Transitions Online (Transitions - formerly TOL) is a media development organization and online journal covering news and events in the 31

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countries of

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, the

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, the

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historica ...

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. It was founded in the Czech Republic in 1999.

History

TOL was founded as a Czech

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in April 1999 as a successor to the print magazine, Transitions. With the financial and professional support of the

Open Society Institute Open Society Foundations (OSF), formerly the Open Society Institute, is a grantmaking network founded and chaired by business magnate George Soros. Open Society Foundations financially supports civil society groups around the world, with a st ...

's (OSI) Internet program and the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF), the magazine was resurrected online in July 1999. Since then, TOL has worked with up-and-coming journalists from across its target region, providing opportunities for training and professional development. TOL was the winner of the 2001 NetMedia Award for Outstanding Contribution to Online Journalism in Europe and the 2003 NetMedia Award for Best Innovation in Online Journalism. In 2005, two TOL editors were jointly named among 50 “Europeans of the Year” by the

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for the magazine’s coverage of EU integration.

Training Institute

TOL regularly runs commercial and grant-funded training seminars for professional and aspiring journalists on a range of topics, including working as a foreign correspondent, EU reporting, online publishing and new media, and others. In cooperation with the BBC World Trust and The Guardian Foundation, TOL has also launched several distance education courses on environmental reporting, new media, and education reporting. To date, TOL has helped improve the writing and reporting skills of hundreds of journalists from the region.

Affiliated projects

In 2006, TOL and neweurasia teamed up to explore the vast potential of blogging to act as a cost-efficient, powerful instrument of free speech, free press, advocacy, and self-expression in

. The project showcases bloggers from across

, in Russian, English and local languages. Since 2007, Transitions Online has emerged as a leading source of news and analysis on developments in

education reform Education reform is the name given to the goal of changing public education. The meaning and education methods have changed through debates over what content or experiences result in an educated individual or an educated society. Historically, t ...

across its target region and other countries in transition. With the support of the

's Education Support Program, TOL has pioneered training in education reporting in post-communist countries and features regular coverage of education themes on its education reporting resource site, Chalkboard. Transitions Online is also one of the supporters of

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s in Europe and Asia. Social Innovation Camp Global

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External links

Official website
{{Authority control Journalism organizations in Europe Non-profit organizations based in the Czech Republic Organizations established in 1999 1999 establishments in the Czech Republic

History

Training Institute

Affiliated projects

See also

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