Covid-19 is a stark reminder that people need news they can trust. IMS works to promote press freedom, helping people access the information they need to navigate the crisis.

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News
09 Jul. 2020

#HoldTheLine campaign launched in support of Maria Ressa and independent media in the Philippines

In the Philippines, sixty press freedom groups and civil society organisations, journalism institutions, filmmakers, and other supporters have formed a…

News
03 Jul. 2020

New IMS programme will empower Ukrainian youth through journalism and documentary film

IMS is launching a new short term programme targeting youth in Ukraine. The programme will work with both documentary film and journalism generating public interest content made by, about and for young audiences.

Impact
02 Jul. 2020

Filmmakers from Sahel document life during times of coronavirus

In a mini-series of five corona-films from the Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in West Africa) you glimpse into the local realities and the challenges that citizens are facing due to the imposed regulations and restrictions.

IMS aims to create safer media environments with sound laws for journalists in countries where press freedom and other human rights are in dire straits. We focus on:

Good journalism

Press freedom

Safety of journalists

Global agenda

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