Press Now aims to promote the development of open and democratic societies, by supporting independent media in regions of conflict and countries in transition.
Press Now considers the development of a diverse and democratic media as a prerequisite for the development of democracy and civil society. Freedom of expression is one of the first of conflict and oppression. Conflicts are fuelled by the manipulation of information. A strong and open civil society can only develop when supported by a pluralistic, independent media that voices different opinions, reflects multiple views, stimulates public debate, acts as a watchdog on society, and holds authorities to account. In order to reach this objective, Press Now promotes the development of a varied and sustainable media landscape in regions of conflict and transitional countries.
Press Now's mission therefore is to enable independent media outlets to function as well-managed businesses, whose editorial independence is secured, so that citizens are provided with reliable and objective information from multiple news sources. In order to reach this objective, Press Now supports independent media outlets and institutions that play an important role in the media landscape and political developments of their country or region. Press Now aims to increase their independence, quality, effectiveness, professionalism and self-sustainability.
Privileged partnership with German mass media, called to open up to other European and North-American countries. Conferences and practical workshops in the Czech Republic (deontology and photojournalism), with the students of the University of Prague.
On all five continents, theCFPJ-EFE group (www.efe.fr) dedicates itself to journalism students, journalists and media and communication specialists. The 60th anniversary of “l'Ecole de la rue du Louvre” will be an opportunity to extend the group’s activities and partnerships to Dakar, Geneva, Berlin as well as to Beijing and capitals of South-Eastern Asia.
For pluralism and diversity reasons, CFPJ-International recruits its trainers and experts from among large and small, public and private, French and other European media channels.
Located in the heart of the historic quarters of the French press, CFPJ-International relies on the resources of its parent company, EFE, one of the European leaders in staff preparation, and on its international network of 2,000 Center graduates, present in 48 countries.
Missouri is the world’s first school of journalism, founded in 1908. Since then, it has prepared more than 20,000 journalists for careers in news and editorial work, advertising and other media fields by combining a strong liberal arts education with unique hands-on training in professional media.
Undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students work with 80 faculty members who are among the leaders in both the academy and media professions. Coursework includes developing and/or producing content at the Columbia Missourian daily newspaper, the NBC affiliate television station (KOMU), the local NPR radio affiliate (KBIA), three professional magazines (Global Journalist, Missouri Life, and Vox Magazine) or online media at the Digital Missourian, the Missouri Digital News network, KOMU, or KBIA. Advertising and public relations students develop and implement campaigns for paying clients.
Nine endowed chair programs at the School offer learning and research opportunities in free-press issues, newspaper innovation, media research, broadcast journalism, business journalism, magazine and service journalism, community newspapers, editing and public affairs reporting. A number of national and international professional organizations are based at the School, including Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, Pictures of the Year International, the Journalism and Women’s Symposium, the Science Journalism Center, the National Newspaper Association, and the Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards.
For the past 30 years, the program has also offered a news reporting program in Washington, D.C., with offices in the National Press Building. Advanced journalism students work as correspondents from Capitol Hill, supervised by faculty in the Washington bureau. A summer program in New York, in collaboration with New School University, offers learning opportunities for undergraduates. A part-time master’s program will open in New York next year.
Missouri’s Office of International Programs within the Journalism School coordinates efforts to provide students and faculty with international journalism experience, train and develop journalists from different countries, strengthen journalism education around the world, and facilitate research on international media. Nearly half of Missouri’s faculty members have conducted training or consulted on research abroad.
The Center will concentrate on conducting research on the impact of digital technologies and globalization and offering master’s and professional certificates. The School of Journalism has taken the leadership in organizing the Center for the Digital Globe, a unique interdisciplinary collaboration of the Schools of Journalism and Law and the Colleges of Business and Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Missouri. The University of Missouri is one of the 15 Centers for professional training and retraining of media specialists.
