In the past decade, awareness that women in the media are subject to gender-based violence has grown as a number of ground-breaking reports have been published, establishing that violence and threats...
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Joint letter on several European governments’ decisions to suspend or review their funding to Palestinian and Israeli civil society organizations
In an open letter, Amnesty International and 99 other civil society organisations express serious concern at the EU and several European states‘ decision to suspend or review their funding to...
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IMS Annual Report 2022: Collaborating for good journalism
Promoting good journalism and strengthening press freedom are not ambitions that can be realised in a vacuum. Progress is made through the combined efforts of many, proof of which is on full display...
Myanmar + 1 more
Public interest infrastructure: Digital alternatives in our data-driven world and journalism's role getting there
This report examines why digital infrastructures are crucial to the work and survival of independent media, particularly in Majority World countries, and why the current infrastructures are a serious...
Reimagining the role of media in Mozambique in the era of terrorism and natural disasters
This assessment of the media situation in Mozambique was conducted by IMS in the period of end of October to early November 2022, and updated in March 2023. This report captures the key voices that...
“News is life and death to us”: Understanding media audiences in post-coup Myanmar
This report provides insights into the media habits of the population of Myanmar following the 2021-military coup as well as people’s news concepts, trust levels and media literacy levels. This...
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International Media Support Annual Report 2017-2018
IMS Annual Report 2017-2018: Paving the way for good journalism “The time is not to look inwards, but to engage globally,” writes Jesper Højberg, Executive Director of IMS, in this year’s IMS Annual...
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Reflections on Media Environment Trends – IMS Annual Report 2016 - 2017
Assault on journalism and freedom of expression Pushing norms and standards in politics, conflict and media to new extremes, leaders in every region of the world in 2016 consolidated and expanded...
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International Media Support (IMS) Annual Report 2015-2016
Sustaining Independent Media in Times of Conflict In a year where the greatest influx of refugees seen by Europe since World War II dominated headlines and pressured government aid budgets, I have...
Rebuilding of community radios in Nepal
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal 25 April 2015 affected numerous radio stations in the 14 districts hit by the disaster. But despite lost equipment, destroyed buildings, chaos and personal...
Of polarisation and revolutionary faultlines in Libya
No one appears to be winning in Libya’s violent revolutionary aftermath. The media and the civilian population seem to be clear losers though. By Morten Toustrup, PhD-fellow with IMS The August 2014...
Raising local voices in rural Myanmar
Community radios can help raise the voices of marginalised groups in society. In Myanmar, where they are virtually non-existent, IMS is hosting a series of workshops on the issue International Media...
Freedom of expression alliance recommends amendments to Nepal draft constitution
The international media and freedom of expression alliance, Nepal International Media Partnership (NIMP), has published a set of recommendations to bring Nepal’s new draft constitution into line with...
Radio silence: Burundi’s media during the 2015 election crisis
Civil unrest erupted on 26 April in Bujumbura after the ruling CNDD-FDD party elected President Pierre Nkurunziza on 25 April as its candidate for the 26 June presidential election. On 26 April, the...
The women who escaped the horrors of Islamic State
Memory loss. Nightmares. The trauma of being captured by Islamic State lies deep with the Yazidi girls in the camps around Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan. Ala Lattif of the new Iraqi Kurdish women’s...
New magazine for women in Iraqi Kurdistan breaks with tradition
Stories about female fighters and escaping from IS. A new magazine for women with a fresh and brave approach to journalism for women in the region hits the streets of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan...
From crisis to transition: Media in Burkina Faso
This report presents the findings and recommendations of a mission to Ouagadougou by International Media Support from 16 – 20 November 2014 to investigate the state of the media sector in light of...
Freedom of expression - Briefing note series
This series of Briefing Notes is designed to give readers an understanding of the key international legal standards that apply in the context of freedom of expression. They are aimed at an audience...
Violence against Afghan journalists ‘soared to new heights’ in 2014
Afghanistan witnessed more violence against its journalists in 2014 than ever before, says the IMS-supported Afghan Journalists’ Safety Committee (AJSC). It follows another surge in the first six...
Media reform in Myanmar: "Government and media must learn to change their ways"
Major challenges still face the media and freedom of the press in Myanmar despite the fact that the current media environment represents one of the most open in the country’s history. “Both the...