In Mozambique, police are continuing to target media workers with violence and are undermining the media’s ability to keep the public informed about the country’s tense post-election situation.
PenPlusBytes, working with IMS and Research ICT Africa (RIA) and supported by the SIDA-Democracy Hub, will host a national dialogue on electoral disinformation in Accra, Ghana, 12 November 2024.
The new grant programme Pluralistic Media for Democracy is now open to receive applications; a media pluralism fund that will inject €1.400.000 financial support to local and regional outlets, community media, investigative journalism, and public interest news organisations that operate in "news deserts" or areas experiencing strained media pluralism.
For Mariana Rata-Vremea, a TV presenter in Moldova, election night was an opportunity to serve a national audience with quality reporting. It was also a test of Moldovan media’s professionalism.
A new study from IMS takes a deep dive into the funding, financing and investment landscape affecting media in four regions. It includes key recommendations for the international donor community, the media development community, private sector, policymakers and practitioners.
Advertising drains to dominant tech platforms and audience fragmentation continues to fan the precarity of media business models globally. IMS is committed to understanding what a path forward for journalism sustainability looks like.
Through support in innovation, business sustainability, and audience engagement, a new initiative will empower media organisations to continue their critical role in upholding democracy and fostering informed public discourse across Europe.
IMS, EAVE and CPH:DOX are proud to announce the fourth round of the CHANGE programme, empowering documentary film projects from the European Eastern Partnership countries. For the 2024/2025 line-up, eight teams from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine will join the co-production training workshop series.
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