Welcome to the International School of Multimedia Journalism
The International School of Multimedia Journalism has been in existence since 2015 and offers the participating journalism students a unique opportunity to deal with current issues in an intercultural setting and to expand and deepen their own knowledge of multimedia journalism.
It is a joint program that networks Austrian and Ukrainian journalism students and promotes an understanding of international media systems and the media landscape in both countries. It was established after the annexation of Crimea and the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in 2014. The program aims to foster international cooperation and mutual understanding by training young journalists in multimedia journalism while dealing with various current topics.
The International School of Multimedia Journalism is run by the Journalism & Media Management study programs at FHWien der WKW, the Ukrainian Catholic University Lviv and the OeAD Cooperation Office in Lviv. In the second year of its existence, two further project partners joined the ISMJ: the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) and the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).
FEATURED PROJECTS
ISMJ 2026 – Reporting Wars: From the Frontline to the Timeline
Whose ●RECponsibility: Images of Ukrainian women refugees in Polish media
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has now lasted longer than the First World War. Millions of people have been forced to flee their homeland, Ukraine – particularly women. Neighbouring Poland is home to the second-largest number of Ukrainian refugee women in Europe. We wanted to know: What …
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Breathing the air of war – Telling stories of the war in Ukraine through art
This project investigates whether art can influence the perception of war. Through visits to exhibitions in Warsaw dedicated to the war in Ukraine and conversations with experts on the role of art in shaping perception, we explored whether art can evoke deeper empathy and understanding, offering per…
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Framing the Frontline: Ukraine Coverage Across Denmark, Germany, and Poland
Five years into the war, covering Ukraine has become one of journalism’s hardest tasks. Attention is fading, fatigue is setting in, and the narrative keeps shifting. What does it take to keep telling this story and what gets lost in the process? We spoke with international journalists and civi…
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Beyond the headlines – the scope and limits of war reporting
Our project examines the ethical dilemmas behind war reporting and how the constant stream of war coverage influences people. We talked to media experts, reporters and people affected by the war to gather different perspectives on war and crisis coverage. Multimedia feature from Aviana Horvath, Elsa…
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