Minding the gap
For a long time, women seemed to have hit the glass ceiling in news coverage. But a worldwide project is set out to change that. Fojo’s Agneta Söderberg Jacobson is on the frontline of the battle.
Our Story 2020
2020 – a year like no other. A year where a global pandemic put life on hold for everyone and left journalists and media organisations facing unforeseen challenges. During this year Fojo Media Institute strengthened our partnerships and sharpened our programmes, in Sweden and globally.
In this annual overview, we present some of the people, projects and political circumstances that have defined and framed this work.
Gender in Media
Gender work at Fojo
Fojo stands strong in the belief that gender equality and social inclusion are given standards of professional journalism. Here’s how we work with gender issues.
Digital transformations
Adapting, innovating, and learning during the pand…
When Covid-19 became a global pandemic, Fojo training programmes, events, and face-to-face interactions required a rapid rethink.
Rwanda: Meetings become emails, emails become inst…
As the coronavirus pandemic spread, the Fojo Rwanda team was busy consulting with stakeholders for a new media programme developed with the Swedish Radio Media Developing Office (SR MDO).
ECER: Devising new ways of working
Offline events came to an abrupt halt as coronavirus spread with meetings moved to various online events. And with that many new challenges in the ECER region.
Southeast Asia: Pandemic led to almost complete sh…
The impact of the pandemic was particularly noticeable in Fojo’s SE Asia region, which covers Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV).
Bangladesh: A “digital leap” in working practices…
Fojo’s work in Bangladesh was affected “in every way possible” by the pandemic according to programme manager, Anna Maris.
Fojo Academy – e-learning “the Fojo wa…
In the wake of the covid pandemic, “the Fojo way” needed an overhaul and in 2020 we saw the birth of the new Fojo Academy.
From Kalmar to Zoom in the blink of an eye
We changed from inhouse to digital literally overnight. Terminating the training of journalists was never an option. And we would’ve never succeeded without our brilliant trainers.
Fact-checking
Fighting the infodemic in the wake of the pandemic
Spreaders of online disinformation are mounting a war on truth. Annelie Frank is ready to help journalists stay the course. She is on the frontline of the battle and she’d like Swedish media to join i…
“We don’t need competition on a continent like our…
We met GIJN’s regional editors Benon Herbert Oluka, Africa Editor, and Maxime Domegni, Francophone Africa Editor, joining a video call from Kampala and Dakar respectively to talk about investigative j…
Attack on Democracy
Independent Media in Belarus 2020: Being on a Fron…
2020 became the year of unprecedented pressure on the media community in Belarus. Website blocks, fines, detentions, beatings, gunshots, and tortures became the new normal for the independent media re…
Press Club Belarus: from Media Hub to Political Pr…
For over five-year Press Club Belarus served as a hub for media community development in the country. Today, the location of the head staff is a detention facility in Minsk, where they have spent Chri…
Trainings in Sweden
Reporting the lives of indigineous communities
The reindeer herder has been talking about his work, how the days are long and often tough, and that he would never choose anything else for a living. Then he pauses. When he starts to talk again his …
When training pays off on prime time tv
For many years, Fojo has worked with a key phrase that is deeply connected to our courses: “Every day use”. With this, Fojo wants to emphasise the importance of our training to be useful right out of …