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How INGOs can embrace the changing media landscape
The pandemic has transformed the media landscape, accelerating the shift to digital and remote story gathering practices. Chloe Choppen, author of IBT's latest report The Media: Where Next? outlines some of the key recommendations for INGOs hoping to take advantage of these changes.
Comic Relief is right to stop sending celebrities to Africa
Comic Relief’s decision to no longer send celebrities to African nations as part of its fundraising appeals is a welcome move, and will hopefully go some way towards dispelling the myths that exist around Africa, says Chine Mcdonald.
International content for children prioritised in the YACF’s first round of funding
The £57m Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) has announced its first slate of production and development awards, and we are pleased to see a clear focus on content that informs children about the wider world. For this first installment, the YACF will be co-funding a mix of nine series and specials, across six broadcasters (Channel…
Seeing and believing: photography and photojournalism in a changing world
How does The Guardian choose which photographic collections to commission? What impact has the decolonisation agenda had on the images they select, and how can NGOs increase the likelihood of their work being published? These are just some of the questions we will explore with Fiona Shields (Head of Photography, The Guardian) during our next event.
We will also take a deep-dive into the murky world of AI-generated imagery that is rapidly challenging our ability to believe what we see, and undermining progress on dignified and fair representation.
Join us for a discussion with leading thinkers and academics to explore the emerging threats posed by Generative AI.
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