“Unwrapping” Stories That Matter from 2024
In a year dominated by breaking news and viral moments, many journalistic projects stood out for their quality, insight, and relevance. As 2024 concludes, the iMEdD team reflects on pieces of journalism that left a meaningful impression on them, even if they have yet to dominate the journalism awards circuit. What follows is a list of stories, podcasts, documentaries, and initiatives—a celebration of exceptional projects that are must-reads, must-watches, and must-listens—reminding us of journalism’s enduring power to inform, provoke, and inspire.
Assad’s people in Crete and Glyfada
A shipment of 3 million "jihadist pills" and a travel agency in the southern suburbs of Athens.
En route to a “functional cure” for HIV
After four decades of human coexistence with HIV, what are the latest developments that raise hopes and expectations for a future “functional cure”? With this question in mind, we traveled to New York, visited Rockefeller University, and met with scientists, people living with HIV and participants in clinical trials. We talked about what science knows today, what modern research is looking for, and what the community anticipates.
“We are more important than our job”: Feminist journalism, mental health and the power of collaboration
Elena Ledda, an independent journalist based in Barcelona, talked with iMEdD about the need for a healthy work-life balance, the significance of cross-border collaboration and the challenges of bringing a feminist perspective into reporting, during the iMEdD International Journalism Forum 2024.
Narrative Journalism: A discussion with Cristian Lupsa
Can narrative journalism offer a solution to news avoidance? Cristian Lupsa, Chair of the European Press Prize Preparatory Committee, speaks with iMEdD at the 2024 International Journalism Forum about the value and distinctive features of long-form journalism.
How Journalists Can Build Trust and Engage Underserved Communities: Insights from Nicole Lewis
In a time where democracy is threatened, people are losing trust in the media. How can journalists build communities in their investigations and why is it important? Nicole Lewis, Engagement Editor at the Marshall Project, gave iMEdD her take on the issue.
MyCoast app: A data analysis of leasing agreements for beaches in Greece
A statistical analysis of 9,170 beach and coastal concessions as presented in the MyCoast application.
From Rimland to Rimland
How an Ottoman Jew’s move from imperial Salonica to nation-state Haifa mirrored the shifting of a world. Second of three parts of an iMEdD analysis.
When Hellenism and Zionism aspired to nation-statehood
