International Media Support (IMS) conducted in February a training program for dozens of journalists from across Southeast Asia, focusing on the application of constructive journalism in their coverage of climate and environmental issues.
During the Training of Trainers (ToT) on the island of Boracay, the Philippines, from February 22-26, 2025, Tempo Media Group shared its positive experience in implementing constructive journalism. Similar training sessions were held in Indonesia.
International Media Support (IMS) is an international NGO located in Copenhagen, Denmark, working to support local media in countries affected by armed conflict, human insecurity and political transition. It works in 41 countries to improve professional journalism and help media personnel to operate under difficult circumstances. The group works to promote freedom of expression and freedom of the press, in order to reduce conflict, strengthen democracy and bring about dialogue.
IMS aims for its boot camp to result in constructive journalism to be adopted by newsrooms of participants from Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Cambodia.
The Boracay training was – apart from the Tempo Media Group – supported by Fyt Meda, the European Union, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Norway under the ‘Digital Democracy’ initiative.
Source: Tempo
