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Medienhilfe Ex-JugoslawienProfessionelle
Solidarität gegen Nationalismus und Chauvinismus
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International Media Fund for Macedonia – Factsheet Who is the IMF?The International Media Fund is a loose and
informal association of international donor organisations working on Media
assistance and development in Macedonia. The group was established in 1998 by
the following organisations:
With the outbreak of
the crisis in March 2001, the fund was joined by three more organisations:
Other donor organisations have expressed an
interest in participating in the IMF’s activity, others still already consult
the IMF and informally assist in some IMF projects. The key aim of the IMF is to better
co-ordinate and better organise international donor activity in Macedonia, so
that ultimately, that activity is more beneficial to Macedonia’s media itself. What is the IMF?
What does the IMF do?
a)
To improve the security for journalists and camera-men covering the conflict
with security equipment (around 50 sets of bullet proof vests and helmets were
made available to all journalists through the Journalists’ Association of
Macedonia) and training for behaviour under conflict conditions (5 courses with
some 100 media professionals from around 40 media attending, have been organised
so far), b)
To help electronic media cope with the higher expenses endured during the period
of conflict, and to survive following the virtual collapse of the advertisement
market and therefore of income, nine electronic media were selected and
approached to submit crisis budgets. A level of assistance was then provided to
these media over a period of six months. This assistance did not cover all
operational costs, but was designed to offset additional costs and lost revenue.
The assistance was assessed after every instalment for two months, and infact
reduced as media incomes recovered during the summer. The radio and TV-stations
included in the first SIX-MONTH CAP are: TV ART, TV BTR, TV ERA, TV TERA, TV
SHUTEL, TV ZDRAVKIN, Radio CHERENJA, Radio PLUSFORTE, Radio VAT. c)
To mandate a professional monitoring of the media situation in Macedonia,
strengthening the self-regulation mechanisms of Macedonian journalism. This part
of the program will hopefully start soon.
What can the IMF offer you?As the IMF is not an organisation on its own, the IMF does not offer assistance on its own. But any project addressed to one of the member organisations will be shared with the other organisations involved and will be considered for inclusion in the common program. As the IMF is based on decision by consensus, all organisations involved have to agree to include new partners in the common program. This however does not hinder any organisation to support projects on a bilateral level, or for a small group within the IMF to support one project. Any suggestion you have, or any project you
would like the IMF to consider, you can therefore send to any of the
organisations involved, being aware of the limits and the criteria of the IMF as
a common program supporting only independent, private, electronic media. The
mission mandates and policy of each donor organisation within the IMF also
impose restrictions on that donor’s ability to fund certain projects. How to reach the IMF?You can contact the joint program through one
of the member organisations. Some of the members have resident project managers
based in Skopje in charge of the program:
The other organisations in the IMF you reach
through their project and program managers:
You can address with your questions and suggestions to any of the organisations involved and your mail will be forwarded to the other organisations. We kindly invite you to understand the IMF as our sincere attempt to assist the independent private media in Macedonia, with a view to their long-term development and sustainability. source: IMF / Medienhilfe
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