Refugees in media

Peace Journalism offers key to responsible refugee reporting

Steven Youngblood, 2023-24 Fulbright Scholar, Moldova professor and director, Center for Global Peace Journalism, Park University (Missouri USA) Media reporting about Ukrainian, Syrian, and other refugees is often overwhelmingly negative,…

Refugees in Media to help journalists reporting on displaced people from Ukraine

Promoting media content about and with the participation of refugees from Ukraine is the goal pursued by the Independent Journalism Center through the Refugees in Media section, created and updated…

Report // Top 5 harmful narratives addressed to Ukrainian refugees in Moldova. Sources and risks

Since the start of the war in the neighboring country, numerous misleading or hateful messages have been spread about Ukrainian refugees settled in Moldova, including through the media and social…

Journalistic Sources and Recommendations for a Correct Approach to the Topics Concerning Migration and Refugees 

In the context of the war in the neighbouring country, as well as the one in the Middle East, the immigration and refugee crises, both the internal ones and the…

Media stuck on traditional narratives about refugees

Steven Youngblood, 2023-24 Fulbright Scholar, Moldova professor and director, Center for Global Peace Journalism, Park University (Missouri USA) Of the many challenges for Moldova unleashed by Russia’s war in Ukraine,…

Empathy and ethics matter when covering the stories of refugees from Ukraine

Irina Stryapko, journalist at TV8 BACKGROUND. My name is Irina Stryapko, I am a Ukrainian TV presenter and journalist. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine broke out, my life and…

Monica Vazquez, UNHCR Moldova: “A refugee is more than a source of information. Let’s see them as a partner when it comes to telling a story”

The Ukrainian refugee crisis, triggered by the invasion of the Russian Federation in the neighboring country, continues to have an impact on the Republic of Moldova, even if it no…

Facebook, Instagram, and Telegram Are Top Social Networks Preferred by Vulnerable Groups

A study published in December by the Independent Journalism Center was aimed at examining the vulnerable groups’ attitude towards media and social networks: their access to media products, the information…

Media guidelines for reporting on refugee communities

Irene Scott, humanitarian community engagement expert at Internews: The media needs to make sure it talks about people, not labels. Being a refugee does not fully define a person

The armed conflict in Ukraine and the increased flow of refugees who have arrived in Moldova from the neighboring state have created a series of challenges, including for the media,…