Association of Independent Press (API)

API was established by the representatives of the first Moldovan independent media organizations: „Accent Provincial” (Glodeni), „Business-info” (Cimislia), „Cugetul” (Balti), „Cuvântul” (Rezina), „Est-Curier” (Criuleni), „Gazeta de Vest” (Nisporeni) and the news agencies BASA-Press (Chisinau) and DECA-Press (Balti) to help each other and defend their rights. API is a well-known and active non-commercial civic organization in Moldova, dedicated to promoting and supporting the sustainable development of independent media outlets and journalists at both national and regional levels. API has accumulated 29 years of experience in strengthening the professional capacities of media, increasing resilience and advocacy for improving public policies in the media field. API’s mission is to ensure the sustainability of independent media by strengthening professional and financial capacities, improving public policies and enhancing the quality and digitization of journalistic products. API has vast experience in conducting communication and awareness raising campaigns, developing distance learning tools for journalists, e.g. the platform E-learning.api.md, and carrying out media monitoring and advocacy activities. API is part of the Working Group of Experts on the Improvement of Media Legislation, created under the Parliamentary Media Commission. Since 2017, API has been conducting the Campaign Against False and Biased Information STOP FALS! to diminish the effects and the impact resulting from propagandistic and manipulative information that distorts the reality and to build Moldovan citizens' capacities to critically analyze the information received. Stopfals.md is the signatory of the Code of Principles of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and of the Code of Ethics for Fighting Disinformation of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN). Stopfals.md has a partnership with Meta and TikTok.