Since 2017 we have together with Fojo, IMS, and Niras, ran the Sida-funded program Democratic Framework, an ITP project aimed at strengthening independent media in over 20 countries across Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Media Development in a Democratic Framework (ITP Media) is a Sida-financed training program that provides a platform for constructive, creative dialogue between high-level representatives from media, government and civil society on how to improve self-regulatory and regulatory frameworks for the media. The underlying need for this program is the demand from citizens for trustworthy, free, independent and professional journalism, which is prerequisite for a functional democracy. Self- and co-regulation of both legacy and social media are a means to that end.
Global Reporting is one of four partners. The program started 2017 and was completed 2024. Read more at itpmedia.se