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#iMEdDIJF24 is a wrap - (Re)watch the sessions
The iMEdD International Journalism Forum 2024 concluded after three days of impactful discussions, workshops, and networking, all dedicated to shaping the future of journalism.
Highlights of the UNCOVERED Conference
Taking place on September 25 and 26, the event brought together two communities: past and present IJ4EU grantees and international attendees of the iMEdD International Journalism Forum, which hosted UNCOVERED.
Bringing investigative journalism into food lifestyle media
Miriam Wells, Tessa Pang, Silvia Lazzaris, and Thin Lei Win discussed how journalists can effectively report on what ends up on our plates and the importance of making stories about the food industry as engaging as content by food influencers.
Deepfakes and attention retention
What can we learn by focusing on how people react to manipulated or synthetic visual content? A multidisciplinary team of journalism professors attempted to challenge the 2024 iMEdD International Journalism Forum attendees’ misconceptions and cognitive biases.
Meet four attendees of the 2024 iMEdD International Journalism Forum
What do journalists hope to get out of an international media conference? What do journalism students seek to learn from their seasoned colleagues’ experiences? And what are journalists most concerned about today?
Columbia University’s young reporters: From covering campus protests to Greece
These young journalists found themselves on the frontlines of the 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian encampment, balancing the roles of students, activists, and reporters. Now they travel halfway around the world at the iMEdD International Journalism Forum to present their work.
Fact-Checkers vs. Fake News: Is social media a boon or bane for journalism?
What do journalists attending the 2024 iMEdD International Journalism Forum in Athens think about the role of social platforms in the fight against Fake News? Social Media expert and TikTok Producer for The Washington Post Carmella Boykin gives her own take.
IJ4EU Impact Award 2024: Winners revealed
Three teams won top honours at Europe’s leading prize for transnational watchdog reporting.
Covering Gaza and the challenge of access
During iMEdD’s International Journalism Forum, Guardian’s Manisha Ganguly and Al Jazeera English’s Gaza correspondent Youmna El Sayed discuss the difficulties of uncovering the truth in war zones.
“How to go undercover” with independent journalist Elena Ledda and investigative reporter Nikolai Atefie
Have you ever thought about joining the international porn industry? Or to buy the services of a human smuggler? No? Well, after this podcast you might consider it.
