The latest updates on IMS, our partners and global events concerning press freedom.
COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS The Pluralistic Media for Democracy project is supporting 19 local media outlets. These outlets operate in news deserts and areas experiencing strained media pluralism.
Disinformation, rapid technological developments, changing media habits and unstable revenue streams all have a negative impact on media outlets across Europe and challenge their ability to reach audiences. But in 2024, a pilot initiative in Moldova has set out to explore ways and formats to counter harmful narratives.
IMS (International Media Support) joins Ukrainian journalists and media organisations in expressing deep concern over the violent attack on Yuriy Makarov, a respected journalist and executive producer at Suspilne Broadcasting.
In this joint statement, IMS and other human rights organisations call on world leaders to uphold their obligation to end Israel’s unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory.
The MERIT is an opportunity for media experts from Ukraine to learn more about Ukrainian and EU media legislation.
In Ukraine, investigative journalists and media outlets are significantly affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion and the recent USAID ‘stop-work’ order. The question now is how to survive and retain strength and relevance.
Join us in Perugia or online for the International Journalism Festival 2025
IMS facilitated the Ethiopian Media Council’s study visit to the Indonesia Press Council in Jakarta; both bodies agreed to cooperate on capacity building and research related to media development.
We are horrified to learn that film director Hamdan Billal was violently attacked by settlers in his home in Masafer Yatta on 24 March. Afterwards, he was taken by Israeli military.
