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...
Where Democracy Falters, Art Carries On
Myanmar-born artist May and Taiwanese musician Freddy Lim explain why art can strengthen democracy, freedom of expression, and understanding between people.
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.
The Vikes team and board were renewed. What do our new contributors think about the role of development cooperation in Finland, about generations of journalists or about Vikes role in the changing Finnish media landscape?
In March, a new chairman, long-time journalist Jarmo Koponen, was appointed to lead Vikes’ board.
In April, the Vikes team was revamped when the new Vikes team was appointed as a global education expert and Media more vociferous now!
-and as a communications expert, communications professional Tiina Helin joined Vikes as a journalist and non-fiction writer Kristiina Markkanen and as a communications expert, communications professional Tiina Helin.
Vikes’ Make Media More Diverse Now! project supports media houses in creating more pluralistic editorial practices
Vikes invites media houses to join a project to work with editorial staff to find ways to make more diverse journalism a reality. Make media more diverse now! also supports journalists from migrant backgrounds and creates a network for underrepresented groups in the media.
Press Freedom Day seminar: Can polarisation be stopped? Views from the keynote speakers and the debate
This year’s Freedom of the Press Day seminar focused on the polarisation of the culture of social discourse and explored ways of deconstructing this confrontational development from the perspective of journalists and politicians.
In the first part of the story pair, you can hear what the main speakers, Colonel Aki-Mauri Huhtinen and media researcher Esa Reunanen, as well as the debaters, MP Jouni Ovaska and Vikes expert Wali Hash, had to say on the topic of the day.
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.
