Transitions

What We Do

We combine local and international talent to showcase coverage respected for its impartiality and in-depth reporting and analysis.

What We Do

We anticipate and meet rapidly changing needs in journalism skills and media literacy, especially in underserved countries.

What We Do

We deliver targeted assistance to bolster sustainability of often-embattled independent media organizations.

Our projects

Transitions Magazine:
For more than two decades, Transitions has provided insightful coverage of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, Turkey, and Eurasia. Our network of local and international contributors examine the news and trends shaping the region. We serve as a platform for the region’s independent journalists to cover topics often underreported in their home countries.
Media Academy:
More than 10,000 people have passed through our training programs. Our courses specialize in traditional journalism skills; the latest digital techniques; media literacy; and combatting disinformation. We have developed our own online learning platform for both mentored and self-learning courses and regularly run webinars and online workshops.
Solutions Journalism:
Solutions journalism spotlights effective responses to societal problems. This innovative reporting approach enhances accountability and public engagement and can serve as a catalyst for meaningful change. Transitions provides training, mentoring, and stipends for journalists who want to embark on rigorous coverage of what’s working in their communities.
Press Start:
Press Start is the first global crowdfunding platform for reporters in countries where the press cannot report freely. Our crowdfunding campaigns offer a lifeline for reporters unable to find financing for stories important to their communities. Press Start seeks talented journalists with scant resources to support their work, connecting them with a global audience willing to invest in them.

Latest News

Constructive News: Fostering Solutions Journalism Across Europe.

Transitions kickstarted a two-year-long project funded by the European Commission – Constructive News: Fostering Solutions Journalism Across Europe. Led by Transitions and supported by three other organisations — Journalismfund Europe (Belgium), the Constructive Institute (Denmark), and The South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) — this 1.6 million euro project aims to stimulate the production of cross-border, solutions-oriented, and investigative reporting across Europe, and making the European independent news media more innovative, sustainable, and responsive to their audiences. We just opened applications for newsrooms to become members of the first, cross-European solutions journalism cohort and become eligible for up to 40,000 euros in funding per newsroom.

Going on Assignment in Prague July 2024

Still wondering what to do in summer 2024? Interested in foreign reporting?

Then join us in Prague, one of the world’s most beautiful cities, for our “Going on Assignment” course! Not only will you learn the tips of the trade directly from working foreign correspondents, you will pursue an actual story on the streets of the capital city of the Czech Republic.

Do-Jo Integrated Collaborative Donation Solution for Journalism

Eight European independent organizations in the media industry launch Do-Jo, the donation solution for the news media, supported by the European Commission.

Do-Jo Press Release