IMS combines rapid response with long-term efforts to create a foundation of trust and collaboration on the ground. We work together with our partners to find local solutions to global problems – and global solutions to local problems.
With partners in more than 30 countries, IMS works where independent media is at the greatest risk: in countries experiencing armed conflict, humanitarian crises, rapid political change or authoritarian rule.
Support for journalists and media development comes in many forms. Learn more about how you can engage with IMS’ work and support us and our partners.
The 22nd Africa-Nordic Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Zimbabwe marked a shift in Africa-Nordic relations by moving the focus away from traditional aid-based models and towards strategic economic partnerships.
IMS and more than 100 undersigned organisations have come together to call for robust and strategic EU investment in free and independent media in response to the proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2034. As debates intensify over future budget priorities, the signatories stress that Europe’s democratic resilience depends on sustained and strategic support for the public interest information ecosystem.
The International Press Institute (IPI) and IMS (International Media Support) today announce that Hungary’s independent media have been named the recipients of the 2025 IPI-IMS Free Media Pioneer Award in recognition of their innovation, adaptation and endurance under sustained political and economic pressure.
