Nieman Lab’s editor on words, violence, and the (US) Press
Laura Hazard Owen, Harvard’s influential online publication for media, spoke to iMEdD about violence, censorship, and why she still believes in defending the First Amendment.
New Pentagon policy is an unprecedented attempt to undermine press freedom
The Pentagon’s new policy forcing reporters to seek government approval before publishing marks an unprecedented assault on U.S. press freedom.
Follow the Money’s investigation into Russia’s shadow fleet received the 2025 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
The investigation “The Secrets of the Shadow Fleet”, coordinated by Follow the Money in collaboration with 13 media outlets from across Europe – two of them Greek – was honoured with a symbolic award for press freedom.
A look back at the investigation “Seafood from Slaves”
Martha Mendoza talks to iMEdD about the investigation that exposed slavery in the fishing industry and its impact ten years on.
Tempi train crash: “The whole system was blind”
The panel discussion "Reporting of Tempi train crash: A constant challenge for journalists" at this year’s iMEdD International Journalism Forum highlighted how four frontline reporters covered the railway tragedy.
Unpacking the story: Beneath the cloud
Journalists Laís Martins and Pablo Jiménez Arandia talk to iMEdD about their investigations on the “big issue of our time: how the world is going to sustain the development of AI.”
Gaza’s storyline: the coverage and the silence
With the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas being a reality, five journalists and media professionals share their perspectives on covering a war that has resulted in the highest number of journalist casualties in history. They assess the experience of the last two years and comment on the prospect of the next day –which has yet to come.
The story behind the investigation “Desert Dumps”
Reporter Beatriz Ramalho da Silva tells iMEdD the story behind the cross-border investigation that uncovered how migrants are being arrested in North Africa and abandoned in the desert —with the knowledge of the European Union.
Newsfluencers, not anchors — does it change what news is?
In a free-flowing conversation curated by the Pew-Knight Initiative for iMEdD's 2025 International Journalism Forum, four journalists discuss how the transfer of power from traditional media gatekeepers to the general public is playing out.