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Ethical storytelling can help us fight back against the aid cuts
June 20, 2025

Ethical storytelling can help us fight back against the aid cuts

As the international development sector faces tremendous pressures, many NGOs are in danger of neglecting ethical communications in pursuit of desperately needed fundraising. But as Jess Crombie argues, ethical storytelling isn’t a ‘nice to have’, but rather one of the tactics that will help us to raise money and continue to deliver aid. 

We need smarter, more focused aid
May 27, 2025

We need smarter, more focused aid

As aid budgets are being slashed, the sector needs a decisive shift in how aid is delivered, writes Flora Alexander, Executive Director of International Rescue Committee UK.

Sudan – a wake-up call
April 14, 2025

Sudan – a wake-up call

It’s the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. It should be headline news, but it’s not. Sudan’s hunger crisis is a test of international resolve and yet the media remains largely silent, writes Jean-Michel Grand from Action Against Hunger UK.

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July 21, 2025

Behind the Screen – report launch at House of Lords

Join us for a very special event at the House of Lords, to discuss our new report into streaming and its impact on our Public Service Media.

Recent Reports

Small World – International factual programming on public service channels
April 02, 2025

Small World – International factual programming on public service channels

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the UK’s Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs) in covering global events through current affairs and other factual programmes on television channels. To achieve this, we analysed the volume, originality, scheduling, genre, and geographic focus of international (non-news) factual programmes broadcast on the main seven UK public service channels – BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, ITV 1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 – in 2023 and 2024.

Decolonisation – the media challenge
December 03, 2024

Decolonisation – the media challenge

IBT encourages NGOs to work with the media. But the two sectors are not always aligned. This report examines the media's stance on decolonisation. The report interrogates areas of divergence between the media and the charity sector before offering solutions forward. 

Fighting for Space: International content and the future of public service media in a digital-first era
November 28, 2023

Fighting for Space: International content and the future of public service media in a digital-first era

As the media landscape continues to change rapidly and radically, we are calling for significant changes to how the PSM providers approach international content. 

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