Balkan Alliance for Local Media is a regional network of small, independent, community, and minority media from Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.
About Us
We are part of the same landscape described in the Call for Change – media outlets working under pressure, often with limited means, but with a strong sense of responsibility toward the people and places we serve. Our collaboration is grounded in ethics, transparency, and solidarity, and in a shared commitment to journalism that protects the public interest, strengthens communities, and helps people across the region hear and understand one another again.
Call for Change
Small, independent, local, community, and minority media in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia face the same reality: political pressure, unstable funding, and donor systems that often fail to reflect what local journalism truly needs. These outlets are often the last places where people from divided communities still hear one another. They report from overlooked towns and villages with limited resources and deep commitment to public service.
Stories
Trust Over Perfection
A Well-Written Project, a Bad Story
Travel and Work — But Don’t Eat
Three Offers for a USB Cable
News
Balkan Alliance for Local Media launches, issues Call for Change
November 13, 2025 – A unique regional network, the Balkan Alliance for Local Media (BALM), launched today. At the moment, BALM unites 27 independent local, community, and minority media outlets from Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.