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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 28/09/2026

Wir sind bei #bfuture26 mit: - Der Weg zum eigenen Podcast - Beyond Journalism: Ideen für einen anderen Journalismus - Zocken, scrollen, lernen: Mit Minecraft und TikTok Cyberkompetenzen freischalten Besucht uns auch am @deutschewelle.dw.com-Stand auf dem Münsterplatz!

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 24/09/2026

Podcasters and audio storytellers, mark your calendars! Join the team from @radioworkshop.bsky.social as they take you behind the scenes of their audio documentary Copper Town. ➡️https://bit.ly/3TfGC6Y

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 22/09/2026

🚀 Wir sind bei #bfuture26 dabei! Am 2. und 3. Oktober bringt die DW Akademie Sessions zu Podcasting, neuen Formen des Journalismus und digitaler Medienkompetenz nach Bonn. Kommt vorbei, diskutiert mit uns und entdeckt neue Ideen für die Medienwelt von morgen! 👇 Programm im Thread

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 18/09/2026

We are beyond relieved: Andrei Aliaksandrau, his wife Iryna Zlobina and other political prisoners have been released from Belarusian prison. Aliaksandrau, former DW journalist and DW Akademie media trainer, spend five years behind bars. 👉https://akademie.dw.com/en/a-79332179

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 18/09/2026

🌍 Zurück in der Praxis: Drei Studentinnen unseres ersten MFJI-Jahrgangs mit @epjtours.bsky.social berichten von ihren Abschlusspraktika in Senegal und Côte d’Ivoire. Sie erzählen, wie sie Medien, Demokratie und gesellschaftlichen Wandel in ihren Heimatländern mitgestalten wollen. dw.com/a-79286868

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Was nehmen die MFJI-Studierenden mit in ihre Heimatländer?

Drei Studentinnen des ersten MFJI-Jahrgangs erzählen, was sie in ihren Abschlusspraktika gelernt haben, welche Veränderungen sie anstoßen möchten und wo sie ihre berufliche Zukunft sehen.

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Botschafter Martin Kotthaus @dbobruessel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

How does AI transform journalism? How can journalism and AI cooperate to uphold quality, reader trust and democracy? Our speakers explored this during a lively discussion at our joint event with DW Akademie, “Between Disruption and Innovation”. #AI #Journalism @akademie.dw.com

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 15/09/2026

Join us for the launch of the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report for the MENA region! We'll unpack the report's key findings and recommendations for the region. 📅 September 23, 2026 🕐 2 - 3 p.m. (CEST) ➡️ Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 04/09/2026

📩 Stay connected with DW Akademie Looking for insights and inspiration from the world of media development, journalism and digital innovation? DW Akademie offers a growing range of newsletters tailored to different communities and interests.

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 03/09/2026

Have you been following our journey to create a narrative podcast with Audio Storytelling, Step by Step? In Episode 3 of the series, produced together with Radio Workshop, we focus on one of the most crucial parts of the process: planning. youtube.com/watch?v=mxhm...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 01/09/2026

New resource for audio storytellers in Africa (and beyond)! Are you working on a podcast project but wondering how to tell your story in a compelling way? Watch Audio Storytelling, Step by Step, with Radio Workshop. Learn more: akademie.dw.com/en/a-78494172 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKB7...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 28/08/2026

What can media cooperatives teach us about building resilient #journalism? 🌎 At #FestivalGabo, media professionals from Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina and beyond shared insights on trust, sustainability and independence. Read our 🔟key takeaways: 👇 akademie.dw.com/a-78544985

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 26/08/2026

👋 Meet Isidora Mitri, a freelance journalist, film critic and producer at the Photography Development Centre in Serbia. 🗣️ She is also part of our Young Media Makers fellowship in the Balkans: akademie.dw.com/en/meet-a-new-group…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 25/08/2026

Want to create your own narrative podcast but don't know where to start? Together with Radio Workshop, we're launching our tutorial series Audio Storytelling, Step by Step that takes you through the process of producing compelling audio stories. 🎬 Episode 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib1E...

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Audio Storytelling, Step by Step | Episode 1: Find your story

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 25/08/2026

Theo Dolan, Senior Advisor at @bbcmediaaction.bsky.social, explores how combining traditional media formats with emerging deliberative technologies can create new opportunities for dialogue and civic participation. akademie.dw.com/en/blending-old-and…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 24/08/2026

We're happy to have welcomed German Ambassador Matthias Veltin at the presentation of our champions in the fight against disinformation in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The project "Strengthening resilient information ecosystems in West Africa" is supported by @giz.de and funded by @bmz.de and the EU.

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 19/08/2026

Serving Kakuma refugee camp, Sikika is a community media project that not only informs but also creates a platform for its audience to speak up. On Saturday, it celebrated its 100th episode! Read more about the impact the media has had here: akademie.dw.com/en/a-78372187

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 19/08/2026

👋 Meet Milica Mihajlović! 🎙️ As author of the narrative podcasts ‘’Dnevnik jedne mladosti” and ‘’Glas lokala,’’ she blends reporting with personal experience. akademie.dw.com/en/meet-a-new-group…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 18/08/2026

Patricia Eugenia Chulver explores how Latin American communities use memory, civic action and dialogue to pursue healing and justice after conflict. akademie.dw.com/en/dialogue-against…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 17/08/2026

How do you bring media literacy training to remote communities across Mongolia? The Milee app, developed by Faro Foundation with support from DW Akademie, helps users build critical thinking and digital literacy skills from their smartphones. #MILMonday Read more: akademie.dw.com/en/how-mongo...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 13/08/2026

Out now: The State of Media Development Report for Sub-Saharan Africa! Here are three takeaways. But there's more! Read the full article and report here: akademie.dw.com/en/a-78214244

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 12/08/2026

Aleksandar Matić is a journalist at Libertas Press, an independent media outlet in Montenegro. His current project investigates juvenile delinquency, examining its causes, trends, and impact on young people and society. akademie.dw.com/en/meet-a-new-group…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 11/08/2026

A new article in our dialogue dossier by Mónica Quesada and Katherine Stanley Obando highlights how solutions journalism is creating a ripple effect across Latin America . akademie.dw.com/en/the-ripple-effec…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 06/08/2026

Will public-service media be able to turn their most valuable asset – trustworthy reporting – into bargaining power against AI companies? At "Festival 3i" in Rio de Janeiro, @ajordigital.bsky.social and DW Akademie held a workshop on that question. akademie.dw.com/en/turning-j...

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Turning journalistic value into leverage

As AI reshapes the global media landscape and deepens the crisis of independent journalism, six experts from Latin America and the United States explain how publishers can adapt, survive, and thrive i...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 05/08/2026

👋 Meet Lejla Durmo, editor, producer, and TV host in the entertainment department of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national broadcaster BHT1. 💡 More faces of our Young Media Makers fellowship in the Balkans: akademie.dw.com/en/meet-a-new-group…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 04/08/2026

New article for DW Freedom dialogue dossier Nazia Afrin Monami, a media and communications consultant in Bangladesh, about the classroom as a Public Square: akademie.dw.com/en/classroom-as-pub…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 04/08/2026

Join us for the launch of the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report: Sub-Saharan Africa! We'll explore the report's key findings and ways to enhance the independence, viability and relevance of independent media. August 13, 2026 1 - 2 p.m. (CEST) Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 03/08/2026

Know an outstanding evaluator with expertise in media development, capacity strengthening and international cooperation? Please share with your networks or apply directly: akademie.dw.com/en/call-for-...

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Evaluation of DW Akademie's projects in Africa

We're seeking evaluators for our projects funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Southern Africa, Uganda and Tanzania, as well as the Sahe...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 31/07/2026

We're looking for experienced trainers and media development professionals to support online capacity development activities on - audience development & media product management - data journalism & visual storytelling Apply by August 7, 2026! akademie.dw.com/en/western-b...

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Western Balkans: Trainers for online capacity development

DW Akademie is seeking qualified trainers and media development professionals to support regional online capacity development activities in the Western Balkans.

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 30/07/2026

Erased, marked for death, exiled: Life in exile can be brutal. At the DW Global Media Forum, four journalists from Ukraine, Nicaragua, Iran and Russia shared first-hand accounts of censorship, threats and displacement - and how they have rebuilt their lives in exile. #HannahArendtInitiative

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 30/07/2026

Emilio Reynoso is currently completing his traineeship at DW. In an interview with DW Akademie, Emilio Reynoso reflects on his career journey, reporting on accessibility, and why journalists have a responsibility to engage with sensitive topics. akademie.dw.com/en/dw-journa...

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“We need to lose the fear of sensitive topics.”

Emilio Reynoso, a journalist from Mexico, is completing his traineeship at DW. He spoke with DW Akademie about access in journalism and deconstructing stereotypes.

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 29/07/2026

Mila Dragnić is a freelance video journalist and a correspondent for Deutsche Welle. Based in Novi Sad, she covers social and political topics, with a focus on marginalized communities and ethical reporting.  akademie.dw.com/en/meet-a-new-group…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 23/07/2026

Media freedom advocates may not expect major progress during the US-hosted G20, but they're already looking ahead to 2027, when the UK takes over the presidency. At #GMF26, experts discussed how independent journalism and sustainable media can stay on the global agenda. dw.com/a-77962088

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 22/07/2026

Out now: Our #DWFreedom The State of Media Development Report for Eastern Europe! The report calls for: - more flexible, long-term funding - greater local ownership and shared governance - stronger support for sustainable digital transformation Read more: dw.com/a-77933559

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Media under pressure in the Eastern Partnership and Baltics

Strong institutions make the Baltic states global leaders in media freedom, while independent local media across the Eastern Partnership face unstable, crisis-driven funding and constrained decision-m...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 22/07/2026

Meet Milica Kapa, a TV journalist and reporter at Montenegro’s public broadcaster RTCG, Kapa works for the central news program. She reports on social issues, politics, and more. akademie.dw.com/en/meet-a-new-group…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 21/07/2026

In the AI age, journalists are doing more than reporting. They're verifying, debunking, and defending information integrity. Read how journalists in Ethiopia are responding to the rise of AI-generated misinformation despite limited resources and increasing risks. 🔗 akademie.dw.com/en/journalis...

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Journalists defend information integrity in the AI age

How Ethiopian journalists confront AI misinformation amidst conflict, threats and lack of resources

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 17/07/2026

How can journalism survive in the AI era? Our latest #DWFreedom Journalism Financing Digest looks at how publishers are pushing back against Big Tech, experimenting with collective licensing and payment models and rethinking the future of public interest journalism. Read more: dw.com/a-77874318

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 16/07/2026

🎤 Medientraining Basis 📅 5. Oktober 2026 💻 Online Im praxisorientierten Grundlagentraining lernen Sie, wie Sie sich auf Interviews für Radio, TV, Print- und Onlinemedien vorbereiten und Ihre Kernbotschaften klar und überzeugend vermitteln. dw.com/a-72184925

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 15/07/2026

🤝 Meet the inspiring faces behind our Young Media Makers Fellowship in the Balkans Vjosa Çerkini is an award-winning international investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker. akademie.dw.com/en/meet-a-new-group…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 13/07/2026

Join us for the launch of our #DWFreedom "State of Media Development Report: Eastern Partnership and Baltic States": 📅 Wednesday, July 22, 2026 🕐 1 - 2 p.m. (CEST) Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 10/07/2026

🎉We are proud to present our new DW Akademie Report 2025/26! Meet the inspiring people who are bringing our vision to life - day by day, despite all the challenges that media professionals and users face in a polarized world. You can download our report here: akademie.dw.com/en/akademie-...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 10/07/2026

How is African media telling the story of AI? A new study by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa at Stellenbosch University examines how AI is covered in Kenyan and South African media. akademie.dw.com/en/mapping-the-ai-n…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 09/07/2026

🎉Ein herzliches Willkommen den vier neuen Mitgliedern der Global Reference Group und großen Dank an die bisherigen Mitglieder unseres internationalen Feedback-Gremiums für die konstruktive und gute Arbeit in den ersten beiden Jahren! Mehr Infos zur Arbeit der Gruppe: akademie.dw.com/de/global-re...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 08/07/2026

👋 Meet Ilda Hoxha, a journalist with over a decade of experience specializing in fact-checking and research on disinformation and propaganda. She is one of 12 media professionals selected for the YMM fellowship akademie.dw.com/en/meet-a-new-group…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 07/07/2026

Free media is often discussed as a democratic value. It's much more than that. It's a driver of economic growth, a safeguard against disinformation and a key pillar of social stability a new meta-study we commissioned together with UNESCO and @theintlfund.bsky.social finds. dw.com/a-77575733

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The value of free media for security, stability and growth

Journalism strengthens societies: It supports economic development, national security and resilience. This is the conclusion of a new meta-study that also draws on research from the Global South.

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 06/07/2026

#MILMonday | How do we talk respectfully when opinions differ? At a bootcamp in Bangladesh, 30 students learned fact-checking, digital safety and constructive dialogue skills to navigate misinformation, understand different perspectives and engage without conflict. #MediaLiteracy

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 03/07/2026

Brazil has become a testing ground for internet governance by redefining the responsibilities of social media platforms - moving beyond the idea that they are merely neutral hosts of user content. Brazil's former Deputy Secretary for Digital Policies explains how⤵️ akademie.dw.com/.../can-big-...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 03/07/2026

🎉Der DW Akademie Report 2025/26 ist da! Lernen Sie inspirierende Menschen kennen, die unsere Vision verwirklichen – Tag für Tag, trotz aller Herausforderungen, denen Medienschaffende und Mediennutzende in einer polarisierten Welt gegenüberstehen. Download: akademie.dw.com/de/dw-akadem...

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 01/07/2026

Gentiana Ahmeti is a journalist and fact-checker from Kosovo with more than seven years of experience. She is also one of 12 young media professionals, who were selected for the Young Media Makers Fellowship. akademie.dw.com/en/meet-a-new-group…

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 30/06/2026

Gamification against disinformation: Our partner Suspilne Ukraine has been nominated for an @ebu.ch Academy Learning Award with their "Unlock the Truth" media literacy escape room. 🎉 We're immensely proud of the team behind our partner Suspilne Ukraine's Vladyslava Misna!

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DW Akademie @akademie.dw.com · 29/06/2026

🤖 #MILMonday — How do you feel about AI? MIL stakeholders across Southeast & Central Asia shared their views at a recent DW Akademie Asia networking conference. 🌏 The verdict: AI isn’t just tech — it’s about inclusion, voices and the future. What’s your take? 💭

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