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11 Mar. 2019

IMS at CPH:DOX documentary film festival 2019

Once again IMS participates actively in CPH:DOX, one of the world's biggest documentary film festivals.

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13 Mar. 2019

New podcast series examines images' role in conflict

IMS' Jordanese partner SOWT had produced a podcast series on journalists and the role of images in conflicts

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12 Mar. 2019

Awards on election reporting handed out in Zimbabwe

Celebrating professionalism and credible reporting of the Zimbabwe 2018 general election. This was the aim of the Zimbabwe Election Reporting…

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