The climate crisis is an existential threat to everyone, everywhere, anytime. But still, sometimes other crises are dominating the news. Sometimes this is justified – like during a pandemic or in the middle of a war. But in Austria there is a lot of talk about migration … as if it was a similar threat. When and why journalists are barking up the wrong tree.

All over the world, journalists covering climate change face different challenges depending on which country they work in. But four journalists from Georgia, Ukraine, Austria and Denmark all have hopes for the future of climate news.

Over the decades, protests and demonstrations against the climate crisis have changed and evolved into civil disobedience. The question we want to address is, how effective are those protests in our day and age and how do we get people to care, especially those who believe we are too far gone or have developed a high level of apathy. Activists, passivists, experts and authoritative figures weigh in on this crucial issue. 

The climate crisis is all over the media: People are protesting, blocking streets, tossing soup on famous pieces of art – but it’s mostly relatively young activists we see. So what about the older generations – do they care at all?

This is not another story about climate change. 

It’s a tale about the vulnerable groups, elderly people, kids, women, people with disabilities, who are deeply affected by the climate crisis – who’s consistently neglected in the matter. 

People who are already exposed are automatically more exposed doing crises, and this story will provide insights about the groups we have to protect.  

1531 journalists have been killed since 1993, according to UNESCO. The number of violent attacks against journalists – online and offline – is rising.

The safety of journalists has various angles, including the physical, psycho-social, digital, and legal aspects. The challenges vary per context.

There is not a single report worth of human life, but as a journalist, you can not hide all the time, you have to report. But where is the line between being too reckless or too cautious?Read More »Targeted

When you click on this article, you choose one piece of content out of an infinite amount. You live in a digitalized era with an overflow of information.

To attract your attention, news producers must rethink their content to fit search engines and social media, often with little or no financial return.

Digitalization has transformed the news. Consumption, distribution, and production have altered fundamentally. This poses challenges to journalism as we know it but also new opportunities.

Read More »Hashtagifying media

For decades the media community has been debating the future of print media. Is it necessary? And more importantly, will it survive under the pressure of digitalization?

And while there are still no answers to these questions, a new wave of challenges are rolling in on print media – prices for printing paper are growing exponentially. There are different ways to survive this crisis and each of them is risky and painful in their own way.

We researched the issue and asked experts and news editors what path they plan to take.

Read More »Holy sheet – How paper became a matter of survival for the printing press.

Four people, two countries, one problem:

Olga and Anna are from Ukraine, Christina and Olesia have ties to Russia.

They are in Austria now, but follow the war in Ukraine vividly through different sources. Especially on social media it is difficult to distinguish real facts from propaganda and fake news.

So how do they know what to believe?

Read More »Truth Under Fire – How to stay informed about the war

Stefanie grew up as a man. Today she is a woman. A super-woman. Or is she?

Transwoman often face discrimination and challenges along their paths becoming a woman.

This project takes a look at being trans in the European Union, Ukraine and in Azerbaijan.

And what it takes to be a women.

Read More »All Women Are Women