How the video game medium handles environmental issues

By: Andrea Hubert Games are a medium like any other. Climate scenarios in films and literature are increasingly appearing. How…

Reporters in Goma: between journalistic ethics and survival

By Innocent Buchu In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, journalists face precarious working conditions that affect their…

Europe´s newspapers don´t report enough about the oceans

By Yvonne Blaschke Water is essential for life, and the world’s oceans are currently facing various challenges. Nevertheless, in many…

TU Dortmund University organises e-learning summit in Malawi: Digital offensive with universities in Africa

Last week, the Institute of Journalism at the Technical University of Dortmund held a major e-learning conference in Malawi. The…

Book review: New perspectives on cross-border journalism

By Susanne Fengler Liane Rothenberger, Martin Löffelholz and David H. Weaver recently published a weighty volume on cross-border journalism (CBJ)…

Being a journalist in Uganda-reporting despite insecurity

by Nina Feldman, Paula Genius & Zoe Gleisberg May 2024 – Journalists in the Masaka region of Uganda report on…

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