Silence is not an option – Journalists forced into exile in Central America drew strength from collaboration and regional cooperation networks
The operational environment for the free media in Central America deteriorated dramatically in 2025. Authoritarian governments in Nicaragua and El Salvador drove independent media outlets into exile, but journalists continued their work nonetheless and strengthened…
Video: patriarchy in the newsroom in the treatment of women and also in the workplace
How is patriarchal thinking reflected in the daily life of the newsroom? Vikes and an international team of women journalists produced a video in which journalists in Nepal and Kenya reflect on how male power is reflected in media mentality.
Video: More and more women are shown in the media, say Vikes partners in Nepal and Tanzania
Attitudes are changing, but change is still happening. Vikes’ and female journalists produced a video series on equality in the media.
Nicaraguan journalists in exile in Costa Rica: Marta Irene Sánchez
“Journalists need each other,” says a Nicaraguan journalist who was forced to leave her country. She now lives in Costa Rica, like many independent journalists in Nicaragua.
Equality in the newsroom – women still not running the media
In developing countries in particular, women are less well represented in the media than men. In Finland, too, media are more often run by men, although the majority of students in the field are women.
Sustainable journalism – how to deal with a complex world as a journalist?
Vikes trains journalists and students in Finland to promote sustainable development and good development journalism.
