More than 100 young creatives made short videos at the Short Feature and Documentary Film Workshops at the Giffoni Youth Film Festival, which took place from October 4 to 8, in Skopje.

A high percentage of news reports about boxers Imane Khelif and Lynn Ju-ting during the Paris Summer Olympics left room for conservative and transphobic attitudes, thus contributing to the perpetuation of gender stereotypes, objectification and discrimination of sportswomen and women in society. Without covering expert opinions in reporting on the two women boxers, the media helped spread gendered disinformation and hate speech. A woman’s body in sports is still subjected to societal pressure about how it should look and behave, which affects the comfort, self-confidence and performance of women athletes.

Designed for young and mid-career journalists and journalism students, this training will equip you with the key techniques and tools needed to take your investigative work to the next level.

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into daily fact-checking in newsrooms was the area on which 19 journalists and media professionals honed their skills at the workshop "Content Verification and Usage of AI by Public Service Media", which the Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) conducted on September 24 and 25 in Skopje.

In the age of disinformation, investigative reporting gains even greater significance and value in modern journalism. In contemporary democracies, it is essential for fulfilling the media's role as guardians of the public and protectors of human rights. When journalists uncover abuses of the authorities and the power of individuals, they contribute to responsible and accountable governance. Nils Hanson has conducted around 500 journalistic investigations in his 30-year career as an investigative journalist and former editor-in-chief of the show “Mission Investigation” on Swedish public broadcaster. He was one of 20 leading investigative journalists who presented new topics and methods of investigation -

As many as 71% of citizens believe that the media provide only superficial information, while many (39%) think that communication from public institutions is often based on general statements instead of specific arguments. Citizens mostly use the information to keep up with the latest events, make the right decisions in their private lives, and educate themselves, and less for social activism and decision-making on socially important issues.

The gender narrative was significantly underrepresented in the news reports on the presidential and parliamentary elections due to the fact that it was seldom present in the rhetoric of the campaign speakers. The media hardly analysed any topics about the involvement of women in the elections, especially women from ethnic communities, which indicates the low level of awareness of the importance of gender equality issues.