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...
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...
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...
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....
Vikes' support for community media in East Africa continued to be strong in Tanzania and expanded to Uganda and Kenya in 2021. The number of trained journalists exceeded expectations. Journalist Grace Hamisi in the Jamii FM studio. In the background on TV, the...
In 2021, the Vikes Somalia project focused on supporting Fesoj's trade union advocacy, security training with the police and the production of children's programming for Somali National Television. Photo: Somali Journalists' UnionIn Somalia, Vikes has had two main...
Journalists in Central America are being harassed at an accelerating rate. Vikes' partners managed to continue training, workshops and journalism in the midst of the crisis, albeit partly from exile. Nicaragua has been in a serious political crisis for years....
