Rhett Butler on Mongabay’s global reporting network and impact-driven environmental journalism
Rhett Butler, founder and CEO of Mongabay, speaks to iMEdD about Mongabay’s transformation from a one-man project into a global media non-profit reporting on nature, and the “recipe” for driving impact.
The thrill and skill of young reporters in the field
Radio Workshop’s Mike Rahfaldt discussed how critical it is for early career journalists to gain experiences away from their screens. After a week of live radio shows, youth reporters from South Africa, Greece, and Zambia shared how it feels to report out of your comfort zone.
Erin Reilly on immersive experiences: Story-living rather than storytelling
We met with Erin Reilly, founding director of the Texas Immersive Institute, to discuss what immersive storytelling can offer journalism.
What does it mean for journalism to be open?
We asked this question to journalists and representatives of journalism organizations from the iMEdD network who joined us at SNF Nostos 2026 and took part in this year's event.
Lisa Gibbs: Journalism’s future depends on engagement, accountability and connection
The future of journalism depends on public access, journalists' curiosity, and new ways of disseminating news.
The medium, the message, and the uncle hanging out with the youth
Yet the only way forward is to continue talking about what matters. And if traditional modes of dialogue no longer suffice, we must rethink the forms and tools at our disposal.
Children’s access to mental health: From Freud to ChatGPT
Young people's lack of access to mental health services, the stigma and distance between AI machines and human care.
Gun Violence: Thinking out of the box to take on a public health epidemic
Doctors, activists, professors, and lawyers at the frontlines of America’s gun crisis - several of whom took part in SNF Nostos 2023 - talk about the reasons behind the spike in violence and what needs to be done about it
Is God a mental health “professional”?
Exploring the connection between mental health and religion, analyzing the Western utilization of Eastern traditions, and examining the "Faith vs. Science" dilemma: Insights from Prominent Speakers at SNF Nostos 2023.
A conversation with one of the “founding fathers” of Artificial Intelligence
A few months before Yoshua Bengio's participation in the SNF Nostos Conference on August 26 and 27, 2021, on "Humanity and Artificial Intelligence," we discussed with him the future of "intelligent" computer systems, the effort to teach AI some common sense, and the possibilities and challenges of using such technologies.