Media and News Literacy for Eastern Ukraine

The Interlink Academy has empowered media literacy trainers in Eastern Ukraine. The colleagues in the oblasts of Dnipro, Sumy and Zaporizhzhya will continue sharing information on the opportunities and threats regarding social media with their communities. We hope to expand this project to other Ukrainian regions soon.

The project will be led by chief trainer Erik Albrecht and completely conducted in Russian/Ukrainian. The details of the project will be announced within the next few weeks. Please check this website for more information or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Interlink’s Trainer Erik Albrecht speaks fluently Russian and Ukrainian.

Capacity Building in Myanmar

Interlink Academy supports the media house Dawei Watch in Myanmar. Dawei Watch is the only remaining independent publishing house in the southeastern province of Thanintharyi. The aim of the project is to strengthen the digital capacity of Dawei Watch which publishes the weekly newspaper Thanintharyi News.

Private: Cross-Border Investigations in Eastern Europe

We support cross-border collaborations and offer training to investigative journalists from Eastern Europe and Russia. The focus will be on data driven journalism, exchanging experiences, and designing joint investigations. There will be study tours to Hamburg and meetings in Ukraine. Participation is on invitation only.

Data Journalism Masterclass in Nepal

Training in the coronavirus pandemic: Together with our longtime partner Media Research Center Nepal (CMR Nepal), we conduct several advanced training courses in Data Driven Journalism in Kathmandu. Journalists from all over Nepal will improve their skills in finding, analyzing and visualizing relevant information.

Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2019 in Hamburg

The Interlink Academy and its partners host the GIJC 2019 in Hamburg. Journalists from all over the world have shared their expertise in investigative reporting. in more than 250 workshops. The 4-day-conference attracted more than 1700 attendees.