Unpacking the story: Brazil’s hidden shark meat trade
Mongabay journalists Carla Mendes and Philip Jacobson reveal that toxic shark meat is being served in schools, hospitals, and prisons.
Jelani Cobb on freedom of speech, the Press, and White House reporting
Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, author, and longtime staff writer for The New Yorker, speaks to iMEdD about academic freedom in the United States, the challenges facing the press today, so-called “Trump coverage,” and the public interest as journalism’s enduring mission.
Unpacking the story: Baby lions, birds and bullets
Journalist Ingrid Gercama speaks to iMEdD about investigations that revealed how wildlife crime is not limited to distant regions but is thriving even in the Balkans.
Journalism about journalism
Journalism, by its very nature designed to serve the public interest and to be present in others’ struggles, often has little capacity to turn its gaze inward. Practicing journalism about journalism is, then, an opportunity — for others, but also for oneself.
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.
All eyes on earth: Strategies and tools for environmental stories
As climate change impacts communities worldwide, journalists who were present at the iMEdD International Journalism Forum 2025 shared strategies and tools to help turn attention to the planet’s most pressing issues.
Bearing witness: Martha Mendoza on public service reporting
Pulitzer winner Martha Mendoza reflects on her career and landmark contributions to journalism in the public interest.
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”
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