Supporting transparency
and independence in journalism

YOJO: An innovative digital-first newsroom is coming

iMEdD is introducing YOJO (Young Journalists), an under-construction, digital-first newsroom of young journalists, combining an innovative news platform with a video-first approach to inform and engage audiences, based in Athens. Want to be a YOJO reporter? Learn more and apply

New audio documentary "Bipolar Opposites''

Journalist Valia Dimitrakopoulou, intertwines her personal testimony as a patient, with in-depth research and interviews with individuals living with bipolar disorder in Greece and abroad, people close to them, as well as psychiatrists and psychotherapists.

[The podcast is in Greek, however transcripts are available in English.]

Save the date for the #iMEdDIJF25

The 7th iMEdD International Journalism Forum is set to convene in Athens, Greece, from September 25 to 27, 2025.

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PARTICIPATE

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

Applications Now Open: Become a YOJO Reporter 

29-31 Mar - Jul

We’re offering one- or two-year paid placement opportunity to international recent graduates from outside of Greece and a two-year paid placement opportunity to recent graduates from Greece, at our cutting-edge newsroom in Athens, Greece.

Training

AI Spotlight Training

01-02 May

12 journalists from Southeastern Europe will participate in a two-day, in-person training program on accountability in Artificial Intelligence (AI), in Thessaloniki (Greece).

Thessaloniki, Greece

Event

Media and Democracy Summit

05-06 May

This year’s theme, “Thriving in a Toxic Media Environment,” speaks to the current climate of uncertainty around information and trust.

Trabant University Center 17 W. Main St. Newark, DE

Event

iMEdD International Journalism Forum 2025

25-27 Sep

We welcome ideas highlighting practical skill-building, emerging technologies, and a diversity of voices in journalism.

UPDATES

17/04/2025

The Media and Democracy Summit returns on May 5-6 at the University of Delaware

10/04/2025

iMEdD at the 2nd IQ Media Conference: Presenting YOJO and Exploring the Future of Media in the Age of AI

European Press Prize 2025 Shortlist announced

28/03/2025

Applications Now Open: Become a YOJO Reporter 

Lab.imedd.org is the content platform of iMEdD focused on empowering journalists with an additional focus on Data journalism and Podcasts.  It publishes original investigations, podcasts, analyses and content as a foundation for further journalistic work; it highlights exemplary practices and developments in journalism; it provides material produced within the framework of iMEdD’s activities, and freely shares methodologies, techniques, and datasets with journalists and the public.

The “Dark” Greek Telegram

01/04/2025

In September 2023, policemen from the Narcotics Division of the Hellenic Police arrested five men in the east of Thessaloniki, Greece. They were accused of participating in an international ring that produced synthetic drugs for sale in European capitals. In the trial that followed, only one application was mentioned several times –Telegram.

Taking the Next Step

04/04/2025

iMEdD is launching an ambitious new initiative: a global, nonprofit, video-first newsroom, employing young journalists from around the world.

DISCOVER

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.