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Coastal journalism champion mentors future investigative journalists
In May 2020, the west coast of Bangladesh was hit by Cyclone Amphan, at a time of lockdown due to coronavirus. There was no public transport and newsgathering was difficult. Award-winning Bangladeshi journalist Montu says that thanks to the Investigative Journalism Partnership, which covered the cost of an eight-day trip, he was able to compile enough information to file a series of five reports on the situation which led to the government taking action in the affected area.
Montu, who was born in a small coastal community in Bangladesh, grew up determined that “the voices of these marginalised people would reach the decision makers” so that it would be “easier for the government to set policy on the coast”.
He travels by boat, rickshaw, van, or foot. “I have to walk a long way to places where there is no transportation and have walked 25 kilometres in one day,” he says…

People Power Truth – an anthology by CHARM Africa
CHARM-Africa’s new anthology People, Power, Truth brings together the thoughts of different thinkers in the media space, civil organisations and human rights activists in Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to strengthen coalition building between civil society, media and human rights defenders in the region. It also lays the foundation for a think tank that will work for the realisation of a free and vibrant media and civil society in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Promoting gender responsive media in Ethiopia
Promoting Gender Responsive Media in Ethiopia
The Swedish-Danish media development programme in Ethiopia, implemented by Fojo and IMS, will assist projects by ensuring that women are better represented at all levels of media sector organisations and in media coverage in Ethiopia. A new baseline study focusing on gender in the Ethiopian media landscape is published today.

Du firar inte internationella kvinnodagen i dag va?
Du firar inte internationella kvinnodagen i dag va?
Alltså, uppmärksamma den gärna, men visst kan vi vid det här laget vara överens om att vi inte firar att kvinnor och män fortfarande inte har lika lön för lika arbete? Eller att flickor och pojkar runt om i världen ges olika förutsättningar att leva ut sina drömmar (eller att ens få utbildning på lika villkor)? Eller att bolagsstyrelser och ledningsgrupper i världens storföretag ännu 2021 har en överväldigande majoritet vita män på sina zoom-möten? Det är faktiskt ingenting värt att fira.

First ever virtual Hackathon combating COVID-19 corruption in Kenya
The first ever COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon took place in Kenya in mid-February. A group of young creative Kenyan techies competed to develop the best way to visualise data on the COVID-19 Aid Tracker. The Aid Tracker is developed to track corruption of funds meant for activities combatting the effects of COVID-19.

Uttalande angående situationen för journalister och medieorganisationer i Belarus
Den 18 februari dömdes de båda journalisterna Katsiaryna Andrejeva pch Darja Tjultsova till två års fängelse för att de har rapporterat från en protestdemonstration i Minsk.

Fact-checking and verification toolkit
All journalists play a key role in ensuring that the public is well-informed and protected from misinformation, which can cause real harm.
This fact-checking and verification toolkit was developed by Africa Check (January 2021), with the support from Fojo through the Consortium for Human Rights in Africa, CHARM-project.

Längtan efter en journalistik som ger nya perspektiv
Är journalistiken fast i gamla hjulspår?
Är traditionell medielogik så stark att det blir svårt att upptäcka alternativa vinklar, även när de ligger där rakt under näsan?

Lanseringen av antologi om hat och hot i svensk journalistik
Den 9 februari lanserade Fojo en digital antologi om hat och hot som drabbar svenska journalister. Lanseringen skedde vid ett digitalt seminarium på Zoom. Här kan du ta del av seminariet i efterhand.

Eyewitness from Myanmar
Last week a military coup overthrew the government in Myanmar, imprisoning the elected leaders and restricting access to independent information to the public and citizens. Fojo talked to a media professional living in Yangon (the largest city in Myanmar), about how the situation is unfolding.