Surveillance capitalism, counterintelligence for civil society, and journalism: a conversation with Citizen Lab’s founder
The founder and director of the University of Toronto’s renowned Citizen Lab sat down with iMEdD in Athens to talk about the crisis he perceives in liberal democracy and the future of digital spyware.
FireWatch: The public contracts for fire prevention and wildfires data, all in one app
An application developed by data journalist Thanasis Troboukis visualizes public contracts of the central government and local authorities in Greece, as well as the data behind wildfires.
European Press Prize 2026 honours journalism that refused to look away
The six winners showcase the very best of independent journalism in Europe in a challenging year for institutions and democracy.
A room for humans
Make no mistake; the room is not innocent. People bring their politics, biases, certainties, and defenses with them. But in that room something changes.
Inside press freedom’s emergency rooms
On the other side of journalists’ SOS messages are emergency teams responding to them. Like the reporters they assist, they are navigating multiple crises at once. Three emergency team members spoke to iMEdD about what has changed and what it now takes to keep journalists safe.
A memoir of abuse, the ghostwriter and her journalism
While collaborating on the writing of Virginia Giuffre’s autobiography, journalist Amy Wallace used meticulous journalistic research to document the trauma, the abuse, and Epstein’s secret network.
Vodcasts – from the golden age of narrative podcasts to the talk show gold rush
Today, well-coiffed podcasters – increasingly, celebrities – with gleaming smiles chat with their guests in set-designed studios. Funded by Big Tech, which has snapped up the formerly independent studios that used to produce podcasts, now most successful podcasts have some sort of video component.
Why some wars don’t make headlines
As media attention is focused on Iran and the wider region, journalists from Uganda, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia reflect on why so many conflicts go ignored.
Two decades of fact-checking: Louis Jacobson on a profession under pressure
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