A joint initiative by the Nordic Journalist Center (NJC) and IRMI Ukraine, in partnership with the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX), supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers

The Nordic Journalism Center (NJC, Denmark) and IRMI Ukraine invite Ukrainian photojournalists to apply for the Nordic-Ukrainian Photojournalism Program 2026 — a professional training and mentorship initiative designed to strengthen photojournalism skills among reporters and photojournalists working for regional, local, and hyperlocal media across Ukraine.

We are looking for 14 participants to join a structured program that combines foundational training in Lviv with an advanced one-week residency at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) in Aarhus — one of the world’s leading photojournalism schools — and continues with collaborative documentary work back in Ukraine. The program culminates in a bilingual photo book.

About the Program

The program is built on a partnership between NJC and IRMI Ukraine that began with a joint study trip to Denmark in February 2025. It brings together Ukrainian journalists/photojournalists and experienced Nordic photojournalists for a training journey that moves from fundamental skills to editorial mentorship and collaborative storytelling.

Training will be delivered in three stages: a three-day fundamental workshop in Lviv, and a one-week advanced program at DMJX in Aarhus (13–19 September 2026). Participants will finally engage in collaborative work in Ukraine alongside senior Nordic photojournalists.

The program is led by experienced trainers from DMJX and IRMI and award-winning photojournalists from leading Nordic outlets, including World Press Photo laureates. Participants will receive a basic book on photojournalism ahead of training to prepare for the program.

Who Should Apply

To be considered, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:

• Currently employed by or regularly contributing to a regional, local, or hyperlocal Ukrainian officially registered media outlet
• At least one year of practical journalism experience
• Active use of photography — on a camera or smartphone — as part of current reporting practice
• Working knowledge of English sufficient to follow training sessions and discussions in Denmark
• Ukrainian citizenship and a valid travel document. Male applicants must hold a valid permit to travel abroad. Please note that the program is not in a position to assist with obtaining such permits.
• Availability to attend and be actively engaged in all programme activities.
• A personal or editorial camera available for use throughout the program
• Currently based in Ukraine

Priority will be given to journalists working in or near frontline, de-occupied, or conflict-affected regions, and to those who have had limited access to professional development opportunities due to the war.

What the Program Covers

Selected participants will receive:

• Full training in Lviv (accommodation and meals covered)
• International travel, accommodation, and meals during the Aarhus program
• Training and Mentorship from award-winning Nordic photojournalists
• Participation in editorial workshops and media visits in Denmark
• Preparatory reading materials ahead of training
• Involvement in a collaborative publication and/or exhibition project
  
  

Participants are expected to bring a published photo story of their own to the Denmark program (minimum 15 images in JPG format), and to arrive with at least one preliminary story idea on the theme of “The New Ukraine: Reconstruction and Resilience” — exploring human, mental, physical, and community recovery across Ukraine.

How to Apply

Please complete this online application form by 6 July 2026:

https://forms.gle/tmZFEkFmya5sh8RS6

Shortlisted candidates may be invited for a brief online conversation as part of the selection process.

Selection Process

Applications will be reviewed by a joint NJC/IRMI selection committee. Applicants will be assessed on their professional background, the strength of their published visual work, motivation, and the relevance of their outlet to the program’s objectives. Only selected participants will be informed directly following the review.

Questions?

For any questions about the program or the application process, please contact IRMI Ukraine at irmi.ukraine@gmail.com or the Nordic Journalist Center at kontakt@njc.dk 

Have a portfolio full of strong websites — and no shortage of ideas for new ones? Can you create a platform that is visually distinctive, modern, intuitive, and easy to manage? Then we may be looking for you.

IRMI is launching a tender for the development of a new website — a platform that reflects the organisation’s work, values, and growing range of content and activities.

The full tender requirements and conditions are available on the ISAR Ednannia Marketplace:

(https://home.ednannia.ua/orgdevelopment/tenders/view/1722)

Please note:

Registration: the tender is conducted exclusively through the ISAR Ednannia Marketplace via the link above. To participate, applicants must be registered on the platform as service providers.


2. Deadline for tender submissions: 30 May 2026.

3. Preference will be given to applicants with:

experience working with NGOs or media organisations;
experience developing websites with user accounts and application submission systems;
experience adapting platforms for Telegram Mini Web Apps.


The tender is held within the framework of the project “Institutional Support for the NGO ‘Institute for Regional Media and Information’”, supported by the Askold and Dir Foundation and administered by ISAR Ednannia as part of the programme “Strong Civil Society of Ukraine — A Driver of Reforms and Democracy”, funded by Norway and Sweden.

Alongside large-scale and long-term projects, IRMI continues to respond to the immediate, practical needs of journalists working in rapidly changing conditions. Recently, at Media Base Khmelnytskyi, our colleague and IRMI mobile journalism expert Yurii Vasyliev led a two-hour online workshop on MOJO — mobile journalism — for aspiring media professionals.

The session brought together participants eager to work more flexibly and creatively using modern visual storytelling tools. While technical skills matter, the trainer stressed that effective mobile journalism begins with understanding the principles of visual storytelling itself: how to structure a story, identify compelling characters, and build a narrative that resonates with audiences.

Participants also explored how to turn a smartphone into a primary video production tool — from setting up devices correctly to framing shots, choosing angles and shot sizes, and working with composition and background. The workshop covered the rule of thirds, interview filming, recording high-quality sound, and the basics of fast, effective editing. Particular attention was paid to selecting the right shots to create a coherent visual narrative.

The discussion also addressed highly practical questions raised during the webinar itself: which free editing apps are worth using, what equipment is actually necessary, and how to produce engaging video content for social media and YouTube.

Mobile journalism remains one of the most in-demand topics among participants at Media Base Khmelnytskyi, says its coordinator Olha Zahoruiko — largely because of the realities journalists face today.

“Our team received more than eighty applications for this training, with over half arriving during the very first week after the announcement,” she says. “What participants valued most were the trainer’s practical insights drawn from real experience — advice on filming and editing, useful shortcuts, and the debunking of common myths. Media Base Khmelnytskyi and its participants are definitely looking forward to continuing this conversation.”

We are opening applications for editorial teams to join the “Transparency. Quality. Trust. JTI Certification Programme”!

The programme helps media outlets prepare for JTI (Journalism Trust Initiative) certification through training, self-assessment, individual mentoring, and step-by-step support towards the external audit.

This year the programme runs under two projects IRMI implements in partnership with Reporters Without Borders (RSF): the training and administration component is supported by RSF Sweden with funding from Sida, while the mentoring and educational materials are supported by RSF’s international headquarters through the JTI Fast Track programme with funding from the EU.

IRMI is implementing the JTI Fast Track in Ukraine for the second time. In 2024, 23 Ukrainian media outlets went through our programme. Three of them — Status Quo (Kharkiv), NikVisti (Mykolayiv), and Visnyk Ch (Chernihiv) — passed the audit and received JTI certification. Several more are currently going through the audit.

The Journalism Trust Initiative is an industry benchmark that gives media outlets official recognition of their professionalism and commitment to ethical standards through ISO certification. RSF developed the standard in 2018 together with 130 media experts from around the world, under the aegis of the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN). Today more than 2,400 media organisations in 127 countries use JTI — 1,460 are in the self-assessment phase, 830 have published transparency reports, and 135 have received full certification. For Ukrainian media serving as democratic watchdogs in wartime, JTI is a way to build audience trust, demonstrate credibility to donors, and push back against disinformation.

If your outlet is built around community, public interest, and responsible journalism — this programme is for you.

What we offer

Participants get training sessions and individual mentoring, hands-on help with documentation and self-assessment, and full preparation for the JTI external audit. Audit costs are covered by RSF, with the financial support of the EU, if the audit is completed before December 1, 2026. The programme closes with a joint conference for all participants.

Who can apply

• media outlets officially registered in Ukraine;
• editorial teams committed to public interest and responsible journalism;
• outlets already registered on the JTI self-assessment portal, or that have started their internal assessment or published a transparency report;
• outlets ready to move straight to the external audit after completing the programme;
• outlets able to take part in all programme activities.

15 media organisations will be selected. The mentoring part of the programme runs from May 1 to October 31, 2026.

Application deadline: April 30. Apply here: https://forms.gle/bPuxTA5tX1zCYwGw5

Attention all creative, inventive, and experienced professionals: IRMI is looking for partners to develop its brandbook. We regard visual identity as an inseparable part of the institutional development we work on continuously.

Being recognisable, coherent, conceptually consistent, and presenting a unified, contemporary image — these things matter deeply to us. We already have a logo and a set of corporate colours; what we need now is a complete brandbook that builds on these foundations and extends our visual system. We are therefore conducting a tender to select a designer or design team. The successful partner will be expected to deliver a brandbook, digital templates, layouts for physical materials, and a great deal more — the full scope of which you can explore by visiting the tender page on the ISAR Ednannia Marketplace at the link below.

Please note:

1.  Registration: this tender is conducted EXCLUSIVELY through the ISAR Ednannia Marketplace. To participate, you must be registered on the portal as a service provider.

2.  Tender submission deadline: 10 April 2026.

To take part, follow the link and submit your application:

https://home.ednannia.ua/orgdevelopment/tenders/view/1590

The tender is conducted as part of the Institutional Support for IRMI, Institute for Regional Media and Information project, supported by the Norwegian-Swedish Askold and Dir Fund, operating under the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine – a Driver Towards Reforms and Democracy Project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia and funded by Norway and Sweden.

Our work remains as intensive as ever: we support newsrooms in frontline regions through grants and training, run workshops on documenting war crimes, develop the digital competencies of journalists, and promote international standards of media transparency. But in order to do all of this well — and more effectively still — we must also attend to our own institutional development: learning new things, improving our internal policies and governance systems. We have therefore planned another comprehensive review and update of our corporate policies, and are announcing a tender for expert support.

We are seeking specialist expertise across the following key areas:

HR Policy

We are not looking simply for someone to draft a document, but for a partner who will take the time to understand the context in which we operate, analyse our current HR practices, help train the team in contemporary approaches to personnel management, and develop with us a working instrument that is genuinely fit for purpose.

Anti-Corruption Policy and Integrity Policy for IRMI

We are seeking a partner who will analyse corruption risks and help develop two interrelated policies — not abstract declarations, but documents built around concrete procedures. The scope also includes updating the code of ethics and the mechanisms for preventing conflicts of interest.

Financial Policy

We are looking for a partner who will analyse our current financial procedures, train the team in the principles of sound financial management, and create a policy that serves as a real working tool — with specific procedures for day-to-day operations, written in language that is accessible not only to the accountant, but to a project manager or programme manager as well.

Procurement Policy for IRMI

The task here is to analyse our existing procurement procedures and develop a policy built around concrete, step-by-step instructions — one that would allow any project manager to organise a procurement independently, following these algorithms with confidence.

A detailed description of all tenders has been published on the ISAR Ednannia Marketplace:

https://home.ednannia.ua/profile/2171?sk=tenders

We welcome applications from individual experts and expert teams alike. If you have experience in any of these areas, we look forward to receiving your proposals.

⚠️  Please note!

1.  Registration: all tenders are conducted EXCLUSIVELY through the ISAR Ednannia Marketplace. To participate, you must be registered on the portal as a service provider.

2.  Tender submission deadlines: 10 April 2026.

Follow the link, choose the relevant tender from IRMI, and submit your application now:

https://home.ednannia.ua/profile/2171?sk=tenders

The tender is conducted as part of the Institutional Support for IRMI, Institute for Regional Media and Information project, supported by the Norwegian-Swedish Askold and Dir Fund, operating under the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine – a Driver Towards Reforms and Democracy Project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia and funded by Norway and Sweden.

How do you cover reconstruction professionally? How do you provide audiences with clear, quality information on a subject of such complexity? The project Supporting Local Media for Transparent Reconstruction Reporting — implemented by IRMI with support from the EU4Reconstruction programme and the participation of the French national agency Expertise France — is now under way. As announced, work begins with a three-day intensive training for the editorial teams selected to take part.

The subject is reconstruction in all its dimensions. Archil Zhorzholiani, EU4Reconstruction team lead at Expertise France, addressed participants directly and underscored the importance of journalistic coverage of this theme. EU4Reconstruction grants officer at Expertise France, Oksana Pozyvaylo, gave an overview of the programme, its scope, and the possibilities it opens up in Ukraine.

Sociologist Olesia Huzenko spoke about the state of public discourse on reconstruction — what Ukrainian citizens think, how they define their priorities, and where the most acute problems lie. People want to live in a fair city and to have equal, equitable access to infrastructure, the research shows. Journalists then assessed — against a set of concrete markers — how fair their own cities actually are. That was the practical task.

The day also took in the major trends and outlook for media in 2026. There is no room for complacency: according to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, only 38% of media managers and editors feel confident about the future of the profession. Media outlets are navigating rapid technological change, falling audience trust, and the erosion of traditional sources of traffic. How to account for the specificities of this landscape — its challenges and complications — while remaining relevant, maintaining the status of a trusted source, and covering reconstruction with professionalism and transparency: these became the central questions of the day’s main discussion.

Nazarii Vivcharyk, editor, Procherc, Cherkasy:

“Reconstruction is not merely concrete — it is, above all, transparency and ethics. We’re accustomed to thinking of reconstruction as a building project, but the journalistic gaze has to go deeper. We worked through the three pillars of recovery: transparency, accountability, and ethics. Legal aspects and data. I now have clear algorithms for working with statistics and registers — for following every penny spent. We learnt to identify the pressure points where good intentions can become corrupt schemes or wasteful use of resources. A particular insight concerned what to pay attention to at the design stage: inclusivity, energy efficiency, human scale. Reconstruction, at the end of the day, is not a return to what was there before. It is not simply restoring walls. Real recovery begins not with an architectural plan, but with the restoration of trust between the community, business, and government. We’ve already developed a range of stories that we’ll begin pursuing in Cherkasy region.”

The training also covered the legal aspects of reconstruction most directly relevant to journalists. Participants assessed the level of tolerance for corruption within communities and the business environment, and examined the potential for media to identify and evaluate corruption risks. Inclusive decision-making processes and community conflict resolution also featured on the agenda.

Discussion, practical work, and case studies were never in short supply. Journalists brainstormed options and instruments for audience engagement. The collective conversation — with sociologists, trainers, and colleagues from other outlets — made plain what comes next: broadening audiences, drawing them into the active life of their media, developing new subjects, new directions, and new regular features.

Svitlana Zalizatska, editor, RIA Pivden:

“The project maps directly onto the subjects our journalists work on and that our audience needs — social cohesion and recovery. Reconstruction is not only the physical rebuilding of structures; it is the restoration of displaced communities, including that of Melitopol, and the psychological recovery of people. Particularly valuable were the tools for finding and analysing information, including work with the DREAM platform and the application of the LOOP approach in preparing material. The sociological findings on how society understands and perceives the challenge of reconstruction were illuminating. And the practical introduction to the concept of the comfortable “15-minute city” — alongside the emerging “5-minute” variant — broadened my thinking about spatial planning, quality of life in communities, and how to approach the coverage of reconstruction. I am returning to the newsroom with a roadmap for future publications.”

The Supporting Local Media for Transparent Reconstruction Reporting project is implemented by IRMI, Institute for Regional Media and Information (Ukraine), with support from the EU4Reconstruction programme and the participation of the French national agency Expertise France.

A media lab in co-production format means several days of exhausting work on a shared story, arguing with colleagues and sometimes with the trainers, not always satisfied with your own footage or copy. And then, at some point, something shifts — and what you have is a vivid, finished piece, fit for broadcast or print. The participants in the media lab — journalists from regional outlets — were learning universality and collaborative production over four days as part of the Improving Media Resilience in Ukraine Project.

Journalists worked in pairs on topics they had brought from their home cities — subjects relevant to each of the two communities represented in every pair. On the opening day, the conversation turned to new forms and tools needed for producing multimedia content. Participants discussed the topics they had chosen, the angles they wanted to take, worked out what footage needed to be gathered in Lviv, arranged shoots, and found local protagonists for their stories. Each participant was required to produce not simply a joint piece, but content in the formats their own outlet uses — video, photography, material for websites, and more. IRMI supplied the editorial teams with DJI Osmo Mobile camera stabilisers, and journalists began learning to use them on the very first day.

Natalia Chaika, RIA Pivden, Zaporizhzhia:

“Producing video, text, and photography — all within a tight timeframe, combining experience from two different cities so that the result is both visually strong and informative — that was new for me. Although this isn’t the first time I’ve worked with colleagues from Visti Prydniprovia. We exchange topics and material. In journalism, connections are everything. When I can write to a colleague in Cherkasy region: “Your subtitles are wonderful — which app do you use?” And she recommends something. Or when you need to illustrate a piece about a prisoner exchange and you write: “I saw you had video of that — could we use it on a co-operation basis?” That is journalism. These connections improve our work and make us, among other things, multimedia journalists.”

This training served as a space for putting co-production skills to the test and developing them further — alongside the preparation of material for different media platforms: text pieces, photographic reports, video. Every pair had to combine a strong idea, shared between two communities, with professional execution, and to account for the specific audiences their outlets serve. What came of it was presented at an end-of-training showcase, where participants had the chance to discuss openly what had genuinely worked well and what still needed more attention.

According to trainer Yurii Vasyliev, the standout achievement was the teamwork itself: “We watched the journalists argue within their pairs. They were working towards results that would satisfy not only the mentors but every community, every audience, every outlet. They were motivated to work in a new format, to master the technology. There were moments of uncertainty — how to bring it all together — but once the themes began to open up, everything fell into place. In the end they produced strong material, worthy of broadcast and print. Collaboration gives them a great deal: additional reach, experience, stories that connect people.”

Natalia Mukha, Nove Zhyttia, Liubeshiv:

“The format of working jointly with colleagues from another region was, honestly speaking, a revelation for me. It felt like a genuine responsibility — I was anxious about whether I’d be able to contribute properly. But the topic we chose was, I think, a strong one, and that helped us find our common ground and build a coherent, unified piece. With the trainers’ support, I believe we managed it. The subject — our cultural heritage — is what identifies a people. If we can preserve it, we preserve ourselves. Right now, that is the second front.”

Nazarii Vivcharyk, Procherc, Cherkasy:

“It’s not easy to work in a team when you have to reconcile your own vision, your plans, the structure of the piece with a colleague who has her own point of view. But that’s also what makes it worthwhile — everyone brings something. While you’re absorbed in the technical side, your partner is thinking about the content, and so on. What will stay with me? The media lab — I hadn’t heard that term before. Working with different formats and how to keep the balance. And teamwork: when someone new joins in with their own style, it’s genuinely interesting to see what the two of you end up with.”

The final day of the training was given over entirely to analysis and strategy: participants examined the results of a comprehensive sociological study carried out for the project by the Umbrella research group (Kyiv). The title — Media Consumption and Audience Preferences of Local Media in Seven Frontline Regions of Ukraine — speaks for itself. And it offered more than a general overview of what is happening to regional media at large. Crucially, the sociologists provided a separate assessment of each frontline media outlet participating in the project. Drawing on the research, every editorial team can now take stock of its achievements — large and small — over this difficult period, and decide where to go next.

Natalia Kobzar, Status-Kvo, Kharkiv:

“We had been working away without noticing how much better we’d become over the past two or three years — but today, thanks to the research, it is such a pleasure to be able to say it out loud: yes, we have improved. In part through this collaboration with the project. And it’s a remarkable story — in April 2022, closure was already looking like the obvious outcome. And yet here we are, talking about development. That is genuinely extraordinary. I can point to specific things: we now produce video, our writing has improved, we received a Reader Trust Certificate from Reporters Without Borders. And I want to offer a particular thank you for the consistent advice, at every meeting, to lift ourselves out of the day-to-day grind. That is what made it possible to actually decide where we are heading.”

During the brainstorming session, three groups of journalists worked on ideas for updating their development strategies and content. The collective discussion — with sociologists, trainers, and colleagues from other outlets — made clear what lies ahead: expanding audiences, drawing them into more active engagement with the life of their media, and developing new subjects, directions, and regular features.

Her colleague Svitlana Karpenko, Trudova Slava, Orikhiv:

“The research was very useful. Speaking specifically about my own frontline media outlet, our greatest strength is, still, trust and local presence. Our weakness is the way we present material. And there is a lack — of course — of modernity. Which means there is room to grow.”

The training was held as part of the Improving Media Resilience in Ukraine Project, implemented by Fondation Hirondelle (Switzerland) and IRMI, Institute for Regional Media and Information (Ukraine), and funded by Swiss Solidarity.

We are announcing a new project — Supporting Local Media for Transparent Reconstruction Reporting — implemented by IRMI with support from the EU4Reconstruction programme and the participation of the French national agency Expertise France.

The aim of this pilot project is to ensure that local media cover Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction with quality and transparency. The country faces enormous challenges in rebuilding its infrastructure, and with them the persistent risks of corruption and misuse of funds. Making these processes visible through quality, on-the-ground reporting — helping citizens understand how and where resources are being spent — is first and foremost a task for the media, and for local media in particular. Research shows that in 23 communities, levels of trust in local outlets are significantly higher than trust in national media or in the authorities. Regional journalism is therefore becoming the key channel for informing the public about reconstruction.

The foundation for this new project is the social cohesion work IRMI carried out in 2025 in partnership with UNESCO and Fondation Hirondelle. That experience demonstrated that local media can facilitate dialogue on sensitive issues effectively, provided they receive the right training, mentoring, and financial support.

With that in mind, what are we planning? To raise the professional skills of journalists and editors on the subjects of reconstruction, accountability, and ethics. To build analytical capabilities that will remain relevant long after the project concludes. To provide financial support, enabling newsrooms to concentrate on their professional work.

What do we offer? In the first month: a three-day intensive training on the themes of reconstruction and recovery. Thereafter: monthly stipends of €500 for the production of quality content. Online mentoring and support from Ukrainian and international specialists. The project is integrated into the EU4Reconstruction programme, giving journalists access to specialist experts in the field. Co-production stipends of €1,000 are also available for editorial teams working on collaborative content.

The project is open to media outlets that have undergone training under the Improving Media Resilience in Ukraine Project and are located primarily in frontline regions of Ukraine. Priority will be given to IRMI grant recipients from 2025. Seven media organisations will be selected through a competitive application process.

To apply, please complete the application form at: https://forms.gle/ocH3HgXf3Hk3YGmS9

Application deadline: 20 February 2026.

All selected participants will receive individual notification with the date and venue of the training in due course.

The Supporting Local Media for Transparent Reconstruction Reporting project is implemented by IRMI, Institute for Regional Media and Information (Ukraine), with support from the EU4Reconstruction programme and the participation of the French national agency Expertise France.

Together with Fondation Hirondelle, we ran a training for journalists interested in deepening their video skills. The course was designed for two distinct groups: those making their first videos for their newsrooms, who want to develop, and experienced journalists who have been filming and editing on smartphones for a number of years.

Liudmyla Fediuk, editor of the newspaper Karpaty (Chernivtsi region), says that as a print journalist learning to work with video, everything is of interest to her. “I connected my colleagues remotely so that they could get some sense of what video content should look like and why we need it at all,” she explains. “People don’t only want to read text — they want video, and if we want to keep and grow our audience, we have to give them that. I can only add one thing: if the training had been longer, that would have been even better.”

The main emphasis this time — from trainers of both IRMI and Hirondelle — fell on mastering a new format: short vertical video for various platforms. Journalists worked through the techniques most suited to this kind of content, practising shooting and editing approaches, and thinking carefully about how to capture a viewer’s attention and tell a vivid story in a matter of seconds.

Yulia Vynnyk, 0512 — The Mykolaiv City Website:

“I learnt a great deal of practical material — cutaways, for instance. I’d been making them three to five seconds long, which seemed sufficient, but it turns out a properly effective cutaway should run to ten seconds. We also worked on camera movement without a tripod. There was an enormous amount of hands-on practice and useful techniques — how to edit, how to frame a wide shot, how to work close up. We want to develop our social media presence with engaging short videos: quality information, delivered quickly and accessibly. Not only longer pieces about events in the city, but short, tight stories.”

Vira Lapa, Horodok TRPC, Horodok:

“I had assumed there was a ceiling to how much more independent a journalist with even a basic grounding in MOJO journalism could become. But I broke through it — for the first time I went out to do a vox pop entirely on my own. Street interviews had always meant working with a camera operator. This time I conducted two of them, and I understood that I can do this — technically as well. People want more short news — text and video alike. And I saw for myself that even fifteen seconds is more useful and more effective than, say, a minute or two. To be able to focus, to communicate something interesting, to hook the viewer, to tell a story — that’s a real skill. If people spend more time on social media than reading websites, then that is where we have to reach them — capturing their attention and doing our best to draw them back to watch our full reports and read our longer pieces, alongside short videos and the conversation that happens in the comments underneath. And that means we’ll understand each other better.”

The training was held as part of the Improving Media Resilience in Ukraine Project, implemented by Fondation Hirondelle (Switzerland) and IRMI, Institute for Regional Media and Information (Ukraine), and funded by Swiss Solidarity.