Balkans, Caucasus, Europe
Open Society Institute Budapest
The programmes of the Open Society Institute, known as network programmes, work
through the national Soros foundations (an informal network of organisations
established and supported by investor George Soros). Relevant is the Network
Media Program (NMP) which acts as a consultant, resource, liaison and partner
for Soros-sponsored media programmes and other organisations working in the
media field in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The NMP
concentrates on projects addressing issues of democratic media legislation,
monitoring violations of media freedom, protecting journalists, establishing
self-regulation systems and strong independent professional organisations, and
raising the professionalism of journalists and media managers. The main areas
of NMP activity include direct assistance to the media via the Open Society
Media Fund (OSMF), support for Roma media, journalism training, and the Media
Law Program in cooperation with the Constitutional & Legal Policy Institute
(COLPI).
Pf. 519, H -1397 Budapest, Hungary
Tel +36 1 327 3100, Fax +36 1 327
3101
info@osi.hu
www.osi.hu
Contact
Gordana Jankovic, Director Network Media
Program
Budget
>$1,000,000
Number
of staff
8
Publications
2000 Annual Report Building Open Societies,
Newsletter Open Society News, Ideas for an Open Society
Programmes
Network Media Program