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.
For the first time in Somalia, men were trained on sexual harassment and gender equality.
Central American journalists gathered in Guatemala for training and networking at the end of October. There is a growing need for cooperation and peer support as press freedom is eroding in all countries of the region.
According to the new chairman, Vikes is a unique player and it has been great to watch it grow. "The importance of work has not been diminished in the world," says Reeta Pöyhtäri.
How is patriarchal thinking reflected in the daily life of the newsroom? Vikes and an international team of women journalists produced a video in which journalists in Nepal and Kenya reflect on how male power is reflected in media mentality.
Attitudes are changing, but change is still happening. Vikes' and female journalists produced a video series on equality in the media.
"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.
Journalist Wali Hashi has been recruited as a Vikes expert. Hash's responsibilities include Vikes' development programme in Somalia and advocacy work.
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.
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.
