Media

Decolonising Central Asia

Russian influence remains strong across fields including culture, economy and media consumption.

31 Mar 23

A workshop held on 8 and 9 July by IWPR's partner in Moldova, WatchDog.MD, for the representatives of local media and the government about countering Russian disinformation. © WatchDog.MD

Moldovan Media and Officials Fight Fake News Together

A lack of accurate government information provides fertile ground for false narratives to feed distrust and ultimately destabilise the country.

16 Aug 22

Pham Doan Trang. © Paul Mooney

Vietnam: Former IWPR Mentor Receives International Press Freedom Award

Imprisoned writer honoured for her tireless work seeking to hold authorities to account.

16 Jul 22

IWPR's partner, Association of Independent Press, has trained citizens in more isolated, rural areas of Moldova – who often remain particularly vulnerable to manipulation - in how to identify and counter disinformation. © Association of Independent Press (API)

Moldovan Journalists Explain High Cost of Disinformation

Media literacy seminars in more remote parts of the country highlight danger of fake news.

8 Jul 22

Sessions during the May13-15 event touched upon how to manage hate speech online, setting up businesses, monetising creative work and designing business plans. © CABAR

Go Viral Festival Gathers Thousands in Dushanbe

IWPR’s cross-regional project provides a unique platform for journalists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers and artists to connect.

26 May 22

Thirty participants gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan on November 12-16, for a six-day intense seminar aimed at widening the scope of tools and information of CABAR.Asia’s contributors. Academics, analysts, experts and editors, from across the region, as well Ukraine and Russia, discussed Information wars and world powers’ influence on Central Asia, data analysis and artificial intelligence, populism and hate speech. © CABAR

CABAR.Asia Brings Together New Generation of Experts

The six-day event gave practitioners further tools to provide reliable analysis and reporting.

13 Dec 21

Setting up the studio for For Facts Sake quiz show. © Africa Uncensored

Kenya: the Quiz Show Combatting Covid-19

Innovative TV format helps dispel fake news and fear-mongering around the virus.

1 Oct 21

Trainees with IWPR's “Women in Media” training course at The University of Tripoli Media Lab, October 2017.

Libya’s MediaLab Generation

Scheme has produced professionally trained journalists and developed public and private partnerships across the country.

1 May 21

Podcasts Boom in Central Asia

Format leaves presenters at liberty to cover areas often suppressed in other types of media.

1 May 21

Protesters wearing bandages crossing their mouths stand holding up signs showing the faces of two slain journalists captioned in Arabic "martyrs of the word" during an anti-government demonstration, also calling for freedom of the press, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on January 17, 2020. © Hussein FALEH / AFP via Getty Images

Iraq: Radio Stations Fear for Future

Hard-won freedoms may be at risk if outlets attempt to hold politicians and officials to account.

1 May 21

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Decolonising Central Asia

Moldovan Media and Officials Fight Fake News Together

Vietnam: Former IWPR Mentor Receives International Press Freedom Award

Moldovan Journalists Explain High Cost of Disinformation

Go Viral Festival Gathers Thousands in Dushanbe

CABAR.Asia Brings Together New Generation of Experts

Kenya: the Quiz Show Combatting Covid-19

Libya’s MediaLab Generation

Podcasts Boom in Central Asia

Iraq: Radio Stations Fear for Future

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