Caught between prejudice and ignorance: The representation of mental health in the Romanian media in 2025

The Center for Independent Journalism, with the support of UNICEF in Romania, is launching the research conducted by journalist Diana Oncioiu. The research monitored 12 publications/websites from the central and local press between February and March 2025 to understand how the press reports on mental health. In the 365 articles analyzed, mental health experts are …

The EPIC project

The EPIC (Expanding Production of Independent Content) project is fundamentally aimed at supporting the production and dissemination of high quality, credible, engaging and innovative fact-based multimedia journalistic content that addresses issues of public interest to Romanian communities. It is implemented by the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ), with the support of Internews, and runs from …