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
War in your feed
The first casualty when war comes is truth,” a saying commonly attributed to U.S. politician Hiram Johnson, is more relevant today than ever. Through social media platforms, misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda spread at unprecedented speed. What once took days or weeks to circulate can no…
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Storyshelling: People who risk their lives to give others a voice
2025 was one of the deadliest years for war journalists. Nevertheless, they continue to travel to crisis and conflict zones to document the suffering caused by war. Who are these journalists? Why do they put their lives at risk? We asked them. Multimedia feature from Zoriana Katola, Solomiia Stanovy…
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Information Blackout
When power and internet access disappear, journalists on the frontline lose the tools needed to verify, report, and share critical information. From the war in Ukraine to other conflict zones, information blackouts have become a strategic weapon that restricts reporting. This raises urgent questions…
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The female fight for the frontline
What does the everyday work look like as a female war and crisis reporter? What challenges do you have to conquer on the frontline? Who were the women who paved the way and who are the women still changing the narrative of female war reporters? From Alice Schalek to Aleksandra Tulej, from covering w…
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