Trust is key in the fight against disinformation
Vikes board member, journalist and non-fiction writer Salla Nazarenko ponders on ways to combat disinformation in an algorithm-driven media environment. Why did Donald Trump get elected as president again? Why do Russians believe in state propaganda? Why do people...
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.
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.
