Stars4Media

Media Innovation/

Stars4Media is an innovation exchange programme aiming at facilitating cooperation between media professionals, and accelerating media innovation and cross-border coverage in Europe.

Cross-border Cooperation/

Media professionals, media organisations and tech companies have the opportunity to collaborate on new editorial & technological products, and new business models across borders.

Bottom-up Initiatives/

Media professionals from EU countries have the chance to cooperate around bottom-up Initiatives and benefit from coaching from media experts on quality reporting, data-journalism, AI tools and business development.

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Stars4Media 2nd edition has started!

Read the call for initiatives

News & Press releases

Time is over to beat around the bush: how to start innovating the media sector by collaborating across silos and across borders.

Media4Europe: Quality news suffers, skills and funding are required

El programa Stars4media, el “Erasmus de los medios”, lanza su segunda edición 22 february 2021

Why participate? As a media professional you will:

Cooperate with another European media organisation for 4 months
Benefit from the guidance and coaching of international media experts to test an innovative idea
Gain practical skills in areas such as quality reporting, data journalism, AI, translation technologies, marketing, social media
Join a community of media innovators from all over the European Union
Receive a grant of 5 400€ per participant

Why participate? As a media organisation or tech company you will:

Test new editorial and technological products and new business models across borders
Grow your network with innovative media and tech companies in Europe
Develop and motivate your staff and future management
Receive a grant: up to 16 200€ per media organisation (in the ideal case of 3 individuals per organisation)
Exchange best practices with innovative media organisations