IDEM e.V.

07/04/2026

STUDENTS NEWS CAMP against Disinformation for Ukrainian students
Are you studying in Germany, Poland or Ukraine?
Would you like to learn how to spot disinformation, check facts and produce your own videos?
Then join our international project for Ukrainian students aged 18 to 25!
Olsztyn: 1–5 July
Leipzig: 26–30 August
Online meetings from May to December
Participation is free of charge. Travel, accommodation and meals are covered.
Application deadline: 25 April
Click on the link and apply!
👉https://forms.gle/N7q9yhU48fPZnKha9

07/04/2026

23/12/2025

As the year comes to an end, our team would like to sincerely thank all our partners, colleagues, and project participants for their trust, cooperation, and commitment throughout the year.

We wish you and your families a peaceful holiday season and a healthy, successful New Year. May the year ahead bring fresh energy, new ideas, and continued collaboration.

10/12/2025

Mr. Mark Aljen Binocal, a media and communications educator of Davao Oriental State University, discusses the project conducted with IDEM to the participants from various media and development organizations in Europe.

The discussion focuses on how podcast and radio can empower the indigenous youth and communities in Davao Oriental, Philippines.



&Development

15/08/2025

9th August marks the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples — a day to honor the rich cultures, contributions, and resilience of Indigenous communities around the globe.

At IDEM e.V., we've been working for years with Indigenous partners in Brazil and the Philippines through media projects that amplify their voices and empower them to fight for their rights.

📢 Let's stand together to uphold the principles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

11/06/2025

🌍 Hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition remain urgent global challenges—but within them lie powerful stories waiting to be told.

🎙️ Journalists play a crucial role in uncovering stories of resilience, innovation, and grassroots solutions that are changing lives. From sustainable farming to community-led food initiatives, there's so much to report on.

🌱 These topics—along with their deep ties to climate change, gender equality, and economic justice—are front and center at the SDG Camps organized by IDEM e. V.

📝 Through our workshops, we’re helping journalists develop the skills to report with nuance, depth, and impact.

02/05/2025

The 2025 Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index reveals a sharp global decline in press freedom. For the first time ever, RSF classifies the world’s overall media climate as a “difficult situation.”
Journalism conditions are now rated “poor” in half the world’s countries, and the global average press freedom score has dropped to an all-time low of 55.

27/04/2025

🚨 Last call to apply

👉 For journalists from France, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.

🌿 The SDG LABORATORY offers expert insights, hands-on learning, cross-border collaboration, field experience in Moldova, Germany, and Poland.

👉 Apply here: https://forms.gle/Wq7SHQNA1vVcFz5o7

22/04/2025

🌍 Today is Earth Day!
Journalists play a key role in spreading awareness about sustainability and environmental issues. That’s why IDEM has been organizing capacity-building programs for journalists for several years — to strengthen environmental and sustainability reporting in several countries.
Let’s keep informing, inspiring, and protecting our planet. 🌱✍️

07/04/2025

👉 For journalists from Moldova, Germany, Poland, Belarus, France, and Ukraine.

🌿 The SDG LABORATORY offers expert insights, hands-on learning, cross-border collaboration, field experience in Moldova, Germany, and Poland.

👉 Apply here: https://forms.gle/Wq7SHQNA1vVcFz5o7

28/03/2025

Die künftige Bundesregierung muss unabhängige Medien weltweit stärken.
Das fordert eine Gruppe deutscher Medienorganisationen in einem Brief an die Verhandlungsgruppen der Koalitionsverhandlungen.
Die Forderungen werden unterstützt von European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), Media in Corporation and Transition (MICT), Network for Border Crossing Journalism (n-ost), Reporter ohne Grenzen (RSF), Institut für Demokratie, Medien und Kulturaustausch (IDEM), Journalists in Need Network (jinn), Icebauhaus, European Exchange, Interlink Academy, European Fund for Journalism in Exile (JX Fund) und Austausch e.V.

👉Jetzt ist die Zeit zu handeln! Teilt diesen Beitrag und setzt ein Zeichen für unabhängigen Journalismus!

Der Themenbericht "Wie Sexismus Journalistinnen bedroht" beleuchtet, wie Journalistinnen auf Grund ihrer Arbeit mit Sexismus und geschlechtsspezifischer Gewalt konfrontiert sind.