A single video can be dismissed as anecdotal. Forty-four examples in the same environment can point to a systematic problem. Copwatch tries to bring a crucial shift in approach: from encouraging people to film police abuse to building an infrastructure that could turn filming into usable documentation.
In Perpignan, France, a group of young people took on a challenge from a local media outlet. After some introductory training to news production, they began creating stories based on their own interests and in their own preferred formats. Audiences increased and not only did the young future reporters learn new skills, but the experienced newsroom staff also picked up a trick or two.
A personal journey – from journalism to the tech sector – helped shape innovations and tailored information integrity solutions for local outlets in Portugal.
Local media Naše Broumovsko in the Czech-Polish border region found purpose and ambition through investing in their own strengths: local insight and presence.
Women listening to the radio programme A Voz da Comunidade are using the information broadcast to improve their personal wellbeing and share knowledge in their communities.
As the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion is upon us, we share a few examples of media’s role in reconstruction and the value of public interest media from IMS partner Recovery Window Media Network.
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.
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