{"id":345,"date":"2022-08-31T14:48:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T13:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cij.hu\/en\/?page_id=345"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:16:43","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cij.hu\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Budapest Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ)<\/strong> was established by the New York based Independent Journalism Foundation in 1995. Since then CIJ has sought to support public interest journalism<\/strong> and aimed at contributing to a media environment where freedom of expression and freedom of the press<\/strong> were protected and promoted.<\/p>\n\n\n

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CIJ continues to work on this mission to demonstrate the merits and good practices<\/strong> of independent journalism. By focusing on professional issues, the Center intends to reclaim journalism, as a key element of democracy and service of public interest, thus it works for an improved integrity <\/strong>of the media industry<\/strong> and the community of journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CIJ uses various ways to reach these goals. It organizes workshops, conferences, roundtable discussions, consultations<\/strong> for media professionals. Furthermore, the Center implements mentoring <\/strong>and internship programs, facilitates professional dialogue<\/strong> via events and exchange, provides reporting grants<\/strong> to journalists, and participates in international media development and multimedia content production projects<\/strong>. Since its inception, CIJ has trained thousands of journalists, media students and managers on a non-profit basis. CIJ also publishes and promotes training resource materials<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to its strategic priorities<\/strong> CIJ focuses on the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n