Climate and environmental journalism have become increasingly important in informing the public, shaping policy agendas and driving action to address the existential crisis facing our planet.
IMS has remained clear and vocal throughout the war about the urgent need for the international community to address Israel’s failure to protect journalists and condemned its destruction of communications and other vital infrastructure.
The IMS CHANGE programme is an opportunity for documentary filmmakers from Eastern Europe to improve their film industry knowledge and skills. It is the first systematic training focused on regional and international co-productions and has become the biggest film course for emerging filmmakers in the region.
Improving the conditions of journalists can be an incremental process. IMS partners around the world have lobbied, advocated and developed dialogues to help the media be seen as trustworthy and keep media workers safe.
It is a year since IMS began supporting the development of an artificial intelligence news presenter with our Zimbabwean partner CITE. Since then, Alice has made waves in the global media development community – drawing into focus the fast-moving technology shifts shaping journalism.
The global slide towards authoritarianism is forcing journalists and media outlets to work from exile, but they have found ways to keep their audiences engaged and informed.
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