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During the consultations with media representatives it was identified that a crucial need related to reporting on corruption was to strengthen the capacities of journalists in the field of research, data analysis and reports on public expenditures and performance of public institutions and enterprises in order to be qualified to provide quality and competent reports about those topics. To address these needs, the focus of the entire project will be placed on strengthening the capacities of journalists in these fields through training and long-term mentoring related to the development of research ideas and creation of research stories.

Therefore, the main objective of the project is to strengthen the capacities of the media and journalists to provide objective, relevant and quality reports on public expenditures and corruption, while more specific objectives include:

1. Development of the journalists’ skills related to the field of research and verification of data and resources.
2. Development of the skills of journalists to analyze complex data and documents related to the public finances and expenditures, performance of public institutions and enterprises, and more specific topics such as public procurement, financing of political parties, audit of public institutions.
3. Strengthening the cooperation between civil society and the media in addressing and reporting on irregularities in public expenditures and corruption.
4. Establishment of an informal network of journalists who deal with corruption and public expenditures.

The objectives will be achieved through the training of a group of 10 to 15 journalists from different editorial departments and types of media. Training will be performed by several experts covering the area of auditing, finance, investigative journalism and anti-corruption. The experts will also continuously work with the journalists, as their mentors, to teach them how to identify potential stories and topics and conduct a research, while the research/stories resulting from the training and mentoring will be published and promoted, and the best stories will be awarded. Activities will be performed by Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a civil society organization with the most relevant experience in the field of anti-corruption fight, and its partner media portal CAPITAL.ba, profiled particularly in the field of reporting on public expenditures, performance of public enterprises, public procurement and other topics recognized as relevant to the project users. All the activities will be conducted within 12 months.[:]