The editorial office of the Chernihiv publication VisnykСh was able to continue its work, partially compensate printing services it obtained, and timely pay salaries thanks to the participation in creative projects initiated by the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) with the support of the Ukrainian Media Fund and the Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation, says Chief Editor of the newspaper Serhii Narodenko.
Grant support from international partners of the NUJU, which the publication received as one of the best participants in the projects, helped survive in the most difficult times.
“Thank you for such projects as We are from Ukraine! and Journalists are Important!. Together with our colleagues, we tell the truth about the struggle of the Ukrainian people and the crimes of the Russian aggressors. The Chernihiv Region has withstood, and the world should know about it,” adds Serhii Narodenko.
Within the framework of the assistance program dedicated to Ukrainian media in 2022, the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, with the strong support of its partners, Ukrainian Media Fund and Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation, provided financial assistance to 43 editorial offices.
In the content projects We are from Ukraine! and Journalists are Important!, initiated by NUJU, 36 media outlets participated on a regular basis. They received financial assistance from partners for a period of two months or more. In particular, 29 regional and local editorial offices are among the project participants. Seven all-Ukrainian media, with a total audience of over 3.5 million readers, also received assistance from the NUJU and the Ukrainian Media Fund. Thanks to the assistance, 25 Ukrainian media, participants in the NUJU projects, were able to pay for the printing of their newspapers.
In the framework of the project called We are from Ukraine! initiated by the NUJU with the support of the Ukrainian Media Fund and the Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation, more than 480 author’s materials about strong-spirited Ukrainians, who help their compatriots during the war, have been published or broadcast in local and national media. In two months of implementation of the initiative called Journalists are Important! media participants of the project have published more than 80 materials about the work of their colleagues.
The Ukrainian Media Fund initiative was launched by the Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation together with partner organizations of media companies in the Scandinavian countries. The fund was established as a sign of solidarity with journalists and photographers who daily report from the frontline in Ukraine. Its main goal is to mobilize international support – both financial and material – for local mass media in Ukraine. Thus, through the Ukrainian Media Fund, protective equipment and equipment for work were transferred to Ukrainian journalists. The aid includes laptops, power banks, photo and video cameras, tripods, and smartphones.
