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DW Akademie is Deutsche Welle's center for international media development, journalism training and knowledge transfer. #MediaLiteracy #MediaEducation
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Out now: a new episode of our #surviveandthrive podcast with Izabela Moi of Agência Mural, Brazil, on access to information and combating news deserts!
Tune in here:
https://youtu.be/EbZMwEzF6sU?si=Enq6ODLdw4xfr118
Tune in here:
https://youtu.be/EbZMwEzF6sU?si=Enq6ODLdw4xfr118
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Out now: a new episode of our #surviveandthrive podcast with Izabela Moi of Agência Mural, Brazil, on access to information and combating news deserts!
Tune in here:
https://youtu.be/EbZMwEzF6sU?si=Enq6ODLdw4xfr118
Tune in here:
https://youtu.be/EbZMwEzF6sU?si=Enq6ODLdw4xfr118
With tech companies and the rise of AI, getting fair pay for content is an issue that affects journalists, but it also has serious implications for audiences.
Read how fair compensation matters - not only for media outlets, but for businesses and citizens in general.
akademie.dw.com/en/a-74355287
Read how fair compensation matters - not only for media outlets, but for businesses and citizens in general.
akademie.dw.com/en/a-74355287
December 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
With tech companies and the rise of AI, getting fair pay for content is an issue that affects journalists, but it also has serious implications for audiences.
Read how fair compensation matters - not only for media outlets, but for businesses and citizens in general.
akademie.dw.com/en/a-74355287
Read how fair compensation matters - not only for media outlets, but for businesses and citizens in general.
akademie.dw.com/en/a-74355287
📣 Very important tool against censorship around the world 📱 🛡️
@deutschewelle.dw.com just released the new app "DW Access" that helps users stay informed in countries where this is not always possible.
You can download the app for free: ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
@deutschewelle.dw.com just released the new app "DW Access" that helps users stay informed in countries where this is not always possible.
You can download the app for free: ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Access to independent information is under pressure worldwide. Internet shutdowns and censorship have intensified in countries like Iran, Russia and China.
DW has developed DW Access, a lightweight app that helps people stay informed even under the toughest conditions.
DW has developed DW Access, a lightweight app that helps people stay informed even under the toughest conditions.
December 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
📣 Very important tool against censorship around the world 📱 🛡️
@deutschewelle.dw.com just released the new app "DW Access" that helps users stay informed in countries where this is not always possible.
You can download the app for free: ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
@deutschewelle.dw.com just released the new app "DW Access" that helps users stay informed in countries where this is not always possible.
You can download the app for free: ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Have you ever ridden a "sound bus"?
At the Cochabamba International Book Fair in Bolivia, our partner @muywaso.bsky.social turned city rides into immersive journeys! Passengers listened to podcasts on AI, internet scams, misinformation and media literacy through specialized headphones.
At the Cochabamba International Book Fair in Bolivia, our partner @muywaso.bsky.social turned city rides into immersive journeys! Passengers listened to podcasts on AI, internet scams, misinformation and media literacy through specialized headphones.
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Have you ever ridden a "sound bus"?
At the Cochabamba International Book Fair in Bolivia, our partner @muywaso.bsky.social turned city rides into immersive journeys! Passengers listened to podcasts on AI, internet scams, misinformation and media literacy through specialized headphones.
At the Cochabamba International Book Fair in Bolivia, our partner @muywaso.bsky.social turned city rides into immersive journeys! Passengers listened to podcasts on AI, internet scams, misinformation and media literacy through specialized headphones.
If you ask yourself how to better cover migration and displacement in Asia, then we have something for you!
We launched "Beyond Borders: A Toolkit for Reporting on forced displacement and migration in Asia" in Bangkok, Thailand.
You can access the toolkit for free here: dw.com/a-74746824
We launched "Beyond Borders: A Toolkit for Reporting on forced displacement and migration in Asia" in Bangkok, Thailand.
You can access the toolkit for free here: dw.com/a-74746824
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you ask yourself how to better cover migration and displacement in Asia, then we have something for you!
We launched "Beyond Borders: A Toolkit for Reporting on forced displacement and migration in Asia" in Bangkok, Thailand.
You can access the toolkit for free here: dw.com/a-74746824
We launched "Beyond Borders: A Toolkit for Reporting on forced displacement and migration in Asia" in Bangkok, Thailand.
You can access the toolkit for free here: dw.com/a-74746824
💡🌎 How can we achieve inclusive and ethical use of AI in Latin America?
🤖 This was one of the questions that sparked dialogue at an event we organized in Mexico City on the challenges and opportunities that AI presents for the region.
How do YOU think we could do it?
🤖 This was one of the questions that sparked dialogue at an event we organized in Mexico City on the challenges and opportunities that AI presents for the region.
How do YOU think we could do it?
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
💡🌎 How can we achieve inclusive and ethical use of AI in Latin America?
🤖 This was one of the questions that sparked dialogue at an event we organized in Mexico City on the challenges and opportunities that AI presents for the region.
How do YOU think we could do it?
🤖 This was one of the questions that sparked dialogue at an event we organized in Mexico City on the challenges and opportunities that AI presents for the region.
How do YOU think we could do it?
Is it just us, or is the motivation letter the most stressful part of putting together an application?
Lucky for you, we have detailed information on what the letter for our International Media studies program should look like - including a handy example letter.
All info here: dw.com/a-57147364
Lucky for you, we have detailed information on what the letter for our International Media studies program should look like - including a handy example letter.
All info here: dw.com/a-57147364
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Is it just us, or is the motivation letter the most stressful part of putting together an application?
Lucky for you, we have detailed information on what the letter for our International Media studies program should look like - including a handy example letter.
All info here: dw.com/a-57147364
Lucky for you, we have detailed information on what the letter for our International Media studies program should look like - including a handy example letter.
All info here: dw.com/a-57147364
In the past two weeks, Suspilne offices in Ukraine have been struck twice by drone attacks.
Despite the coordinated attacks, their work continues.
Read more: akademie.dw.com/en/a-74924652
Despite the coordinated attacks, their work continues.
Read more: akademie.dw.com/en/a-74924652
Ukraine’s public broadcaster the target of drone attacks
In Dnipro, the offices of Suspilne were destroyed. This is not the first time the public broadcaster has been targeted.
akademie.dw.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In the past two weeks, Suspilne offices in Ukraine have been struck twice by drone attacks.
Despite the coordinated attacks, their work continues.
Read more: akademie.dw.com/en/a-74924652
Despite the coordinated attacks, their work continues.
Read more: akademie.dw.com/en/a-74924652
How does public interest journalism help sustain democracy and create resilient information ecosystems?
In our publication, we get to the heart of why public interest journalism deserves protection.
Read here: akademie.dw.com/en/a-74335469
In our publication, we get to the heart of why public interest journalism deserves protection.
Read here: akademie.dw.com/en/a-74335469
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
How does public interest journalism help sustain democracy and create resilient information ecosystems?
In our publication, we get to the heart of why public interest journalism deserves protection.
Read here: akademie.dw.com/en/a-74335469
In our publication, we get to the heart of why public interest journalism deserves protection.
Read here: akademie.dw.com/en/a-74335469
Najjat Omar of Zanzibar earlier this year researched revenge porn. She is one of 15 journalists in Africa who each produced reports on digital threats as part of a DW Akademie project.
Learn more about sensitive and responsible reporting:
akademie.dw.com/en/study-eas...
#orangetheworld #women
Learn more about sensitive and responsible reporting:
akademie.dw.com/en/study-eas...
#orangetheworld #women
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Najjat Omar of Zanzibar earlier this year researched revenge porn. She is one of 15 journalists in Africa who each produced reports on digital threats as part of a DW Akademie project.
Learn more about sensitive and responsible reporting:
akademie.dw.com/en/study-eas...
#orangetheworld #women
Learn more about sensitive and responsible reporting:
akademie.dw.com/en/study-eas...
#orangetheworld #women
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Meet Ivan Louis Pinno, co-founder of Digital Women Uganda, who developed a mobile platform to combat gender-based violence (GBV) as part of DW Akademie's (Re)Claiming Spaces project.
More: akademie.dw.com/en/tech-agai...
Meet Ivan Louis Pinno, co-founder of Digital Women Uganda, who developed a mobile platform to combat gender-based violence (GBV) as part of DW Akademie's (Re)Claiming Spaces project.
More: akademie.dw.com/en/tech-agai...
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Meet Ivan Louis Pinno, co-founder of Digital Women Uganda, who developed a mobile platform to combat gender-based violence (GBV) as part of DW Akademie's (Re)Claiming Spaces project.
More: akademie.dw.com/en/tech-agai...
Meet Ivan Louis Pinno, co-founder of Digital Women Uganda, who developed a mobile platform to combat gender-based violence (GBV) as part of DW Akademie's (Re)Claiming Spaces project.
More: akademie.dw.com/en/tech-agai...
At this month's #PodCircle, join Kwadzo Afeku, co-founder of Ghana's Gold Coast Report, for a conversation on what happens after your podcast dream really takes off.
🗓️ Nov. 26
🕓 4 p.m. (CET)
💻 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/0e501PfDQYemstZISMQXJQ
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
At this month's #PodCircle, join Kwadzo Afeku, co-founder of Ghana's Gold Coast Report, for a conversation on what happens after your podcast dream really takes off.
🗓️ Nov. 26
🕓 4 p.m. (CET)
💻 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/0e501PfDQYemstZISMQXJQ
DW Akademie resumed its activities in Syria at the end of 2024, again focusing on media training, and is conducting projects with Syrians in exile.
The fall of Syria’s regime offers an opportunity for the country’s media sector, but journalists still face challenges in a volatile environment.
The fall of Syria’s regime offers an opportunity for the country’s media sector, but journalists still face challenges in a volatile environment.
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
DW Akademie resumed its activities in Syria at the end of 2024, again focusing on media training, and is conducting projects with Syrians in exile.
The fall of Syria’s regime offers an opportunity for the country’s media sector, but journalists still face challenges in a volatile environment.
The fall of Syria’s regime offers an opportunity for the country’s media sector, but journalists still face challenges in a volatile environment.
Few people understand the importance of exile media as well as @meduza.io editor-in-chief Ivan Kolpakov, who has been working outside Russia since 2014. He sees the work of exile media as more than a business.
Read the interview: dw.com/p/53xXn
Read the interview: dw.com/p/53xXn
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Few people understand the importance of exile media as well as @meduza.io editor-in-chief Ivan Kolpakov, who has been working outside Russia since 2014. He sees the work of exile media as more than a business.
Read the interview: dw.com/p/53xXn
Read the interview: dw.com/p/53xXn
Standing up to disinformation 🛡️ 🖊️
In Moldova, DW Akademie and its partner API are supporting independent media houses through the TRIMEDIA project.
https://akademie.dw.com/en/combatants-against-disinformation-independent-media-in-the-republic-of-moldova/a-74743332
In Moldova, DW Akademie and its partner API are supporting independent media houses through the TRIMEDIA project.
https://akademie.dw.com/en/combatants-against-disinformation-independent-media-in-the-republic-of-moldova/a-74743332
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Standing up to disinformation 🛡️ 🖊️
In Moldova, DW Akademie and its partner API are supporting independent media houses through the TRIMEDIA project.
https://akademie.dw.com/en/combatants-against-disinformation-independent-media-in-the-republic-of-moldova/a-74743332
In Moldova, DW Akademie and its partner API are supporting independent media houses through the TRIMEDIA project.
https://akademie.dw.com/en/combatants-against-disinformation-independent-media-in-the-republic-of-moldova/a-74743332
Even after US foreign aid was halted, the community radio project Sikika is still working for its community in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. But the team of reporters has noticed that the information needs of their community has changed.
Watch the video: akademie.dw.com/en/kenya-kak...
Watch the video: akademie.dw.com/en/kenya-kak...
Kenya: Kakuma's Sikika goes social!
The audio platform "Sikika" offers reliable information in and around Kakuma, usually distributed via listening groups. To deliver news faster, the team of community reporters is now complementing the...
akademie.dw.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Even after US foreign aid was halted, the community radio project Sikika is still working for its community in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. But the team of reporters has noticed that the information needs of their community has changed.
Watch the video: akademie.dw.com/en/kenya-kak...
Watch the video: akademie.dw.com/en/kenya-kak...
Reposted by DW Akademie
📰 Independent journalism is essential for democracy.
More than 100 organisations urge the EU to secure long-term funding for public-interest media in the next #MFF.
✍️ Sign and share the joint letter: gfmd.info/joint-letter...
#InvestInFreeMedia #MediaFreedom
More than 100 organisations urge the EU to secure long-term funding for public-interest media in the next #MFF.
✍️ Sign and share the joint letter: gfmd.info/joint-letter...
#InvestInFreeMedia #MediaFreedom
Joint Letter - Invest in Free Media: Europe’s Democratic Foundation - GFMD
GFMD and more than 100 organisations call for robust and strategic EU investment in free and independent media in response to the proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2...
gfmd.info
October 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📰 Independent journalism is essential for democracy.
More than 100 organisations urge the EU to secure long-term funding for public-interest media in the next #MFF.
✍️ Sign and share the joint letter: gfmd.info/joint-letter...
#InvestInFreeMedia #MediaFreedom
More than 100 organisations urge the EU to secure long-term funding for public-interest media in the next #MFF.
✍️ Sign and share the joint letter: gfmd.info/joint-letter...
#InvestInFreeMedia #MediaFreedom
📣 Applications for the DW Traineeship 2027 closed!
🍀 We wish all applicants every success in the selection process!
PS: If you missed the chance this year, applications for the next round will open in fall 2026.
🔗 akademie.dw.com/en/traineesh...
🍀 We wish all applicants every success in the selection process!
PS: If you missed the chance this year, applications for the next round will open in fall 2026.
🔗 akademie.dw.com/en/traineesh...
November 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
📣 Applications for the DW Traineeship 2027 closed!
🍀 We wish all applicants every success in the selection process!
PS: If you missed the chance this year, applications for the next round will open in fall 2026.
🔗 akademie.dw.com/en/traineesh...
🍀 We wish all applicants every success in the selection process!
PS: If you missed the chance this year, applications for the next round will open in fall 2026.
🔗 akademie.dw.com/en/traineesh...
DW Akademie's work in Namibia focuses on empowering users, media professionals and civil society to positively shape and engage with the digital information environment.
We also connect people and organizations across the region who share a commitment to free expression.
Here are some highlights!
We also connect people and organizations across the region who share a commitment to free expression.
Here are some highlights!
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
DW Akademie's work in Namibia focuses on empowering users, media professionals and civil society to positively shape and engage with the digital information environment.
We also connect people and organizations across the region who share a commitment to free expression.
Here are some highlights!
We also connect people and organizations across the region who share a commitment to free expression.
Here are some highlights!
⏰ Last chance to apply!
Our international traineeship is more than just training – it’s a launchpad for your career in media.
📆 Deadline: November 17, 2025
ℹ️ Application: https://akademie.dw.com/en/dw-traineeship-2027/a-70487446
Our international traineeship is more than just training – it’s a launchpad for your career in media.
📆 Deadline: November 17, 2025
ℹ️ Application: https://akademie.dw.com/en/dw-traineeship-2027/a-70487446
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
⏰ Last chance to apply!
Our international traineeship is more than just training – it’s a launchpad for your career in media.
📆 Deadline: November 17, 2025
ℹ️ Application: https://akademie.dw.com/en/dw-traineeship-2027/a-70487446
Our international traineeship is more than just training – it’s a launchpad for your career in media.
📆 Deadline: November 17, 2025
ℹ️ Application: https://akademie.dw.com/en/dw-traineeship-2027/a-70487446
“Of course, [war reporting] takes a toll, but we continue. People abroad must know there is a war in Sumy,” said journalist Lyubov Sitak during an event that brought Ukrainian journalists and policymakers together in Brussels.
Read the article from our colleagues at DW: www.dw.com/en/a-74724702
Read the article from our colleagues at DW: www.dw.com/en/a-74724702
Ukrainian journalists bring the frontline to Brussels – DW – 11/13/2025
During a DW Akademie media event in Brussels, journalists and policymakers explored how to safeguard independent reporting as the war and the information battle continue.
www.dw.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
“Of course, [war reporting] takes a toll, but we continue. People abroad must know there is a war in Sumy,” said journalist Lyubov Sitak during an event that brought Ukrainian journalists and policymakers together in Brussels.
Read the article from our colleagues at DW: www.dw.com/en/a-74724702
Read the article from our colleagues at DW: www.dw.com/en/a-74724702
Join us at @gijn.org's #GIJC next week for our session with Laura Moore, Dennis Reineck and @tomlawmedia.bsky.social that we're co-organizing with @gfmd.info!
https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/gijc-2025-events/case-for-funding
https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/gijc-2025-events/case-for-funding
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Join us at @gijn.org's #GIJC next week for our session with Laura Moore, Dennis Reineck and @tomlawmedia.bsky.social that we're co-organizing with @gfmd.info!
https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/gijc-2025-events/case-for-funding
https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/gijc-2025-events/case-for-funding
Candidatez maintenant!
We're seeking the 2026 intake for our Master francophone en journalisme international, a cooperation with @epjtours.bsky.social aimed at French-speaking media professionals from North and West Africa.
Learn more: https://dw.com/a-67263094
We're seeking the 2026 intake for our Master francophone en journalisme international, a cooperation with @epjtours.bsky.social aimed at French-speaking media professionals from North and West Africa.
Learn more: https://dw.com/a-67263094
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Candidatez maintenant!
We're seeking the 2026 intake for our Master francophone en journalisme international, a cooperation with @epjtours.bsky.social aimed at French-speaking media professionals from North and West Africa.
Learn more: https://dw.com/a-67263094
We're seeking the 2026 intake for our Master francophone en journalisme international, a cooperation with @epjtours.bsky.social aimed at French-speaking media professionals from North and West Africa.
Learn more: https://dw.com/a-67263094
📢Calling all aspiring video podcasters! 📹🎙️
Want to make the jump to video but not sure how to start? A new series of masterclasses by our PodcasTraining team will give you the skills you need to use video to your advantage.
Participation is FREE!
Learn more: akademie.dw.com/en/register-...
Want to make the jump to video but not sure how to start? A new series of masterclasses by our PodcasTraining team will give you the skills you need to use video to your advantage.
Participation is FREE!
Learn more: akademie.dw.com/en/register-...
Register now: Video podcast masterclasses
After last year's classes, we saw a huge demand for more. DW Akademie's PodcasTraining team is now offering a second round of our Podcast Video Masterclasses.
akademie.dw.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
📢Calling all aspiring video podcasters! 📹🎙️
Want to make the jump to video but not sure how to start? A new series of masterclasses by our PodcasTraining team will give you the skills you need to use video to your advantage.
Participation is FREE!
Learn more: akademie.dw.com/en/register-...
Want to make the jump to video but not sure how to start? A new series of masterclasses by our PodcasTraining team will give you the skills you need to use video to your advantage.
Participation is FREE!
Learn more: akademie.dw.com/en/register-...
Free three-part online training cycle “AI & Podcasting”
Dates:
💡 AI & Pre-Production – Nov 18, 13:00–14:30 CET
🎙️ AI & Production – Nov 20, 13:00–14:30 CET
🎛️ AI & Post-Production – Nov 25, 13:00–14:30 CET
✍ Register for free by November 14, 2025:
👉 forms.gle/fZKHGZMUFui6...
Dates:
💡 AI & Pre-Production – Nov 18, 13:00–14:30 CET
🎙️ AI & Production – Nov 20, 13:00–14:30 CET
🎛️ AI & Post-Production – Nov 25, 13:00–14:30 CET
✍ Register for free by November 14, 2025:
👉 forms.gle/fZKHGZMUFui6...
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Free three-part online training cycle “AI & Podcasting”
Dates:
💡 AI & Pre-Production – Nov 18, 13:00–14:30 CET
🎙️ AI & Production – Nov 20, 13:00–14:30 CET
🎛️ AI & Post-Production – Nov 25, 13:00–14:30 CET
✍ Register for free by November 14, 2025:
👉 forms.gle/fZKHGZMUFui6...
Dates:
💡 AI & Pre-Production – Nov 18, 13:00–14:30 CET
🎙️ AI & Production – Nov 20, 13:00–14:30 CET
🎛️ AI & Post-Production – Nov 25, 13:00–14:30 CET
✍ Register for free by November 14, 2025:
👉 forms.gle/fZKHGZMUFui6...