Fact-Checkers vs. Fake News: Is Social Media a Boon or Bane for Journalism?
What do journalists attending the 2024 iMEdD International Journalism Forum in Athens think about the role of social platforms in the fight against Fake News? Social Media expert and TikTok Producer for The Washington Post Carmella Boykin gives her own take. Reported by University of Hong Kong journalism student Seo Chelin Celine for the Forum’s Pop-Up Newsroom.
“How to go undercover” with independent journalist Elena Ledda and investigative reporter Nikolai Atefie
Kabir Jugram, journalism student at the University of the Witwatersrand met with independent journalist Elena Ledda and investigative reporter Nikolai Atefie during the 2024 iMEdD International Journalism Forum in Athens and discussed the challenges of reporting undercover for the Forum’s pop-up newsroom.
Covering Gaza and the challenge of access
When reporting on war crimes in dangerous and inaccessible areas like Gaza journalists face immense challenges. During iMEdD’s International Journalism Forum, Guardian’s Manisha Ganguly and Al Jazeera English’s Gaza correspondent Youmna El Sayed discuss the difficulties of uncovering the truth in war zones, whether on the ground or from afar. Excerpts for Youtube shorts were selected by Ionian University journalism student Dimitris Remoundos, as part of the Forum’s pop-up newsroom.
Defending Press Freedom: Beata Balogova
Beata Balogova, editor-in-chief of SME, a major daily news site in Slovakia talks about her experience of facing a wave of hatred and online threats because of her reporting. The interview was conducted during the 2024 iMEdD International Journalism Forum in Athens by Aristotle University journalism student Aggeliki Papatheodorou, as part of the Forum’s pop-up newsroom.
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.
Underreported: the Nagorno-Karabakh displaced
How can journalists and the media cover the crisis in the region and the displacement of thousands of refugees in Armenia.
Nagorno-Karabakh: voices of the displaced
Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh who arrived in Yerevan and Goris, Armenia, speak to iMEdD.
Reporting the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis
How should journalists and the media cover the crisis in this region? One year after Azerbaijan’s military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian refugees who fled en masse, are trying to build their lives.
Kenya’s protests happened in every major urban centre – why these spaces are explosive
