Defending Press Freedom: Thanasis Koukakis
Financial journalist Thanasis Koukakis, who was targeted by spyware and found to be wiretapped by the National Intelligence Service of Greece at the same time, speaks about his quest in pursuit of justice. The interview was conducted during the 2024 iMEdD International Journalism Forum in Athens by Aristotle University journalism student Eleni Andronikou, as part of the Forum’s Pop-Up Newsroom.
“Trapped in Gaza” with Palestinian Journalist Shuruq As’ad
iMEdD spoke with award-winning Palestinian journalist Shuruq As’ad about the conditions in Gaza and how trapped press professionals are surviving.
US-China Trade War: Competing on the Economic Frontline with Dr. Konstantinos Tsimonis
We talked to Dr. Konstantinos Tsimonis, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Society at King's College London and a member of the Institute of International Relations. We discussed the intricate dynamics of the U.S.-China trade conflict and whether we are witnessing a new Cold War.
Pylos: A Υear Οn
iMEdD's audio documentary, Pylos: A Υear Οn, produced with Solomon and journalist Lydia Emmanouilidou, explores the trial of nine survivors accused of smuggling and tracks key developments and the fates of the survivors a year after the disaster.
Explainer Video: Is famine a weapon of war?
Jason Rezaian: The covert “Project Avocado” and his imprisonment in Tehran
The former Washington Post correspondent in Iran who endured 544 days of captivity in Tehran’s Evin prison engages in a discussion with iMEdD regarding the unfolding Middle East crisis.
To infinity and beyond: Space Travel, Mars and Ethics
What are the prospects and implications of space travel and how will it affect us all? The SNF Dialogues discuss with Dr. Tanya Harrison, planetary scientist, and Mars expert, seeking answers to the above questions.
Both witnesses and victims: How journalists are covering the war in Gaza
Since Israel imposed a full blockade on Gaza on October 9, 2023, and restricted foreign media crews from entering, Palestinian journalists have made an essential contribution to the coverage of the conflict. They have been on the front lines, both as witnesses and victims.
Chasing the Indiana Jones in Manhattan
A US Marine searches for the ancient relics discovered by Agatha Christie during excavations in Mesopotamia. Henry Kissinger tries to prevent the publication of a book on the history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and a detective walks around the Manhattan subway with a frieze of an ancient Pompeian temple.
Middle-East expert Petros Papakonstantinou on what could be next in the Gaza war
