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PERSPECTIVES. One Europe, many Stories.

PERSPECTIVES is the new label for multi-perspective and constructive journalism.

Co-financed by the European Union, PERSPECTIVES brings together journalists from the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania and Ukraine. We collaborate in our international Newsroom to bring you content that matters across borders.

Editorial independence and accountability are of key importance in our work and two of the main principles included in our editorial guidelines that encompass our common vision and stardards of ethical and high-quality journalism.

So if you want stories around current European affairs and a kind of journalism that inspires constructive debates and action, then PERSPECTIVES is exactly for you!

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Then have a look at our open calls for Young reporters and Journalists-in-Residence. Details for your application can be found in the linked PDF files.

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Open call: Young reporters

Are you interested in a career in journalism and want to get hands-on experience in a team of media professionals from Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, Lithuania, and Poland?

Submit your Application by 01.12.2023

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Open call: Journalists-in-Residence-Programme

We are looking for committed journalists who are interested in spending one month in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania or Poland to take part in the work of PERSPECTIVES – the new label for young, constructive and multi perspective journalism.

Submit your Application by 31.12.2023

Detailed information:

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PERSPECTIVES Topic of the Month

Every month, the members of the PERSPECTIVES Newsroom select a TOPIC OF THE MONTH. This month, we are zooming in on the Housing Crisis and provide you multi-language and multi-perspective stories on that topic. But first have a look to our OPEN CALLS.

All content pieces published under the PERSPECTIVES label can be found on the websites of our partners.

Housing Crisis

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Illustration: Key Visual 'How to live in a system that won't let you live? On the housing crisis from a Roma perspective' © by Olga Wawracz for revue Prostor revue Prostor

How to live in a system that won't let you live? On the housing crisis from a Roma perspective

The public debate about the housing crisis primarily addresses the situation of students and single mothers, we know the stories of seniors at risk of poverty due to rising rents and middle-class families who cannot afford a mortgage. But how does the housing crisis affect the Roma community and their everyday lives?

Original Article in Czech language: Jak bydlet v systému, který vás nenechá žít? O krizi bydlení z romské perspektivy
by Olga Wawracz and Jiří Šimčík for revue Prostor
Read the Article at revue Prostor

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Illustration: Key Visual for Rant Podcast © by Jakub Štourač for revue Prostor revue Prostor

Ludmila Böhmová VS. rights of tenants

Listen to our new podcast “Rant” where we speak about issues that bother us! Ludmila Böhmová identifies the lack of regulation of rental housing as a major problem. As a result, people face a chain of short-term rentals, fear of insecurity and rent increases. This situation affects 30 % of the population, Böhmová says, but the political representation has not paid any attention to this problem until recently. Moreover, the narrative of rental housing is dominated by the owner's perspective. The initiative wants to change this.

Original Article in Czech language: Ludmila Böhmová VS. práva nájemníků a nájemnic
Ludmila Böhmová for revue Prostor
Read the Article at revue Prostor

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Photo: Key Visual 'Equality not even after death (Make Death Great Again)' © Zuzana Jarošová for revue Prostor revue Prostor

Equality not even after death (Make Death Great Again)

The various religious systems may promise people some justice after death, but no matter, our pale bodies remain the object of funeral services that prolong secular inequality. Interesting article about the “after-death” housing crisis.

Original Article in Slovakian language: Rovnosť ani po smrti (Make Smrť Great Again)
by Zuzana Jarošová for revue Prostor
Read the Article at revue Prostor

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Photo: Key Visual 'Rooms and Bedrooms' © Bernardeta Babáková revue Prostor

Rooms and Bedrooms

Bernarda Babáková's literary text has a sharply realistic edge. The question of one's own room or space is complemented by questions of freedom, intimacy and the difficulties we have to face in our living. How is a (young) person today supposed to find a place to live?

Article in Czech language: Pokoje a Pokojíčky
by Bernardeta Babáková for revue Prostor
Read the Article at revue Prostor

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Photo: Key Visual 'Smart agriculture in Lithuania from Australia – permaculture farm in village Kirdonys' © Jonas Balčiūnas for Bendra.lt/M4C. Sustainability

Smart agriculture in Lithuania from Australia - permaculture farm in village Kirdonys

A couple of years ago, a young family from Australia started creating an organic farm in a distant village. They say they found the meaning of life here.

Original Article in Lithuanian language: Išmintinga žemdirbystė Lietuvoje iš Australijos – permakultūrinis ūkis Kirdonyse
by Jonas Balčiūnas and Aušra Raulušonytė for Bendra.lt
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Photo: Key Visual 'Behind the scenes of the illegal trade in psychotropic drugs - both online and in the middle of the city' © Elijus Kniežauskas for Bendra.lt/M4C. Mental health

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The journalist conducted an experiment - she tried to buy psychotropic drugs on the Internet. It turns out that this can be easily done.

Original Article in Lithuanian language: Nelegalios psichotropinių vaistų prekybos užkulisiai – ir internete, ir vidury dienos miesto
by Rasa Milerytė for Bendra.lt
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Photo: Key Visual 'Strike is not a dirty word: behind the scenes of the biggest academic strike since 1989' © Nina Wanča Education

Strike is not a dirty word: behind the scenes of the biggest academic strike since 1989

“Strike, union, solidarity, collective agreement - all these are concepts that are against the spirit in an individualistic society. And why are we striking now? Because for a long time we believed the promises of governments that the situation would improve. Because we have become accustomed to finding some individual solution. But the October strike started much earlier than that. It was also helped by the government's empty proclamations about the Czech Republic being the centre of education and the fact that the government was doing nothing to improve our situation. The strike gradually made its way into our active vocabulary.”

Article in Czech language: Stávka není sprosté slovo aneb Reportáž ze zákulisí největší akademické stávky od roku 1989
by Monika Brenišínová, Nina Wanča for revue Prostor
Read the Article at revue Prostor

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Photo: Key Visual 'Ukrainians settling in Lithuania: we fear we may soon lose our jobs' © Karolina Savickytė for Bendra.lt/M4C. The War against Ukraine

Ukrainians settling in Lithuania: we fear we may soon lose our jobs

Ukrainians can currently work in Lithuania without any restrictions, but in spring, two years after the war, the State Language Inspectorate plans to start penalising employers if their employees do not speak the language at the level required for the job. However, many Ukrainians are only now starting to learn the language.

Original Article in Lithuanian language: Lietuvoje besikuriantys ukrainiečiai: baiminamės, kad netrukus galime netekti darbo

by Aurelija Babinskienė for Bendra.lt
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