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…
54 media outlets already banned in Nicaragua
Nicaragua’s war on freedom of expression continues. 54 media outlets have been closed and 140 journalists have fled the country. Photo: Julio Vannini In Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, are waging a war against press…
Media creates a one-sided image from outside the West – Slovak journalism training offered new perspectives
The media has the power to create an image of migrants as “the other”, said Michele Ferris Dodles at a training session for young journalists in Slovakia. The training explored how migration and the world could be approached from different perspectives. In the last…
EU project holds campaigns, training, workshop tour and funding for other organisations working with young people
Diversity in Finnish media is a theme that divides the professional field. Different themes related to identity, diversity and representation were addressed in the 2021 Vikes EU project. 2021 was a busy year for Vikes’ EU-funded I am European project. In 2021, the…
In 2021, Vikes trained future journalists in universities of applied sciences
Lectures and workshops at Turku University of Applied Sciences deepened the journalism students’ knowledge of sustainable development. In 2022, the project will move to Helsinki. At Turku University of Applied Sciences, the participants delved into the crisis of…
Gender equality is strengthened in Nepal and Tanzania
Vikes’ work to promote gender equality in the media continued in 2021 with good results. The results of the advocacy work can be seen in the commitment of editors and the adoption of gender equality guidelines, the mentoring programme pilot produced good results…
