大象传媒 Media Action was proud to launch a major media development project, Support to Independent Media in the Eastern Partnership Countries, in 2019.
The three-year project works with independent media outlets across Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, supporting them in building editorial and technical skills through training and mentorship programmes, encouraging audience demand for high-quality journalism, and exploring more viable business models that better adapt to audiences鈥� habits and expectations, and market conditions.
The project supports around 20 media outlets across the region, working in sometimes restrictive and often polarised media environments, and includes online, radio and television broadcasters working in multiple languages. We are working to build their reach, resilience and sustainability, and to increase their capacity to deliver high quality public service programming and content, including engaging independent news, and information free from vested interests.
Support to Independent Media in the Eastern Partnership countries is funded by the .
Latest news from Europe and Caucasus
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Media supporting mine safety in Ukraine
Ukraine is now the most mined country in the world and media is playing a role helping to keep people safe. -
Trusted media on the frontline
Two years after the full-scale invasion, we hear from journalists on the eastern front about media as a lifeline. -
Visible: Supporting inclusion for LGBTQI+ communities
Based on our audience research, we have supported Suspilne, Ukraine鈥檚 public service broadcaster, to commission Vydymi (Visible), a landmark film series about equity and inclusion. -
Serving audiences when they need it most in Armenia
In this conference in Yerevan, we explored the media's vital role in times of crisis with local media partners - read their reflections. -
'No one knew anything' - our new film from Ukraine
Roman and Mariya sheltered for more than a month outside Kyiv under heavy shelling - watch to learn how radio and communication helped them and their neighbours to survive and cope. -
Saving lives with radio - a view from the frontlines
"Now, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, everything has completely changed - my work, the content, and my life." Hear from Liudmyla Tiahnyriadno, a host on Ukrainian Radio, providing life saving information to those caught in war. -
Yes, I Am a Woman 鈥� changing perceptions in Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine continues, public broadcaster Suspilne has released a new series called 鈥淵es I Am a Woman鈥� to help transform perceptions around gender roles in the conflict. Watch these powerful stories of five women here. -
Public interest broadcasting from the frontlines in Ukraine
How Suspilne is bringing trusted information to audiences in wartime -
Strengthening Armenia鈥檚 vibrant independent media
We are working with students and public interest media to improve journalistic standards and ensure access to objective, impartial and trustworthy information. -
INSIGHT: Supporting media and humanitarian practitioners
We are highlighting our projects in Nigeria, Somalia and Ukraine, and the challenges humanitarians face in communicating with communities affected by crises. -
We stand in solidarity with public interest media and journalists covering the war in Ukraine. Read the Perugia declaration (leads to a third party site). -
Our statement on Ukraine
We stand with colleagues and media partners as they cover the war in Ukraine under incredibly challenging conditions. Read our statement and support our crisis appeal. -
Why women in journalism need to be part of pandemic and conflict recovery
Our media partners in Ukraine are continuing to broadcast under difficult conditions - and women journalists face particular challenges. Our project manager, Julie Boutros, examines how to best support them - now and in the future. -
The struggle to remain independent 鈥� Georgia鈥檚 Netgazeti
Over the last decade, Netgazeti.ge, an online Georgian- and Russian-language news portal in Tbilisi, has covered conflict, political turmoil and COVID-19, in a challenging environment. -
Understanding media audiences in Georgia
Our Georgian media partners wanted to understand how to better serve their audiences. Our researchers uncovered some fascinating insights. -
Meet Suspilne: a rebranded, modern broadcaster in Ukraine
In autumn 2021, our partner in Ukraine, Suspilne (Public), unveiled its a modern newsroom that will form the central hub for its rebranded operations. Read about the process with our partners here.
