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 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...
Yangon Film School continues its work in military junta-ruled Myanmar
Despite the difficult situation, Yangon Film School organised nine courses in 2021 and launched new films. Both education and governance of the school are increasingly in local hands. One of the new films is a documentary about drag artists called Boy Queen....