Arij

ARIJ is an independent, non-profit, inclusive organization, whose sole aim is to nurture a culture of investigative journalism across the region, among and by Arab media professionals and activists, for the benefit of the Arab public. Funded by the Danish Parliament under a two-year programme, the organization was established by Arab media activist... s and media organizations, in cooperation with the Copenhagen-based International Media Support (IMS) and the Danish Association for Investigative Journalism(FUJ), following a series of meetings that were held in Copenhagen, Damascus, Beirut and Amman. In August 2005, the Danish Parliament agreed to renew funding for core ARIJ projects under a second cycle (2005-2009). The regional office, which formally opened on Dec. 1, 2005, will operate in partnership with journalists, editors, and publishers, starting Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, before moving into other Arab countries. Its grants will allow journalists and editors, who are passionate about telling a story but cannot go ahead with their projects because of budget problems, to investigate these stories, in Arabic or in English, for the benefit of their communities. ARIJ will support journalists and editors to conceive a concept, research, write, edit and publish professional investigative journalism reports, both through constant training, and a grant to cover the cost of the investigation. The final results of the investigative projects, will be published in participants' respective media organizations, and posted on the website of ARIJ. Journalists, with the backing of their editors and publishers, shall initiate ideas for issues they would like to investigate, write up a proposal outlining the story, what he or she expects to prove, how this will be done, the sources of the proof, a time framework, a draft budget, previous writing samples, and a letter of commitment from an editor, or publisher, to consider publishing or broadcasting the final product. On-line application forms can be found on our website ...Read More