The report highlights how media development organizations survive and resist hostile operating environments.
We gather data and insights to create strategies for resilient information ecosystems and freedom of expression.
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The Media Viability Manifesto provides a common framework for joint action from the global media development community.
This international event series gathered journalism, tech, and media experts worldwide, closing with a Berlin conference on the future of journalism in the age of AI.
The State of Media Development Report 2026 focuses on three themes: Funding, local ownership and adaptation.
Who shapes AI discourse globally and in Africa’s digital spaces and what do these narratives mean for Africa’s AI future
The key challenge for media development is not a funding gap but a collapsing rules-based international order.
AI is reshaping Africa. A new study spots the gaps in Kenyan and South African coverage, and charts a path forward.
Natalia Viana uncovered Big Tech's lobbying tactics. She calls on journalists to take a stronger role in regulation.
AI expert Afdol Rizki Halim unpacks how bots drain publishers' traffic and revenue, and why fair compensation matters.
Digital sovereignty can guide the creation of democratic digital spaces and technologies. Yet many issues are at stake.
The online course explores how datasets shape algorithmic systems, revealing embedded biases and power structures.
In polarized environments, media are called upon to bring people back together. "Let's talk about Dialogue" provides inspiration for aspiring facilitators of dialogue.
A thorough analysis of the latest developments in the field of AI and their impact on information ecosystems
Public interest media face repression, censorship, and economic fragility. This dossier calls for fair regulation of Big Tech to support and pay content creators
A closer look at freedom of expression, digital transformation and media development.
A selection of DW Akademie’s tools and guides.
Learn about the impact of DW Akademie’s work.
The Media Freedom Navigator provides an overview of various media freedom indices.
