Salla Nazarenko:This work is really needed
The Foundation for Communication and Development will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2025. Salla Nazarenko has been involved in Vikes for many years as Executive Director and Board Member. She has seen the foundation evolve from a small “diminutive workshop” to an...
Conciliatory journalistic analysis paves the way for a multi-voiced debate
Researcher at The Finnish Association for Conciliatory Journalists Sopiva Mikko Hautakangas and journalist Noora Kettunen write in their blog about conciliatory journalism as a basis for a multi-voiced debate.
Finnish organisational expertise to the world: with the help of Miessakit, Vikes trained editors and forepersonnel in Dhusamareb, Somalia
Vikes' workshop on sexual harassment prevention in Dhusamareb was another step towards gender equality and safety in the media sector. The insights from the workshops and the concrete changes in the editorial offices show the will and commitment towards a more inclusive and respectful media environment in Somalia.
Somalia’s Minister of Financial Information visited Vikes to learn from the Council for Mass Media in Finland
The Somali Minister of Information Abdiraham Al-Aladalaa spent 9 days in Finland networking with the Council for Public Information and media experts.
The Somali government aims to establish a media self-regulatory body to support fresh democracy in Somalia.
Marjo Heinonen appointed Executive Director of Vikes
The Executive Director of the Foundation for the Development of Journalists will change in August.
At its meeting on 25 June, the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Communication and Development, or Vikes, elected the new CEO.
Marjo Heinonen, Master of Health, was appointed to the position on 25 June.
Vikes Volunteer Programme in Tanzania: Radio professional Amkelwa experiences the importance of African radio in building community unity as a volunteer with Jamii FM
Amkelwa Mbekeni-Kapanen, a radio multi-professional, spent two weeks in February 2024 in Tanzania with the Jamii FM community radio team, learning about radio production from peers. What were Amkelwa's starting points when she volunteered, and what does the experience look like in retrospect?
Press Freedom Day seminar: Can polarisation be stopped? Panel discussion with journalists and parliamentarians
What would politicians want from the media - and journalists from politicians?
Kaius Niemi asked two journalists and two members of parliament in a panel discussion at the Freedom of the Press Day seminar.
A constructive culture of debate is made possible through cooperation, which is ultimately framed by the media's operating logic.
