Alec Saelens (he/him) is the Journalismfund’s project coordinator for the European Local Cross-Border and Microgrants for Small Newsrooms grant programmes since November 2024.
Before taking on this role, Alec was Impact Manager at the Solutions Journalism Network where he also coordinated the Solutions Journalism Revenue Project. He is co-founder of The Bristol Cable, a pioneering local media cooperative in the U.K. He previously worked as a researcher and coach for the Membership Puzzle Project and as an analyst for NewsGuard. Alec has a degree in International Relations and a Master in International Law.
Alec is based in Brussels after studying and working for 15 years in the U.K and the U.S.
Contact: alec.saelens@journalismfund.eu
Phone: +32 2 705 59 19