;students&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;abandon&nbsp;their&nbsp;studies,&nbsp;so&nbsp;the&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;announced&nbsp;two&nbsp;NED&nbsp;scholarships&nbsp;that&nbsp;were&nbsp;quickly&nbsp;filled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Challenges<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>and<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>perspectives<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;One&nbsp;challenge&nbsp;in&nbsp;2017&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;revise&nbsp;the&nbsp;curriculum.&nbsp;For&nbsp;this&nbsp;purpose,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;autumn&nbsp;of&nbsp;2016&nbsp;an&nbsp;expert&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;assessed&nbsp;the&nbsp;current&nbsp;curriculum&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;school.&nbsp;Based&nbsp;on&nbsp;her&nbsp;findings&nbsp;and&nbsp;suggestions,&nbsp;the&nbsp;curriculum&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;adjusted&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;requirements&nbsp;of&nbsp;modern&nbsp;journalism.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;scheduled&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;half&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;year,&nbsp;so&nbsp;academic&nbsp;year&nbsp;2017\u20132018&nbsp;will&nbsp;start&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Azi<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Portal<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Azi&nbsp;portal&nbsp;is&nbsp;another&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;tool&nbsp;to&nbsp;enhance&nbsp;media&nbsp;professionalism.&nbsp;By&nbsp;updating&nbsp;diverse&nbsp;content&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;daily&nbsp;basis\u2014topical&nbsp;stories,&nbsp;commentaries,&nbsp;analyses,&nbsp;interviews&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;media&nbsp;output\u2014the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;aims&nbsp;to&nbsp;inform&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;promote&nbsp;the&nbsp;norms&nbsp;and&nbsp;values&nbsp;of&nbsp;professional&nbsp;integrity&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;environment.&nbsp;Most&nbsp;stories&nbsp;were&nbsp;news&nbsp;items&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;important&nbsp;events&nbsp;in&nbsp;national&nbsp;and&nbsp;international&nbsp;media&nbsp;and&nbsp;on&nbsp;problems&nbsp;faced&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Moldovan&nbsp;press&nbsp;in&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;Up-to-date&nbsp;information&nbsp;on&nbsp;media&nbsp;developments&nbsp;and&nbsp;events&nbsp;was&nbsp;complemented&nbsp;by&nbsp;analytical&nbsp;stories&nbsp;and&nbsp;commentaries&nbsp;that&nbsp;investigated&nbsp;the&nbsp;main&nbsp;media&nbsp;issues&nbsp;in&nbsp;depth.&nbsp;Thus&nbsp;in&nbsp;2016, 24&nbsp;commentaries&nbsp;were&nbsp;published&nbsp;on&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Azi&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;authors&nbsp;tackled&nbsp;various&nbsp;issues&nbsp;including&nbsp;protecting&nbsp;the&nbsp;national&nbsp;information&nbsp;space&nbsp;from&nbsp;propaganda,&nbsp;observing&nbsp;ethical&nbsp;standards,&nbsp;trolling,&nbsp;limiting&nbsp;the&nbsp;freedom&nbsp;of&nbsp;expression&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;in&nbsp;several&nbsp;law&nbsp;drafts,&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;draft&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Broadcasting&nbsp;Code,&nbsp;the&nbsp;need&nbsp;for&nbsp;tougher&nbsp;sanctions&nbsp;against&nbsp;broadcasters&nbsp;breaking&nbsp;the&nbsp;law,&nbsp;regulating&nbsp;the&nbsp;Internet&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;tool&nbsp;for&nbsp;manipulation,&nbsp;political&nbsp;interference&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;work&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Coordinating&nbsp;Council&nbsp;for&nbsp;Broadcasting,&nbsp;and&nbsp;media&nbsp;behavior&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;election&nbsp;campaign.&nbsp;Media&nbsp;experts&nbsp;and&nbsp;experienced&nbsp;journalists,&nbsp;opinion&nbsp;leaders,&nbsp;and&nbsp;reputable&nbsp;persons&nbsp;in&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;authored&nbsp;these&nbsp;stories&nbsp;that&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;high&nbsp;impact&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;public&nbsp;as&nbsp;overall&nbsp;the&nbsp;commentaries&nbsp;had&nbsp;over&nbsp;15,000&nbsp;views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5696\" width=\"395\"\/><figcaption>The EU Ambassador Pirkka Tapiola, guest of MediaRing, June 23, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also&nbsp;in&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;interview&nbsp;section&nbsp;MediaRing&nbsp;appeared.&nbsp;Journalists&nbsp;working&nbsp;for&nbsp;various&nbsp;media&nbsp;outlets,&nbsp;experts,&nbsp;and&nbsp;ordinary&nbsp;media&nbsp;consumers&nbsp;prepare&nbsp;questions&nbsp;for&nbsp;this&nbsp;section,&nbsp;and&nbsp;guest&nbsp;speakers\u2014public&nbsp;persons,&nbsp;officials&nbsp;dealing&nbsp;with&nbsp;media,&nbsp;European&nbsp;experts,&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;ambassadors&nbsp;to&nbsp;Moldova\u2014are&nbsp;invited&nbsp;to&nbsp;provide&nbsp;answers.&nbsp;From&nbsp;February&nbsp;to&nbsp;December, 21&nbsp;media-related&nbsp;guests&nbsp;were&nbsp;invited&nbsp;to&nbsp;MediaRing&nbsp;including&nbsp;Vladimir&nbsp;Hotineanu,&nbsp;Head&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Parliamentary&nbsp;Committee&nbsp;on&nbsp;Culture,&nbsp;Education,&nbsp;Research,&nbsp;Youth,&nbsp;Sports,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;Media;&nbsp;Dinu&nbsp;Ciocan,&nbsp;Head&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Coordinating&nbsp;Council&nbsp;for&nbsp;Broadcasting;&nbsp;Doina&nbsp;Deleu,&nbsp;Head&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Supervisory&nbsp;Board&nbsp;of&nbsp;public&nbsp;broadcaster&nbsp;Teleradio-Moldova;&nbsp;and&nbsp;Alexandru&nbsp;Can\u021b\u00eer,&nbsp;editor,&nbsp;presenter,&nbsp;and&nbsp;senior&nbsp;TV&nbsp;editor&nbsp;at&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;among&nbsp;others. &nbsp;Journalists&nbsp;were&nbsp;very&nbsp;interested&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;European&nbsp;officials&nbsp;invited&nbsp;to&nbsp;MediaRing&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;EU&nbsp;Ambassador&nbsp;to&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;Pirkka&nbsp;Tapiola&nbsp;who&nbsp;is&nbsp;Head&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;EU&nbsp;Delegation&nbsp;to&nbsp;Moldova;&nbsp;Dunja&nbsp;Mijatovi\u0107,&nbsp;OSCE&nbsp;Representative&nbsp;on&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Freedom;&nbsp;and&nbsp;Signe&nbsp;Burgstaller,&nbsp;Swedish&nbsp;Ambassador&nbsp;to&nbsp;Moldova.&nbsp;Overall,&nbsp;MediaRing&nbsp;guests&nbsp;were&nbsp;asked&nbsp;and&nbsp;answered&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;400&nbsp;questions;&nbsp;the&nbsp;program&nbsp;registered&nbsp;25,000&nbsp;views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;10&nbsp;months&nbsp;of&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Azi&nbsp;had&nbsp;135,561&nbsp;views, 54,422&nbsp;of&nbsp;which&nbsp;were&nbsp;unique.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;editorial&nbsp;team&nbsp;coordinated&nbsp;the&nbsp;production&nbsp;of&nbsp;two&nbsp;issues&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;magazine&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/publications\"><em>Mass<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(June&nbsp;and&nbsp;December)&nbsp;that&nbsp;tackled&nbsp;pressing&nbsp;issues&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;field.&nbsp;The&nbsp;magazine&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;important&nbsp;resource&nbsp;for&nbsp;training&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;and&nbsp;for&nbsp;enhancing&nbsp;their&nbsp;careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Results<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>in<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In&nbsp;all, 105&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;took&nbsp;advantage&nbsp;of&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;training&nbsp;programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;graduated&nbsp;13&nbsp;young&nbsp;journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;75&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;took&nbsp;part&nbsp;in&nbsp;contests&nbsp;launched&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;ICJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Azi&nbsp;portal,&nbsp;a&nbsp;valuable&nbsp;resource&nbsp;for&nbsp;journalists&#8217;&nbsp;training&nbsp;and&nbsp;career&nbsp;enhancement,&nbsp;was&nbsp;updated&nbsp;daily.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">POLICY AND ADVOCACY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;both&nbsp;continued&nbsp;with&nbsp;advocacy&nbsp;campaigns&nbsp;it&nbsp;started&nbsp;in&nbsp;2015&nbsp;and&nbsp;started&nbsp;several&nbsp;new&nbsp;campaigns&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;shedding&nbsp;light&nbsp;on&nbsp;media-related&nbsp;issues&nbsp;or&nbsp;issues&nbsp;that&nbsp;could&nbsp;be&nbsp;solved&nbsp;through&nbsp;media.&nbsp;&nbsp;Advocacy&nbsp;activities&nbsp;also&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;to&nbsp;capture&nbsp;the&nbsp;attention&nbsp;or&nbsp;enhance&nbsp;the&nbsp;accountability&nbsp;of&nbsp;officials&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;certain&nbsp;media-related&nbsp;laws&nbsp;are&nbsp;implemented. &nbsp;Two&nbsp;campaigns&nbsp;specifically&nbsp;targeted&nbsp;draft&nbsp;laws&nbsp;included&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;strategy:&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;information&nbsp;and&nbsp;regulating&nbsp;advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>We<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Want<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Access<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>to<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Parliament<\/em><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;the&nbsp;campaign&nbsp;We&nbsp;Want&nbsp;Access&nbsp;to&nbsp;Parliament!&nbsp;to&nbsp;increase&nbsp;MPs&#8217;&nbsp;awareness&nbsp;of&nbsp;journalists&#8217;&nbsp;restricted&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;plenary&nbsp;sessions.&nbsp;On&nbsp;3&nbsp;March,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;organized&nbsp;an&nbsp;unusual&nbsp;protest&nbsp;in&nbsp;Parliament&nbsp;during&nbsp;which&nbsp;several&nbsp;civil&nbsp;society&nbsp;and&nbsp;media&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;entered&nbsp;the&nbsp;plenary&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;hall&nbsp;and&nbsp;demanded&nbsp;that&nbsp;MPs&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;the&nbsp;free&nbsp;access&nbsp;of&nbsp;accredited&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;(reporters&nbsp;and&nbsp;cameramen)&nbsp;to&nbsp;plenary&nbsp;sessions.&nbsp;&nbsp;At&nbsp;the&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Permanent&nbsp;Bureau&nbsp;that&nbsp;was&nbsp;urgently&nbsp;convened&nbsp;thereafter,&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;create&nbsp;a&nbsp;mixed&nbsp;committee&nbsp;of&nbsp;MPs,&nbsp;civil&nbsp;society,&nbsp;and&nbsp;media&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;technical&nbsp;solutions&nbsp;for&nbsp;press&nbsp;access.&nbsp;Meanwhile,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;organized&nbsp;five&nbsp;protest&nbsp;actions&nbsp;in&nbsp;Parliament.&nbsp;&nbsp;On&nbsp;13&nbsp;April&nbsp;after&nbsp;several&nbsp;meetings&nbsp;coordinated&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Permanent&nbsp;Bureau&nbsp;accepted&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;proposals&nbsp;and&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;put&nbsp;forward&nbsp;by&nbsp;media&nbsp;and&nbsp;civil&nbsp;society&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;discussions&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;joint&nbsp;working&nbsp;group&nbsp;and&nbsp;allowed&nbsp;cameramen&nbsp;to&nbsp;enter&nbsp;the&nbsp;plenary&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;hall&nbsp;of&nbsp;Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Better<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>laws<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>journalists<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>result<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>better<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>informed<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>citizens<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;continued&nbsp;its&nbsp;advocacy&nbsp;campaign&nbsp;to&nbsp;improve&nbsp;the&nbsp;legal&nbsp;framework&nbsp;on&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;information&nbsp;by&nbsp;conducting&nbsp;several&nbsp;activities&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;drawing&nbsp;officials&#8217;&nbsp;and&nbsp;journalists&#8217;&nbsp;attention&nbsp;to&nbsp;media&nbsp;issues.&nbsp;On&nbsp;19&nbsp;February,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;presented&nbsp;Parliament&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;set&nbsp;of&nbsp;proposals&nbsp;to&nbsp;amend&nbsp;Law&nbsp;No&nbsp;982-XIV&nbsp;of&nbsp;11&nbsp;May&nbsp;2000&nbsp;on&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;information&nbsp;(articles&nbsp;5, 6, 15, 16&nbsp;and&nbsp;17)&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Contravention&nbsp;Code&nbsp;of&nbsp;Republic&nbsp;of&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;No&nbsp;218-XVI&nbsp;of&nbsp;28&nbsp;October&nbsp;2008 (Article&nbsp;71).&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;draft&nbsp;law&nbsp;aims&nbsp;to&nbsp;facilitate&nbsp;and&nbsp;improve&nbsp;procedures&nbsp;for&nbsp;registering&nbsp;inquiries&nbsp;for&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;information,&nbsp;to&nbsp;shorten&nbsp;the&nbsp;response&nbsp;time,&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;enhance&nbsp;the&nbsp;punishment&nbsp;for&nbsp;breaking&nbsp;the&nbsp;law.&nbsp;On&nbsp;11&nbsp;March,&nbsp;the&nbsp;bill&nbsp;was&nbsp;registered&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;group&nbsp;of&nbsp;unaffiliated&nbsp;MPs,&nbsp;and&nbsp;on&nbsp;28&nbsp;July,&nbsp;Parliament&nbsp;adopted&nbsp;the&nbsp;bill&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During&nbsp;the&nbsp;campaign,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;also&nbsp;launched&nbsp;a&nbsp;petition&nbsp;demanding&nbsp;Parliamentary&nbsp;leadership&nbsp;in&nbsp;completing&nbsp;actions&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;final&nbsp;approval&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;draft&nbsp;law.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;petition&nbsp;was&nbsp;submitted&nbsp;to&nbsp;Parliament&nbsp;in&nbsp;October.&nbsp;On&nbsp;17&nbsp;November,&nbsp;Parliament&nbsp;adopted&nbsp;a&nbsp;draft&nbsp;law&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;amendment&nbsp;to&nbsp;Article&nbsp;71&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Contravention&nbsp;Code&nbsp;establishing&nbsp;larger&nbsp;fines&nbsp;for&nbsp;breaking&nbsp;the&nbsp;law&nbsp;on&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;information.&nbsp;The&nbsp;document&nbsp;was&nbsp;prepared&nbsp;by&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;experts&nbsp;and&nbsp;is&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em>Stop\u00a0Concentration<\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5699\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Reduction of concentration in the media was discussed at a public debate organized by the IJC, April 19, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;February,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;resumed&nbsp;its&nbsp;work&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;issue&nbsp;of&nbsp;concentration&nbsp;of&nbsp;media&nbsp;ownership&nbsp;by&nbsp;launching&nbsp;the&nbsp;Stop&nbsp;Concentrations&nbsp;campaign.&nbsp;Journalists&nbsp;and&nbsp;media&nbsp;experts&nbsp;were&nbsp;supposed&nbsp;to&nbsp;identity&nbsp;shortcomings&nbsp;in&nbsp;media&nbsp;legislation&nbsp;and&nbsp;any&nbsp;necessary&nbsp;actions&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;taken&nbsp;by&nbsp;decision&nbsp;makers&nbsp;to&nbsp;avoid&nbsp;media&nbsp;concentrations&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;diversity&nbsp;in&nbsp;media&nbsp;ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;19&nbsp;April,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;organized&nbsp;a&nbsp;public&nbsp;debate&nbsp;titled&nbsp;Reduction&nbsp;of&nbsp;Concentrations&nbsp;in&nbsp;Ownership&nbsp;in&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;Media:&nbsp;Recommendations&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;EU&nbsp;and&nbsp;Civil&nbsp;Society.&nbsp;Representatives&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;President\u2019s&nbsp;office,&nbsp;Parliament,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;government;&nbsp;members&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Parliamentary&nbsp;Commission&nbsp;for&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;Media;&nbsp;the&nbsp;Coordinating&nbsp;Council&nbsp;for&nbsp;Broadcasting&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Competition&nbsp;Council;&nbsp;media&nbsp;experts,&nbsp;publishers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;from&nbsp;local&nbsp;and&nbsp;national&nbsp;outlets;&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;participants&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;public&nbsp;debate&nbsp;discussed&nbsp;possible&nbsp;solutions&nbsp;to&nbsp;reduce&nbsp;concentrations.&nbsp;In&nbsp;this&nbsp;context,&nbsp;they&nbsp;analyzed&nbsp;the&nbsp;conclusions&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Council&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;EU&nbsp;on&nbsp;this&nbsp;issue&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;other&nbsp;relevant&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;that&nbsp;appear&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Moldova-EU&nbsp;Association&nbsp;Agreement&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;other&nbsp;international&nbsp;documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em>Advocacy\u00a0actions\u00a0for\u00a0press\u00a0freedom\u00a0(Press\u00a0Freedom\u00a0Days\u00a02016)<\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On\u00a03\u00a0May,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0together\u00a0with\u00a0other\u00a0media\u00a0organizations\u00a0held\u00a0a\u00a0press\u00a0conference\u00a0to\u00a0open\u00a0Press\u00a0Freedom\u00a0Days\u00a02016,\u00a0an\u00a0event\u00a0celebrated\u00a0annually\u00a0every\u00a0May.\u00a0In\u00a0keeping\u00a0with\u00a0tradition,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0publicly\u00a0presented\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/sites\/default\/files\/Memoriul_privind_Libertatea_Presei_(3_mai_2015-_3_mai_2016).PDF\">Memorandum on Press Freedom in Moldova<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0May\u00a02015\u00a0to\u00a0May\u00a02016.\u00a0Both\u00a0traditional\u00a0and\u00a0new\u00a0events\u00a0were\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0agenda.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5702\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>March for Media Solidarity, May 12, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;11&nbsp;May&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;launched&nbsp;the&nbsp;second&nbsp;edition&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/stiri\/independent-journalism-center-launched-second-edition-board-shame-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%9Cenemies-press%E2%80%9D\">Board of Shame<\/a>:&nbsp;Enemies&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Press.&nbsp;The&nbsp;board&nbsp;was&nbsp;placed&nbsp;in&nbsp;front&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;parliament&nbsp;building&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;sign&nbsp;of&nbsp;protest&nbsp;against&nbsp;the&nbsp;attempts&nbsp;to&nbsp;limit&nbsp;freedom&nbsp;of&nbsp;expression&nbsp;by&nbsp;certain&nbsp;politicians,&nbsp;MPs,&nbsp;and&nbsp;officials&nbsp;that&nbsp;hampered&nbsp;journalists&#8217;&nbsp;work&nbsp;from&nbsp;3&nbsp;May&nbsp;2015&nbsp;to&nbsp;3&nbsp;May&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;Persons&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Board&nbsp;of&nbsp;Shame&nbsp;were&nbsp;the&nbsp;main&nbsp;characters&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;rubric&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Enemies&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Azi&nbsp;portal.&nbsp;The&nbsp;purpose&nbsp;was&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;officials&nbsp;aware&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;free&nbsp;press&nbsp;works&nbsp;pursuant&nbsp;to&nbsp;European&nbsp;standards&nbsp;and&nbsp;values&nbsp;that&nbsp;ought&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;observed&nbsp;not&nbsp;only&nbsp;by&nbsp;media&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;but&nbsp;also&nbsp;by&nbsp;authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among&nbsp;other&nbsp;events&nbsp;organized&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;during&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Freedom&nbsp;Days&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/stiri\/%E2%80%9C-media-not-target%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-message-media-solidarity-march\">Press Solidarity March<\/a>,&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;event.&nbsp;Over&nbsp;100&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;from&nbsp;various&nbsp;national&nbsp;and&nbsp;local&nbsp;media&nbsp;outlets&nbsp;participated&nbsp;on&nbsp;12&nbsp;May.&nbsp;&nbsp;This&nbsp;event&nbsp;reminded&nbsp;officials&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;issues&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;media&nbsp;face&nbsp;and&nbsp;their&nbsp;demands&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;be&nbsp;resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em>Legal\u00a0assistance<\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;provides&nbsp;free&nbsp;legal&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;to&nbsp;journalists,&nbsp;media&nbsp;organizations,&nbsp;and&nbsp;others&nbsp;that&nbsp;face&nbsp;media-law&nbsp;related&nbsp;issues;&nbsp;these&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;aim&nbsp;both&nbsp;to&nbsp;protect&nbsp;press&nbsp;freedom&nbsp;and&nbsp;journalists&#8217;&nbsp;rights&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;their&nbsp;work.&nbsp;In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;legal&nbsp;department&nbsp;provided&nbsp;consultancies&nbsp;to&nbsp;22&nbsp;persons&nbsp;and&nbsp;legal&nbsp;representation&nbsp;in&nbsp;court&nbsp;in&nbsp;3&nbsp;cases.&nbsp;To&nbsp;enhance&nbsp;journalists&#8217;&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;of&nbsp;media&nbsp;law,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;produced&nbsp;and&nbsp;disseminated&nbsp;six&nbsp;legal&nbsp;bulletins&nbsp;that&nbsp;contained&nbsp;a&nbsp;summary&nbsp;of&nbsp;laws&nbsp;and&nbsp;amendments&nbsp;to&nbsp;current&nbsp;laws&nbsp;and&nbsp;information&nbsp;about&nbsp;recent&nbsp;European&nbsp;Court&nbsp;of&nbsp;Human&nbsp;Rights&nbsp;case&nbsp;law&nbsp;on&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;information&nbsp;and&nbsp;freedom&nbsp;of&nbsp;expression.&nbsp;All&nbsp;bulletins&nbsp;are&nbsp;available&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;issued&nbsp;statements&nbsp;responding&nbsp;to&nbsp;cases&nbsp;of&nbsp;intimidation&nbsp;of&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;draft&nbsp;laws&nbsp;that&nbsp;hamper&nbsp;press&nbsp;freedom.&nbsp;In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;X&nbsp;statements&nbsp;were&nbsp;issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Campaign\u00a0on\u00a0improving\u00a0the\u00a0legal\u00a0framework\u00a0regulating\u00a0advertising<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At&nbsp;a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/stiri\/ijc-launched-study-advertising\">public debate<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;10&nbsp;November&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;stage&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;campaign,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;launched&nbsp;the&nbsp;study&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/en\/assessment-legal-framework-regulating-advertising-republic-moldova-and-recommendations-its\">Evaluation of the Legal Framework Regulating Advertising and Recommendations on its Optimization<\/a>. &nbsp;Based&nbsp;on&nbsp;this&nbsp;study,&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;for&nbsp;amending&nbsp;the&nbsp;law&nbsp;or&nbsp;even&nbsp;for&nbsp;drafting&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;bill&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Campaign\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0prevention\u00a0of\u00a0discrimination<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;2016&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;carried&nbsp;out&nbsp;a&nbsp;complex&nbsp;campaign&nbsp;against&nbsp;discrimination&nbsp;that&nbsp;included&nbsp;several&nbsp;informative&nbsp;and&nbsp;awareness&nbsp;raising&nbsp;activities&nbsp;including&nbsp;the&nbsp;dissemination&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;documentary&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N8E85ChTEpA\"><em>Paying<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>Discrimination<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;which&nbsp;provides&nbsp;citizens&nbsp;with&nbsp;detailed&nbsp;information&nbsp;on&nbsp;ways&nbsp;to&nbsp;protect&nbsp;their&nbsp;rights&nbsp;when&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;discriminated&nbsp;against&nbsp;or&nbsp;are&nbsp;at&nbsp;risk&nbsp;of&nbsp;discrimination.&nbsp;In&nbsp;it,&nbsp;several&nbsp;human&nbsp;rights&nbsp;experts&nbsp;explain&nbsp;what&nbsp;discrimination&nbsp;is&nbsp;and&nbsp;provide&nbsp;recommendations&nbsp;for&nbsp;citizens&nbsp;on&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;deal&nbsp;with&nbsp;it.&nbsp;Based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;documentary,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IUfciaBMSmA\">10 success stories<\/a>&nbsp;were&nbsp;prepared&nbsp;about&nbsp;members&nbsp;of&nbsp;minority&nbsp;communities&nbsp;(video&nbsp;story)&nbsp;who&nbsp;tell&nbsp;about&nbsp;their&nbsp;experiences&nbsp;in&nbsp;preventing&nbsp;discrimination&nbsp;to&nbsp;encourage&nbsp;persons&nbsp;not&nbsp;to&nbsp;tolerate&nbsp;violations&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;rights&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;act.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;encouraged&nbsp;professional&nbsp;coverage&nbsp;and&nbsp;posted&nbsp;the&nbsp;stories&nbsp;on&nbsp;www.media-azi.md&nbsp;with&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;translations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Discriminarea se pl\u0103te\u0219te\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N8E85ChTEpA?feature=oembed&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>campaigns<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>were<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>conducted<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>with<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>funding<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>from<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>US<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Agency<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>International<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Development<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>USAID<\/em><em>),&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Swedish<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Agency<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>International<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Development<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Cooperation<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>through<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Swedish<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Embassy<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Chi\u0219in\u0103u<\/em><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>UNDP<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Chi\u0219in\u0103u<\/em><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><em>Legal<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>assistance<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>was<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>provided<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>under<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>project<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Improving<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Law<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Environment<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>funded<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>by<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Civil<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Rights<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Defenders<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>Sweden<\/em><em>).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Additional<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>activities<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;strengthened&nbsp;its&nbsp;production&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;and&nbsp;launched&nbsp;various&nbsp;videos&nbsp;that&nbsp;added&nbsp;value&nbsp;to&nbsp;advocacy&nbsp;activities.&nbsp;The&nbsp;documentary&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z6HsSs_203g\"><em>Moldova<\/em><em>between<\/em><em>Two<\/em><em>Worlds<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;is&nbsp;about&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;policy&nbsp;from&nbsp;independence&nbsp;until&nbsp;the&nbsp;present&nbsp;and&nbsp;covers&nbsp;historical&nbsp;stages&nbsp;and&nbsp;contexts&nbsp;that&nbsp;have&nbsp;generated&nbsp;evolution&nbsp;or&nbsp;innovations&nbsp;in&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Documentar CJI: Moldova, \u00eentre dou\u0103 lumi\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z6HsSs_203g?feature=oembed&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Launch<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>multimedia<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>platform<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>moldova<\/em><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>azi<\/em><em>.<\/em><em>md<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;launched&nbsp;the&nbsp;portal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/moldova-azi.md\/prezentare\/\">Moldova-azi.md,<\/a>&nbsp;a&nbsp;resource&nbsp;hosting&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;video&nbsp;materials&nbsp;produced&nbsp;to&nbsp;date&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Campaigns&nbsp;and&nbsp;Production&nbsp;Department&nbsp;to&nbsp;facilitate&nbsp;the&nbsp;access&nbsp;of&nbsp;media&nbsp;consumers&nbsp;and&nbsp;journalists.&nbsp;The&nbsp;website&nbsp;is&nbsp;divided&nbsp;into&nbsp;five&nbsp;sections:&nbsp;Talk&nbsp;Shows,&nbsp;Debates,&nbsp;Documentaries,&nbsp;Spots,&nbsp;and&nbsp;About&nbsp;Us.&nbsp;Users&nbsp;can&nbsp;access&nbsp;any&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;materials&nbsp;including&nbsp;Press&nbsp;ABC&nbsp;tutorials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Monitoring<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Mass<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>during<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>election<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>campaign<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From&nbsp;15&nbsp;September&nbsp;to&nbsp;13&nbsp;November,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;in&nbsp;partnership&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Association&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Independent&nbsp;Press&nbsp;monitored&nbsp;media&nbsp;output&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;presidential&nbsp;election&nbsp;campaign.&nbsp;Overall, 28&nbsp;media&nbsp;institutions&nbsp;were&nbsp;monitored: 12&nbsp;TV&nbsp;stations, 12&nbsp;online&nbsp;portals&nbsp;and&nbsp;4&nbsp;newspapers.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/moldova-azi.md\/prezentare\/\">Seven monitoring reports<\/a>&nbsp;were&nbsp;released&nbsp;containing&nbsp;findings&nbsp;and&nbsp;recommendations,&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;final&nbsp;report&nbsp;was&nbsp;prepared&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;end&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;monitoring&nbsp;period.&nbsp;The&nbsp;experts&nbsp;found&nbsp;that&nbsp;most&nbsp;media&nbsp;institutions&nbsp;failed&nbsp;to&nbsp;comply&nbsp;with&nbsp;professional&nbsp;standards&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;inform&nbsp;citizens&nbsp;objectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>monitoring<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>was<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>conducted<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>with<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>funding<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>from<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>National<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Endowment<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Democracy<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>USA<\/em><em>)&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Council<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Europe<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Press<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Clubs<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>meetings<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditionally,&nbsp;journalists,&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;from&nbsp;local&nbsp;and&nbsp;central&nbsp;public&nbsp;authorities,&nbsp;lawyers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;media&nbsp;experts&nbsp;have&nbsp;attended&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Club&nbsp;meetings&nbsp;to&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;relevant&nbsp;issues&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;media;&nbsp;in&nbsp;2016&nbsp;five&nbsp;meetings&nbsp;and&nbsp;one&nbsp;informal&nbsp;discussion&nbsp;were&nbsp;held.&nbsp; &nbsp;Women&#8217;s&nbsp;representation&nbsp;in&nbsp;politics&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;subject&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;on&nbsp;29&nbsp;March&nbsp;2016&nbsp;that&nbsp;included&nbsp;20&nbsp;participants;&nbsp;MPs,&nbsp;civil&nbsp;society&nbsp;activists,&nbsp;and&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;attended&nbsp;the&nbsp;event.&nbsp;Another&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Club&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;took&nbsp;place&nbsp;on&nbsp;26&nbsp;April&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;Civil&nbsp;society&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;and&nbsp;national&nbsp;and&nbsp;international&nbsp;officials&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;field&nbsp;of&nbsp;human&nbsp;rights&nbsp;talked&nbsp;with&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;from&nbsp;various&nbsp;media&nbsp;outlets&nbsp;about&nbsp;serious&nbsp;issues&nbsp;of&nbsp;protection&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova.&nbsp;In&nbsp;all, 25&nbsp;participants&nbsp;attended&nbsp;the&nbsp;event&nbsp;which&nbsp;was&nbsp;related&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;second&nbsp;cycle&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Universal&nbsp;Periodic&nbsp;Review&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;human&nbsp;rights&nbsp;situation&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5705\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/17.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/17-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>The Press Club meeting of September 18, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During&nbsp;the&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;on&nbsp;18&nbsp;August&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;participants&nbsp;discussed&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;use&nbsp;the&nbsp;diaspora&#8217;s&nbsp;potential&nbsp;and&nbsp;what&nbsp;the&nbsp;role&nbsp;of&nbsp;government,&nbsp;the&nbsp;press,&nbsp;and&nbsp;civil&nbsp;society&nbsp;is&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;process.&nbsp;The&nbsp;event&nbsp;took&nbsp;place&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;eve&nbsp;of&nbsp;Diaspora&nbsp;Day&nbsp;and&nbsp;brought&nbsp;together&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;International&nbsp;Organization&nbsp;for&nbsp;Migration&nbsp;mission&nbsp;to&nbsp;Moldova,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Bureau&nbsp;for&nbsp;Diaspora&nbsp;Relations,&nbsp;and&nbsp;diaspora&nbsp;members&nbsp;who&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;living&nbsp;abroad&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;long&nbsp;time.&nbsp;Over&nbsp;20&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;attended.&nbsp;&nbsp;Moldovans&nbsp;living&nbsp;abroad&nbsp;concluded&nbsp;they&nbsp;could&nbsp;see&nbsp;improvements&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&nbsp;the&nbsp;educational&nbsp;system&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova,&nbsp;unemployment,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;rural&nbsp;employment&nbsp;rate&nbsp;were&nbsp;matters&nbsp;of&nbsp;concern&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;conclusion&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Club&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;on&nbsp;22&nbsp;September&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;The&nbsp;event&nbsp;focused&nbsp;on&nbsp;rural&nbsp;employment&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;and&nbsp;was&nbsp;attended&nbsp;by&nbsp;local&nbsp;and&nbsp;central&nbsp;authorities,&nbsp;experts,&nbsp;and&nbsp;local&nbsp;businessmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;16&nbsp;November&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Club&nbsp;tackled&nbsp;the&nbsp;issue&nbsp;of&nbsp;access&nbsp;to&nbsp;buildings&nbsp;by&nbsp;persons&nbsp;with&nbsp;special&nbsp;needs&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;compliance&nbsp;of&nbsp;Moldovan&nbsp;buildings&nbsp;with&nbsp;international&nbsp;standards.&nbsp;They&nbsp;concluded&nbsp;that&nbsp;most&nbsp;buildings&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;do&nbsp;not&nbsp;have&nbsp;an&nbsp;access&nbsp;ramp\u2014a&nbsp;true&nbsp;challenge&nbsp;for&nbsp;parents&nbsp;with&nbsp;baby&nbsp;strollers,&nbsp;elderly&nbsp;people,&nbsp;and&nbsp;persons&nbsp;with&nbsp;physical&nbsp;disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;above,&nbsp;UN&nbsp;and&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;representatives,&nbsp;UN&nbsp;Gala&nbsp;laureates,&nbsp;media&nbsp;managers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;from&nbsp;various&nbsp;press&nbsp;institutions&nbsp;held&nbsp;an&nbsp;informal&nbsp;meeting.&nbsp;The&nbsp;main&nbsp;subject&nbsp;of&nbsp;discussion&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;success&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;UN&nbsp;Human&nbsp;Rights&nbsp;Gala&nbsp;winners&nbsp;and&nbsp;achievements&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;field&nbsp;in&nbsp;2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The\u00a0event\u00a0was\u00a0organized\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0support\u00a0of\u00a0United\u00a0Nations\u00a0Organization\u00a0in\u00a0Moldova.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Results\u00a0in\u00a02016<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The\u00a0IJC\u00a0successfully\u00a0completed\u00a0one\u00a0advocacy\u00a0campaign\u00a0and\u00a0conducted\u00a0several\u00a0others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Several\u00a0activities\u00a0as\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0campaign\u00a0to\u00a0improve\u00a0the\u00a0legal\u00a0framework\u00a0on\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0information\u00a0were\u00a0conducted\u00a0and\u00a0achieved\u00a0initially\u00a0positive\u00a0results.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The\u00a0IJC\u00a0launched\u00a0a\u00a0campaign\u00a0on\u00a0improving\u00a0the\u00a0legal\u00a0framework\u00a0regulating\u00a0advertising.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The\u00a0IJC\u00a0conducted\u00a0three\u00a0advocacy\u00a0activities\u00a0targeting\u00a0parliamentary\u00a0representatives.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The\u00a0Press\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0March\u00a0was\u00a0added\u00a0to\u00a0IJC\u00a0events\u00a0on\u00a0Press\u00a0Freedom\u00a0Days;\u00a0more\u00a0than100\u00a0journalists\u00a0from\u00a0various\u00a0national\u00a0and\u00a0local\u00a0media\u00a0outlets\u00a0participated.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Over\u00a010\u00a0media\u00a0institutions\u00a0participated\u00a0in\u00a0advocacy\u00a0activities\u00a0carried\u00a0out\u00a0by\u00a0IJC.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The\u00a0IJC\u00a0submitted\u00a0two\u00a0petitions\u00a0to\u00a0Parliament.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">MEDIA LITERACY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In\u00a02016,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0diversified\u00a0its\u00a0range\u00a0of\u00a0activities\u00a0promoting\u00a0media\u00a0literacy\u00a0education\u00a0and\u00a0critical\u00a0thinking\u00a0among\u00a0media\u00a0consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Training\u00a0activities<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Media\u00a0literacy\u00a0lessons<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5708\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Media literacy lesson for students and teachers in Costesti village, October 11, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;continued&nbsp;organizing&nbsp;media&nbsp;literacy&nbsp;lessons&nbsp;for&nbsp;secondary&nbsp;and&nbsp;high&nbsp;school&nbsp;students&nbsp;in&nbsp;various&nbsp;educational&nbsp;institutions&nbsp;across&nbsp;the&nbsp;country.&nbsp;During&nbsp;these&nbsp;lessons,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">students&nbsp;learned&nbsp;how&nbsp;media&nbsp;works,&nbsp;media&#8217;s&nbsp;role&nbsp;in&nbsp;society,&nbsp;and&nbsp;what&nbsp;rules&nbsp;to&nbsp;observe&nbsp;when&nbsp;writing&nbsp;a&nbsp;news&nbsp;item.&nbsp;Lessons&nbsp;were&nbsp;moderated&nbsp;by&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;with&nbsp;wide&nbsp;professional&nbsp;experience&nbsp;in&nbsp;analyzing&nbsp;manipulation&nbsp;and&nbsp;propaganda:&nbsp;Liliana&nbsp;Barb\u0103ro\u0219ie&nbsp;and&nbsp;Diana&nbsp;R\u0103ileanu&nbsp;of&nbsp;Radio&nbsp;Free&nbsp;Europe,&nbsp;Viorica&nbsp;Zaharia&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;anticorup\u021bie.md&nbsp;portal&nbsp;and&nbsp;current&nbsp;head&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Council,&nbsp;and&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;Director&nbsp;Nadine&nbsp;Gogu.&nbsp;To&nbsp;enhance&nbsp;their&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;select&nbsp;information&nbsp;sources,&nbsp;beneficiaries&nbsp;watched&nbsp;several&nbsp;video&nbsp;spots&nbsp;produced&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC.&nbsp;In&nbsp;total, 22&nbsp;lessons&nbsp;for&nbsp;657&nbsp;students&nbsp;in&nbsp;Chi\u0219in\u0103u,&nbsp;Drochia,&nbsp;F\u0103le\u0219ti,&nbsp;&nbsp;\u0218tefan&nbsp;Vod\u0103,&nbsp;&nbsp;Rezina,&nbsp;Glodeni,&nbsp;Gote\u0219ti,&nbsp;&nbsp;Ungheni,&nbsp;Ialoveni,&nbsp;Telene\u0219ti,&nbsp;Cimi\u0219lia,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Giurgiule\u0219ti&nbsp;were&nbsp;held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>lessons<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>were<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>organized<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>as<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>part<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>project<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Promoting<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Literacy<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Education<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Professional<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Standards<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Press<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>an<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Informed<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Public<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>implemented<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>with<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>funding<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>from<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Soros<\/em><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>\/<\/em><em>Mass<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Program<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>from<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Civil<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Rights<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Defenders<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>Sweden<\/em><em>),&nbsp;<\/em><em>an<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>IJC<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>partner<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>European cafe.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0two\u00a0final\u00a0activities\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0European\u00a0Caf<em>\u00e9<\/em>\u00a0series\u00a0took\u00a0place\u00a0in\u00a0Soroca\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0B\u0103l\u021bi.\u00a0In\u00a0March\u00a0in\u00a0Soroca, 30\u00a0young\u00a0people\u00a0discussed\u00a0the\u00a0EU\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0refugee\u00a0crisis\u00a0and\u00a0media&#8217;s\u00a0role\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0process\u00a0with\u00a0experts.\u00a0In\u00a0B\u0103l\u021bi,\u00a0students\u00a0from\u00a0Alecu\u00a0Russo\u00a0University\u00a0discussed\u00a0media\u00a0education\u00a0and\u00a0its\u00a0role\u00a0in\u00a0combatting\u00a0propaganda\u00a0and\u00a0manipulation.\u00a0Keynote\u00a0speakers\u00a0were\u00a0Ion\u00a0Tergu\u021b\u0103,\u00a0media\u00a0expert;\u00a0Ivan\u00a0Sveatcenko,\u00a0Deputy\u00a0Editor\u00a0in\u00a0Chief\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0portal\u00a0NewsMaker.md;\u00a0Olga\u00a0Bulat,\u00a0reporter\u00a0from\u00a0<em>Ziarul\u00a0de\u00a0Gard\u0103<\/em>;\u00a0and\u00a0Ruslan\u00a0Mihailevschi,\u00a0Editor\u00a0in\u00a0Chief\u00a0at\u00a0<em>SP<\/em>\u00a0in\u00a0B\u0103l\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Promotional\u00a0and\u00a0information\u00a0activities<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Mediacritica<em>\u00a0<\/em>portal<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;March&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;launched&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediacritica.md\/\">Mediacritica portal<\/a>,&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;online&nbsp;resource&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;combatting&nbsp;propaganda&nbsp;and&nbsp;manipulation&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;press&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;developing&nbsp;critical&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;among&nbsp;media&nbsp;consumers&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova.&nbsp;The&nbsp;portal&nbsp;is&nbsp;bilingual&nbsp;and&nbsp;contains&nbsp;five&nbsp;sections:&nbsp;Filter&nbsp;Information! (Filtreaz\u0103&nbsp;informa\u021bia!),&nbsp;Actions&nbsp;(Ac\u021biuni),&nbsp;Media&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Spotlight&nbsp;(Media&nbsp;\u00een&nbsp;vizor),&nbsp;Observer&nbsp;(Observator),&nbsp;and&nbsp;Press&nbsp;ABCs&nbsp;(ABC-ul&nbsp;presei).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actions&nbsp;presents&nbsp;events&nbsp;organized&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;partners&nbsp;the&nbsp;Independent&nbsp;Press&nbsp;Association&nbsp;(AIP)&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Association&nbsp;of&nbsp;Independent&nbsp;TV&nbsp;Journalists&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;project&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Campaigns&nbsp;against&nbsp;False&nbsp;and&nbsp;Biased&nbsp;Information.&nbsp;A&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;80&nbsp;stories&nbsp;were&nbsp;produced&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;section.&nbsp;Media&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Spotlight&nbsp;contained&nbsp;examples&nbsp;of&nbsp;news&nbsp;items&nbsp;that&nbsp;ignored&nbsp;the&nbsp;guidelines&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>Guide<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>to<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Ethical<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Norms<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Other<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Journalistic<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Standards<\/em>; 23&nbsp;stories&nbsp;were&nbsp;produced&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;section. &nbsp;In&nbsp;Observer,&nbsp;several&nbsp;case&nbsp;studies&nbsp;and&nbsp;analyses&nbsp;were&nbsp;produced&nbsp;by&nbsp;various&nbsp;media&nbsp;experts.&nbsp;Most&nbsp;tackled&nbsp;manipulation&nbsp;and&nbsp;propaganda&nbsp;issues&nbsp;revealing&nbsp;the&nbsp;techniques&nbsp;used&nbsp;by&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;in&nbsp;covering&nbsp;social&nbsp;and&nbsp;political&nbsp;subjects.&nbsp;A&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;70&nbsp;stories&nbsp;appeared&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;section. &nbsp;Press&nbsp;ABCs&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;specialized&nbsp;dictionary&nbsp;containing&nbsp;videos&nbsp;and&nbsp;articles&nbsp;on&nbsp;how&nbsp;media&nbsp;works&nbsp;and&nbsp;what&nbsp;principles&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;and&nbsp;included&nbsp;19&nbsp;videos. &nbsp;In&nbsp;all, 320&nbsp;stories&nbsp;were&nbsp;posted&nbsp;on&nbsp;Mediacritica.md.&nbsp;From&nbsp;March&nbsp;to&nbsp;December&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;Mediacritica.md&nbsp;had&nbsp;38,735&nbsp;views&nbsp;and&nbsp;9609&nbsp;unique&nbsp;users,&nbsp;so&nbsp;on&nbsp;average&nbsp;there&nbsp;were&nbsp;4000&nbsp;views&nbsp;per&nbsp;month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mediacritica.md - un portal pentru informare corect\u0103\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6dEL8W4cyBY?feature=oembed&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along&nbsp;with&nbsp;Mediacritica.md,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Press&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;game&nbsp;was&nbsp;launched.&nbsp;It&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;interactive&nbsp;game&nbsp;testing&nbsp;people&#8217;s&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;about&nbsp;media.&nbsp;So&nbsp;far,&nbsp;the&nbsp;game&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;viewed&nbsp;1291&nbsp;times&nbsp;by&nbsp;191&nbsp;unique&nbsp;users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em>CampaignThinkClearly\u00a0(G\u00e2nde\u0219te limpede)<\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To&nbsp;promote&nbsp;the&nbsp;critical&nbsp;consumption&nbsp;of&nbsp;media&nbsp;products,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;launched&nbsp;the&nbsp;campaign&nbsp;Think&nbsp;Clearly&nbsp;in&nbsp;two&nbsp;stages:&nbsp;one&nbsp;in&nbsp;March&nbsp;and&nbsp;one&nbsp;in&nbsp;September&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;A&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;32&nbsp;journalists,&nbsp;bloggers,&nbsp;activists&nbsp;and&nbsp;actors&nbsp;encouraged&nbsp;media&nbsp;consumers&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;vigilant&nbsp;when&nbsp;watching,&nbsp;listening&nbsp;to,&nbsp;or&nbsp;reading&nbsp;a&nbsp;news&nbsp;item.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;promoted&nbsp;intensively&nbsp;on&nbsp;social&nbsp;media&nbsp;(Facebook,&nbsp;Twitter,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Odnoklassniki);&nbsp;on&nbsp;Mediacritia.md&nbsp;it&nbsp;had&nbsp;over&nbsp;10,000&nbsp;views.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;also&nbsp;launched&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2omxwaKXWv4\">a video spot<\/a>&nbsp;encouraging&nbsp;media&nbsp;consumers&nbsp;to&nbsp;diversify&nbsp;their&nbsp;sources&nbsp;of&nbsp;information&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;only&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;an&nbsp;accurate&nbsp;view&nbsp;of&nbsp;reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mediacritia<\/em><em>.<\/em><em>md<\/em>&nbsp;<em>was<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>created<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>as<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>part<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>campaign<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>against<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>false<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>biased<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>information<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>conducted<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>by<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>AIP<\/em><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>IJC<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>VIP<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Association<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Independent<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>TV<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Journalists<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>This<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>information<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>campaign<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>was<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>possible<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>due<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>to<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>generous<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>support<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>American<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>people<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>offered<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>through<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>US<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Agency<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>International<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Development<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>USAID<\/em><em>)&nbsp;<\/em><em>under<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>FHI<\/em><em>&nbsp;360&nbsp;<\/em><em>Program<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Partnerships<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>a<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Sustainable<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Civil<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Society<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em>TV\u00a0Show\u00a0Media\u00a0Azi<\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In\u00a0May\u00a0during\u00a0Press\u00a0Freedom\u00a0Days,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0launched\u00a0the\u00a0TV\u00a0show\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mediacritica.md\/ro\/premiera-absoluta-media-azi-o-emisiune-despre-si-pentru-jurnalisti\/#prettyPhoto\">Media Azi.<\/a>\u00a0This\u00a0weekly\u00a0program\u00a0presents\u00a0current\u00a0problems\u00a0faced\u00a0by\u00a0journalists\u00a0working\u00a0for\u00a0national\u00a0media\u00a0and\u00a0identifies\u00a0solutions\u00a0for\u00a0them.\u00a0Another\u00a0purpose\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0TV\u00a0show\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0enhance\u00a0media\u00a0consumers&#8217;\u00a0understanding\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0particulars\u00a0of\u00a0media\u00a0work\u00a0so\u00a0they\u00a0can\u00a0be\u00a0more\u00a0critical\u00a0of\u00a0media\u00a0output\u00a0and\u00a0reduce\u00a0the\u00a0risks\u00a0of\u00a0misinformation\u00a0and\u00a0manipulation. \u00a0In\u00a02016,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0produced\u00a028\u00a0TV\u00a0programs\u00a0available\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova-azi.md\/\">www.moldova-azi.md<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0also\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediacritica.md\/\">www.mediacritica.md<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em>Media\u00a0hackathon\u00a0The\u00a0Fifth\u00a0Power<\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">From\u00a01\u00a0to\u00a03\u00a0July,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0organized\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0edition\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0media\u00a0hackathon\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hackathon2.media-azi.md\/links\/\">The Fifth Power<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0which\u00a0participants\u00a0developed\u00a0project\u00a0ideas\u00a0and\u00a0applications\u00a0to\u00a0promote\u00a0media\u00a0literacy.In\u00a0total, 80\u00a0participants\u00a0from\u00a0Moldova, 5\u00a0from\u00a0Ukraine, 4\u00a0from\u00a0Georgia\u00a0and\u00a01\u00a0from\u00a0Armenia\u00a0participated\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0event.\u00a0Bloggers,\u00a0IT\u00a0specialists,\u00a0journalists,\u00a0designers,\u00a0civil\u00a0society\u00a0activists,\u00a0and\u00a0media\u00a0consumers\u00a0were\u00a0involved<br>During\u00a0these\u00a0three\u00a0days,\u00a0teams\u00a0worked\u00a0on\u00a0apps\u00a0that\u00a0could\u00a0enable\u00a0media\u00a0consumers\u00a0to\u00a0filter\u00a0information\u00a0and\u00a0to\u00a0identify\u00a0manipulation.\u00a0Participants\u00a0were\u00a0assisted\u00a0by\u00a0national\u00a0and\u00a0international\u00a0experts\u00a0through\u00a0presentations\u00a0and\u00a0master\u00a0classes\u00a0on\u00a0media\u00a0literacy,\u00a0propaganda,\u00a0and\u00a0tools\u00a0for\u00a0preventing\u00a0propaganda\u00a0among\u00a0others.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0end,\u00a0the\u00a0three\u00a0teams\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0highest\u00a0scores\u00a0won\u00a0awards\u00a0of\u00a02000\u00a0euros\u00a0to\u00a0implement\u00a0their\u00a0ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-shadow\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5711\" width=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The second &#8220;Fifth Power&#8221; media hackathon held in Chisinau by the IJC, July 1-3, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DIY&nbsp;(Do&nbsp;It&nbsp;Yourself)&nbsp;News&nbsp;enables&nbsp;any&nbsp;Internet&nbsp;user&nbsp;to&nbsp;create&nbsp;his\/her&nbsp;own&nbsp;video&nbsp;news&nbsp;report,&nbsp;but&nbsp;the&nbsp;option&nbsp;is&nbsp;available&nbsp;only&nbsp;by&nbsp;answering&nbsp;correctly&nbsp;the&nbsp;six&nbsp;basic&nbsp;questions&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;news&nbsp;story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/trolless\/pphdhabokkdhjpciefklpacdfpmjebgn\">Trolless<\/a> is\u00a0an<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>application\u00a0that\u00a0identifies\u00a0fake\u00a0accounts\u2014so\u00a0called\u00a0trolls\u2014on\u00a0social\u00a0networks\u00a0by\u00a0installing\u00a0a\u00a0special\u00a0plug-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;Caucasus&nbsp;Hack&nbsp;Pack&nbsp;(Georgia&nbsp;and&nbsp;Armenia)&nbsp;&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;interactive&nbsp;game&nbsp;to&nbsp;help&nbsp;pupils&nbsp;identify&nbsp;manipulation&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;think&nbsp;critically.&nbsp;Teachers&nbsp;test&nbsp;students&#8217;&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;before&nbsp;and&nbsp;after&nbsp;using&nbsp;the&nbsp;application&nbsp;that&nbsp;teaches&nbsp;them&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;manipulative&nbsp;photos&nbsp;and&nbsp;videos&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;test&nbsp;source&nbsp;credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em>Campaign\u00a0promoting\u00a0curricula\u00a0in\u00a0schools<\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;23&nbsp;June,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;organized&nbsp;a&nbsp;round&nbsp;table&nbsp;bringing&nbsp;together&nbsp;representatives&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Education&nbsp;and&nbsp;regional&nbsp;education&nbsp;departments,&nbsp;high&nbsp;school&nbsp;teachers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;media&nbsp;experts&nbsp;and&nbsp;launched&nbsp;the&nbsp;study&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/media-azi.md\/ro\/publicatii\/dezvoltarea-unei-culturi-media-printr-o-educa%C8%9Bie-media-adecvat%C4%83\">Development of Media Literacy through Appropriate Media Education<\/a>.&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;created&nbsp;a&nbsp;working&nbsp;group&nbsp;that&nbsp;developed&nbsp;curricula&nbsp;for&nbsp;primary&nbsp;schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>These<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>activities<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>were<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>conducted<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>as<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>part<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>project<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Strengthening<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Freedom<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Expression<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Republic<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>implemented<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>by<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Independent<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Journalism<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Center<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>with<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>support<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Deutsche<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Welle<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Akademie<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>funds<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>from<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Germany<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em><em>s<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Federal<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Ministry<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Economic<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Cooperation<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Development<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em>Monitoring\u00a0studies\u00a0and\u00a0reports<\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;commissioned&nbsp;two&nbsp;opinion&nbsp;polls&nbsp;measuring&nbsp;audience&nbsp;perceptions&nbsp;of&nbsp;false&nbsp;and&nbsp;biased&nbsp;social&nbsp;and&nbsp;political&nbsp;news.&nbsp;According&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;findings&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mediacritica.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Raport_CJI_0116__raport_narativ.pdf\">first opinion poll<\/a>&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;between&nbsp;27&nbsp;January&nbsp;and&nbsp;1&nbsp;February&nbsp;2016, 51%&nbsp;of&nbsp;respondents&nbsp;believed&nbsp;they&nbsp;could&nbsp;recognize&nbsp;a&nbsp;manipulative&nbsp;or&nbsp;propagandistic&nbsp;story&nbsp;whereas&nbsp;47%&nbsp;of&nbsp;respondents&nbsp;felt&nbsp;they&nbsp;lacked&nbsp;the&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;so.&nbsp;The&nbsp;findings&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mediacritica.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sondaj__Percep%C8%9Bia-popula%C8%9Biei-privind-informa%C8%9Biile-false-%C8%99i-distorsionate-din-mass-media.pdf\">second poll<\/a>&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;from&nbsp;1&nbsp;to&nbsp;18&nbsp;September&nbsp;revealed&nbsp;that&nbsp;60%&nbsp;of&nbsp;media&nbsp;consumers&nbsp;in&nbsp;Moldova&nbsp;were&nbsp;endowed&nbsp;with&nbsp;skills&nbsp;to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;manipulation&nbsp;and&nbsp;propaganda&nbsp;in&nbsp;social&nbsp;and&nbsp;political&nbsp;reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To&nbsp;identify&nbsp;conscious&nbsp;and&nbsp;unconscious&nbsp;mistakes&nbsp;made&nbsp;by&nbsp;journalists&nbsp;when&nbsp;covering&nbsp;facts&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;increase&nbsp;media&nbsp;consumers\u2019&nbsp;vigilance&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;doubtful&nbsp;information&nbsp;sources,&nbsp;in&nbsp;2016&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;monitored&nbsp;12&nbsp;media&nbsp;institutions&nbsp;with&nbsp;national&nbsp;coverage&nbsp;that&nbsp;produced&nbsp;content&nbsp;in&nbsp;Romanian&nbsp;and&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;including&nbsp;news&nbsp;portals&nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;online&nbsp;content&nbsp;of&nbsp;weekly&nbsp;publications&nbsp;and&nbsp;TV&nbsp;stations.&nbsp;Three&nbsp;quarterly&nbsp;monitoring&nbsp;reports&nbsp;were&nbsp;produced.&nbsp;All&nbsp;three&nbsp;reports&nbsp;are&nbsp;available&nbsp;in&nbsp;Romanian,&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;and&nbsp;English&nbsp;on&nbsp;Mediacritica.md&nbsp;and&nbsp;Media-Azi.md.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>studies<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>were<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>created<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>framework<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>media<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>campaign<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>against<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>false<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>biased<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>information<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>conducted<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>by<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>AIP<\/em><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>IJC<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>VIP<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Association<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Independent<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>TV<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Journalists<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><em>This<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>information<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>campaign<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>was<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>possible<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>due<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>to<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>generous<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>support<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>of<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>American<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>people<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>offered<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>through<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>US<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Agency<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>International<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Development<\/em><em>&nbsp;(<\/em><em>USAID<\/em><em>)&nbsp;<\/em><em>under<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>the<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>FHI<\/em><em>&nbsp;360&nbsp;<\/em><em>Program<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Partnerships<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>for<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>a<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Sustainable<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Civil<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Society<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>in<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Moldova<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Results\u00a0in\u00a02016<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;www.mediacritica.md&nbsp;platform&nbsp;fostering&nbsp;critical&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;and&nbsp;aiming&nbsp;to&nbsp;prevent&nbsp;manipulation&nbsp;became&nbsp;available&nbsp;for&nbsp;media;&nbsp;over&nbsp;230&nbsp;reports&nbsp;were&nbsp;posted&nbsp;on&nbsp;this&nbsp;platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;More&nbsp;than&nbsp;650&nbsp;students&nbsp;were&nbsp;introduced&nbsp;to&nbsp;media&nbsp;literacy&nbsp;in&nbsp;22&nbsp;classes&nbsp;organized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;27&nbsp;TV&nbsp;shows&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;enhancing&nbsp;consumers&#8217;&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;specifics&nbsp;of&nbsp;media&nbsp;work&nbsp;were&nbsp;produced&nbsp;and&nbsp;disseminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;One&nbsp;hackathon&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;promoting&nbsp;media&nbsp;literacy&nbsp;education&nbsp;was&nbsp;organized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Two&nbsp;promotional&nbsp;campaigns&nbsp;on&nbsp;media&nbsp;education&nbsp;were&nbsp;conducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Two&nbsp;opinion&nbsp;polls&nbsp;and&nbsp;three&nbsp;monitoring&nbsp;reports&nbsp;were&nbsp;launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Organizational\u00a0development\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0fourth\u00a0strategic\u00a0objective\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0IJC\u00a0development\u00a0strategy\u00a0for\u00a02016\u20132019.\u00a0Several\u00a0policies\u00a0developed\u00a0with\u00a0expert\u00a0assistance\u00a0in\u00a02015\u00a0were\u00a0implemented\u00a0in\u00a02016.\u00a0In\u00a0addition,\u00a0in\u00a02016\u00a0several\u00a0members\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0team\u00a0participated\u00a0in\u00a0various\u00a0training\u00a0programs\u00a0on\u00a0project\u00a0management,\u00a0fundraising,\u00a0communication,\u00a0and\u00a0public\u00a0relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">FOUNDERS ASSEMBLY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Corina Cepoi<\/li><li>Nicolae Negru<\/li><li>Alexandru Can\u0163\u00eer<\/li><li>Angela S\u00eerbu<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\"><strong>MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ion Tergu\u021b\u0103 &nbsp;<\/li><li>Alina \u021aurcanu &nbsp;<\/li><li>Rodica Mahu &nbsp;<\/li><li>Igor&nbsp; Ca\u0219u<\/li><li>Dumitru Ciorici &nbsp;<\/li><li>Mihail Sirkeli &nbsp;<\/li><li>Ruslan Mihalevschi &nbsp;<\/li><li>Vadim \u0218terbate &nbsp;<\/li><li>Liudmila Topal<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-green-cyan-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">THE TEAM 2016<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Nadine Gogu<\/strong><\/td><td>Director<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:ngogu@ijc.md\"><u>ngogu@ijc.md<\/u><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ina Grejdeanu<\/strong><\/td><td>Strategic Development Officer<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:igrejdeanu@ijc.md\"><u>igrejdeanu@ijc.md<\/u><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Cristina Bob\u00e2rc\u0103<\/strong><\/td><td>Head of the Training and Communication Department<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:cbobirca@ijc.md\"><u>cbobirca@ijc.md<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rodica Catareu<\/strong><\/td><td>Program Coordinator of the Training and Communication Department<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:coordonator@ijc.md\"><u>coordonator@ijc.md<\/u><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Liliana Croitor<\/strong><\/td><td>Assistant Coordinator of the Training and Communication Department<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:info@ijc.md\"><u>info@ijc.md<\/u><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Natalia Sarioglo<\/strong><\/td><td>Program Coordinator of the Training and Communication Department<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:nsarioglo@ijc.md\">nsarioglo@ijc.md<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Zinaida Ghea\u0163\u0103<\/strong><\/td><td>Program Coordinator of the Legal Department<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:mlu@ijc.md\"><u>mlu@ijc.md<\/u><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Olga Lanovaia<\/strong><\/td><td>reporter for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.media-azi.md\/\"><u>www.media-azi.md<\/u><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:otiganescu@ijc.md\">otiganescu@ijc.md<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tatiana Corai<\/strong><\/td><td>Editor of the portal&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.media-azi.md\/\"><u>www.media-azi.md<\/u><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:tcorai@ijc.md\"><u>tcorai@ijc.md<\/u><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Veronica Marin<\/strong><\/td><td>Coordinator for the School of Advanced Journalism<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:vmarin@scoaladejurnalism.md\"><u>vmarin@scoaladejurnalism.md<\/u><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sorina \u0218tef\u00e2r\u021b\u0103<\/strong><\/td><td>Director of the School of Advanced Journalism<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:Sorina.stefarta@scoaladejurnalism.md\"><u>Sorina.stefarta@scoaladejurnalism.md<\/u><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Denis Rusu<\/strong><\/td><td>Cameraman\/Image editor<\/td><td><a 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INTRODUCTION In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Independent&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp;Center&nbsp;(IJC)&nbsp;adopted&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;development&nbsp;strategy&nbsp;for&nbsp;2016\u20132019&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;strengthening&nbsp;its&nbsp;role&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;media&nbsp;organization&nbsp;promoting&nbsp;professional&nbsp;standards&nbsp;in&nbsp;media&nbsp;by&nbsp;focusing&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;four&nbsp;objectives: journalism&nbsp;training;policy&nbsp;and&nbsp;advocacy;media&nbsp;literacy;organizational&nbsp;development. Journalism\u00a0Training.\u00a0The\u00a0IJC\u00a0provided\u00a0various\u00a0training\u00a0opportunities\u00a0in\u00a0different\u00a0subjects\u00a0to\u00a0all\u00a0interested\u00a0journalists\u00a0including\u00a0in\u00a0professional\u00a0ethics,\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0information,\u00a0human\u00a0rights,\u00a0and\u00a0data\u00a0journalism\u00a0among\u00a0others.\u00a0In\u00a0addition,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0organized\u00a0the\u00a0Annual\u00a0Gala\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Press\u00a0Club\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0contests\u00a0to\u00a0reward\u00a0and\u00a0celebrate\u00a0professional\u00a0and\u00a0balanced\u00a0journalism.\u00a0Other\u00a0activities\u00a0under\u00a0training\u00a0were\u00a0the\u00a0School\u00a0of\u00a0Advanced\u00a0Journalism\u00a0(SAJ)\u00a0that\u00a0trained\u00a013\u00a0journalists\u00a0in\u00a02016\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Media\u00a0Azi\u00a0portal\u00a0that\u00a0promoted\u00a0journalistic\u00a0integrity\u00a0in\u00a0its\u00a0daily\u00a0content.&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_5811\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"5811\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/cji.md\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":26,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-annual-reports","post_format-post-format-video"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MisiunThe mission of the Independent Journalism Center, a nongovernment organization, is to facilitate the development of an informed society by strengthening a free and viable press, including new media, by means of projects that provide education in journalism and public relations, advocacy media campaigns, research, media literacy, and nonprofit journalistic products.ea Centrului pentru Jurnalism Independent (CJI), organiza\u0163ie neguvernamental\u0103 (ONG), este de a facilita dezvoltarea unei societ\u0103\u021bi informa\u021bionale prin consolidarea unei prese libere \u0219i viabile, inclusiv new media, prin intermediul proiectelor ce ofer\u0103 educa\u021bie \u00een domeniul jurnalismului \u0219i rela\u021bii cu publicul, campanii de media advocacy, cercetare, media literacy \u0219i produse jurnalistice nonprofit. 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Centrului pentru Jurnalism Independent (CJI), organiza\u0163ie neguvernamental\u0103 (ONG), este de a facilita dezvoltarea unei societ\u0103\u021bi informa\u021bionale prin consolidarea unei prese libere \u0219i viabile, inclusiv new media,\u00a0 prin intermediul proiectelor ce ofer\u0103 educa\u021bie \u00een domeniul jurnalismului \u0219i rela\u021bii cu publicul, campanii de media advocacy, cercetare, media literacy \u0219i produse jurnalistice nonprofit. CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONJOURNALISM TRAININGPOLICY AND ADVOCACYMEDIA LITERACYORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTFOUNDERS ASSEMBLYMEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL:THE TEAM 2016 INTRODUCTION In&nbsp;2016,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Independent&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp;Center&nbsp;(IJC)&nbsp;adopted&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;development&nbsp;strategy&nbsp;for&nbsp;2016\u20132019&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;strengthening&nbsp;its&nbsp;role&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;media&nbsp;organization&nbsp;promoting&nbsp;professional&nbsp;standards&nbsp;in&nbsp;media&nbsp;by&nbsp;focusing&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;four&nbsp;objectives: journalism&nbsp;training;policy&nbsp;and&nbsp;advocacy;media&nbsp;literacy;organizational&nbsp;development. Best Journalists Awards Gala, December 16, 2016 Journalism\u00a0Training.\u00a0The\u00a0IJC\u00a0provided\u00a0various\u00a0training\u00a0opportunities\u00a0in\u00a0different\u00a0subjects\u00a0to\u00a0all\u00a0interested\u00a0journalists\u00a0including\u00a0in\u00a0professional\u00a0ethics,\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0information,\u00a0human\u00a0rights,\u00a0and\u00a0data\u00a0journalism\u00a0among\u00a0others.\u00a0In\u00a0addition,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0organized\u00a0the\u00a0Annual\u00a0Gala\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Press\u00a0Club\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0contests\u00a0to\u00a0reward\u00a0and\u00a0celebrate\u00a0professional\u00a0and\u00a0balanced\u00a0journalism.\u00a0Other\u00a0activities\u00a0under\u00a0training\u00a0were\u00a0the\u00a0School\u00a0of\u00a0Advanced\u00a0Journalism\u00a0(SAJ)\u00a0that\u00a0trained\u00a013\u00a0journalists\u00a0in\u00a02016\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Media\u00a0Azi\u00a0portal\u00a0that\u00a0promoted\u00a0journalistic\u00a0integrity\u00a0in\u00a0its\u00a0daily\u00a0content. Policy\u00a0and\u00a0advocacy.\u00a0Through\u00a0its\u00a0campaigns,\u00a0the\u00a0IJC\u00a0shed\u00a0light\u00a0on\u00a0several\u00a0problems\u00a0affecting\u00a0media\u00a0including\u00a0journalists&#8217;\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0plenary\u00a0meeting\u00a0hall\u00a0of\u00a0Parliament;\u00a0the\u00a0legal\u00a0framework\u00a0on\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0information;\u00a0concentrations\u00a0in\u00a0media\u00a0ownership;\u00a0and\u00a0regulating\u00a0advertising.\u00a0As\u00a0a\u00a0consequence\u00a0of\u00a0these\u00a0advocacy\u00a0activities,\u00a0in\u00a02016\u00a0the\u00a0press\u00a0was\u00a0granted\u00a0free\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0Parliament\u2019s\u00a0plenary\u00a0meeting\u00a0hall,\u00a0and\u00a0Parliament\u00a0adopted\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0reading\u00a0a\u00a0draft\u00a0law\u00a0on\u00a0improving\u00a0the\u00a0legal\u00a0framework\u00a0on\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0information. Media literacy lesson at Giurgiulesti, with journalist Diana Raileanu, October 18, 2016 Media&nbsp;literacy.&nbsp;The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;several&nbsp;activities&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;promoting&nbsp;critical&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;thoughtful&nbsp;consumption&nbsp;of&nbsp;media&nbsp;products&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;public.&nbsp;For&nbsp;three&nbsp;consecutive&nbsp;years,&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;has&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;media&nbsp;literacy&nbsp;lessons&nbsp;in&nbsp;schools&nbsp;and&nbsp;lyceums&nbsp;throughout&nbsp;the&nbsp;country.&nbsp;This&nbsp;year&nbsp;also&nbsp;saw&nbsp;the&nbsp;debut&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Mediacritica&nbsp;portal\u2014a&nbsp;platform&nbsp;designed&nbsp;to&nbsp;fight&nbsp;propaganda&nbsp;and&nbsp;manipulation&nbsp;in&nbsp;media.&nbsp;The&nbsp;website&nbsp;contains&nbsp;studies&nbsp;and&nbsp;monitoring&nbsp;reports,&nbsp;analyses,&nbsp;and&nbsp;comments.&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;campaign&nbsp;on&nbsp;critical&nbsp;reading&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;video&nbsp;clip&nbsp;were&nbsp;launched&nbsp;to&nbsp;encourage&nbsp;media&nbsp;consumers&nbsp;to&nbsp;diversify&nbsp;their&nbsp;sources&nbsp;of&nbsp;information&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;think&nbsp;clearly&nbsp;and&nbsp;critically. Organizational&nbsp;development. &nbsp;The&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;various&nbsp;activities&nbsp;in&nbsp;line&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;approved&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;plan. JOURNALISM TRAINING In&nbsp;2016&nbsp;the&nbsp;IJC&nbsp;carried&nbsp;out&nbsp;several&nbsp;comprehensive&nbsp;programs&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;strengthening&nbsp;journalists&#8217;&nbsp;professional&nbsp;skills&nbsp;in&nbsp;order&nbsp;to&nbsp;provide&nbsp;the&nbsp;public&nbsp;professional&nbsp;media&nbsp;content&nbsp;that&nbsp;abides&nbsp;by&nbsp;journalistic&nbsp;norms.&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;SAJ&nbsp;continued&nbsp;to&nbsp;train&nbsp;young&nbsp;journalists.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;daily&nbsp;updated&nbsp;platform&nbsp;Media&nbsp;Azi&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;precious&nbsp;resource&nbsp;for&nbsp;enhancing&nbsp;journalists&#8217;&nbsp;products. 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