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Marine heatwaves threaten the Mediterranean

In August, the Mediterranean experienced its largest sea temperature increase on record, posing a threat to marine life and potentially triggering extreme weather events similar to those caused by storm Daniel.

Explore the three-day program of the iMEdD International Journalism Forum

Dive into critical contemporary journalism issues, including Freedom of the Press, Media Sustainability, Investigative Journalism, Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Reporting, Community Engagement, Collaborative and Cross-border Journalism, Student Journalism, and Crisis Reporting.

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New Podcast – Pylos: A Year On

On June 14, 2023, a trawler from Libya to Italy capsized near Pylos, Greece, with about 750 on board. iMEdD’s new podcast -available in English and Greek- reveals unknown details about the incident, authorities’ roles, and the trial of nine survivors. Listen here and on Spotify & Apple Podcasts

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From single-day workshops to extended series, we organize a variety of events and trainings, provide useful tools and exchange insights with the community.

Event

iMEdD International Journalism Forum 2024

26-28 Sep

iMEdD International Journalism Forum is back! From September 26th to 28th in Athens, we discuss press freedom, artificial intelligence, data journalism, reporting on the climate crisis, corruption, war, and more.

Athens Epidaurus Festival, 260 Piraeus Street

Ten fellowships for local press journalists in Greece

Completed 03 Sep

We are pleased to announce 10 fellowships to journalists from local and regional media in Greece, covering their travel and accommodation expenses for iMEdD’ s International Journalism Forum that will take place from 26 to 28 September in Athens. The initiative aims to encourage journalists from areas outside Attica to attend the Forum in person, […]

Athens, Epidaurus Festival, 260 Piraeus Street

Training

Introduction to Investigative Journalism – A training course by iMEdD ideas zone and GIJN

03-15 Sep - Nov

iMEdD has partnered with GIJN to create this 9-week training program, which will equip reporters globally with the skills necessary to navigate the intricacies of investigative journalism.

Online & in Greece

SNF Dialogues present in the USA a series of open discussions #2 Consumers or Citizens

Completed 29 May

As part of SNF’s broader series of open discussions on Civic Engagement and Civil Discourse in the US, the SNF Dialogues will examine how the proliferation of political advertising, paid campaigns, and marketing strategies has reshaped contemporary political discourse.

The Queen Theater, Wilmington, Delaware

Media & Democracy Summit by SNF Ithaca Initiative and iMEdD

Completed 31 May

The SNF Ithaca Initiative at the University of Delaware Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration and iMEdD have announced plans to host the inaugural Media & Democracy Summit, in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Queen, Wilmington, Delaware

UPDATES

12/06/2024

“Desks in the Aegean”: The 4th issue of the inter-island newspaper

10/06/2024

Experts Convene to Discuss Our Shared Responsibility to Uphold Democracy at Inaugural Media & Democracy Summit

07/06/2024

Three distinctions for investigations involving Greek journalists at the European Press Prize 2024

Lab is iMEdD’s content production division. Focusing on data journalism and adopting a high modern paradigm in journalism, Lab produces and presents original content, with data at its core: in lab.imedd.org, you can find investigations, analyses, and interactive visualization of data, relevant methodologies and datasets, new ideas, and people who change the media industry, as well as content that derives from the organizations’ initiatives.

10. US-China: Trade war and military competition in the 21st century

07.06.2024

In the tenth – and final – installment of the “10 Crises of 2024” series, iMEdD explores the competition between the two superpowers of our time: US and China. What are the main parameters of the tension between Washington and Beijing? How has the trade war between the two evolved? In which regions of the world do the countries with the largest military expenditures meet, and how will the November US elections affect the situation?

Explainer Video: Is famine a weapon of war?

01.05.2024

Following the Hamas attacks on Israeli territory on 7 October, Gaza has remained under a strict blockade. The humanitarian crisis in the region has intensified rapidly amidst the fighting, with some 2.2 million people facing severe food shortages. Last March, the IPC – Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a collaborative effort between UN agencies and humanitarian organizations, estimated that nearly half of Gaza’s population would fall under the most critical level – IPC 5 (“Catastrophe/Famine”) – by May. Moreover, IPC estimated that the entire population could face the possibility of famine by July.

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Here you can find content created by us and content that has been created with our support. Journalistic investigations, documentaries, photographic projects, podcasts, multimedia projects, web applications, organizations and other formats produced in and around iMEdD by our team, by our network partners, or by project participants.