This call will address media challenges and opportunities of trans-national nature.

It will help the wider European news media sector become more sustainable and resilient, thus contributing to trustworthy reporting, to skills development and employment for news media professionals and journalists, in particular by supporting media collaborations. This topic will support cross-cutting actions that address the structural and technological changes faced by the media sector, and support high-quality media production standards and business models by fostering cooperation, digital skills, cross-border and/or collaborative journalism. 

Expected Outcomes include:

• Increased innovation and creativity in business models, journalistic production processes and distribution processes
• Increased interest in journalism, among various social groups, language groups and age groups
• Increased viability of professionally produced journalistic content.
• Increased media collaboration
• Sector-wide networks for the exchange of best practices among news media professionals
• Knowledge-hubs for sub-sectors around technical formats (written/online press, radio/podcasts,TV, etc.) and/or journalistic genres (data journalism, general topics, specialised journalism, etc.)
• Acquisition and improvement of professional skills by journalists as well as media business professionals