Project
Strengthening ability of media stakeholders to apply media standards and promote media literacy
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- Project period:
- 01-Nov-2022 - 31-Oct-2025
- Implemented by:
- OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine
- Fields of work:
- Democratization, Media freedom and development
Overview
Reporting accurate, timely news that is verified and correctly sourced is critical in regular times, but particularly so in times of crisis. Ukraine’s media community is negatively affected by the war, with rising security risks and dwindling sources of income for independent outlets. At the same time, efforts to spread propaganda and limitations imposed by national security considerations make the work of journalists even more challenging. In this situation, the ability of media professionals to keep the audience informed about important developments, together with high quality and independent journalism remain among key conditions for further democratic development of the country.
This project will support Ukraine in strengthening the culture for an ethical, accountable and self-regulating media sphere and promoting self-conscious consumption of information by the public.
To achieve this, the project will promote good practices of self-regulation among journalists, including dialogue on media standards and ethic in war, and ways to correct mistakes and address public complaints. The project will also support initiatives to educate audiences about principles of media literacy to enable people to avoid negative influence of propaganda or bad journalism.
This effort is part of the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine implemented with extra-budgetary contributions from the Organization's participating States; see full list of the Programme's donors.
Resources
Publications, guides and materials developed under the project
Statements of the International Conference on Media Literacy and Media Self-Regulation
Gender Equality Policy in the Media Content
How to Bring Your Editorial Office and Content Closer to Gender Sensitivity. Handbook
Introducing Models of Press Ombudsperson/Media Ethics Focal Point in an Individual Ukrainian Media
Awareness of Media Community about Media Self-regulation Mechanisms in Ukraine, Their Attitude to These Mechanisms
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The Organization’s work and teams in related fields
The OSCE’s work is based on a comprehensive security concept, encompassing 23 fields of work. Learn more about the Organization’s activities and teams working in fields relevant to this project.