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The "Principles on Relevant and Effective Support to Media and the Information Environment" encourage development actors to step up their efforts in protecting public interest media.
Reflections on the impact of AI-generated narratives and disinformation on society, and the importance of independent media
DW Akademie and other leading media development organizations are joining forces to develop a shared vision of media viability.
AI is being used to manipulate, but the technology also offers ways to combat propaganda and hate speech.
Newsrooms can leverage digital technology to strengthen journalism, writes tech policy researcher Kristophina Shilongo.
A new DW Akademie examines how media development projects empower women and marginalized groups, thus laying the ground for further engagement.
With AI, the media development sector faces new disruptions of the global information sphere. Experts see the need for a joint effort.
AI shakes up the media sector: Scholar Peter Bruck talks about measures that media houses can take to keep up with developments.
Kyrgyzstan increasingly restricts press freedom. Reporters without Borders and DW Akademie are advocating for democratic reforms.
In the vicinity of major authoritarian powers, the South Caucasian country struggles to keep its press free amidst regional conflict.