Women journalists’ network “La Sala” promotes gender equality in exile in Costa Rica
This up-close documentary sheds light on the resilience of a small community."I'm a journalist, a leader of my own media and a woman. When I started talking to women journalists, we realised we had the same concerns." This is what it says Abigail Hernández , who runs...
Women journalists’ network “La Sala” promotes gender equality in exile in Costa Rica
The role of women in journalism in Nicaragua is not dual. That's why women managers from ten online media have set up a network to provide peer support and negotiate better pay.
Media support democracy
A free media is a prerequisite for democracy. The media support democracy in many ways: by making the voices of different groups heard, by exposing grievances and by ensuring that citizens can participate in an informed way in collective decision-making. If only...
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.
Wali Hashi hired as a Vikes specialist – Vikes
Journalist Wali Hashi has been recruited as a Vikes expert. Hash's responsibilities include Vikes' development programme in Somalia and advocacy work.
Vikes’ Work Slandered in Somalia
Vikes and its expert, Wali Hashi, have been victims of slander and smear campaigns in Somalia. False news on the internet is becoming a growing problem in the country. Online fake news are a growing problem in Somalia.
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.