RNW Media Launches New Strategy to Strengthen Public Interest Media

We are proud to announce the launch of our 2025-2027 strategy, a renewed commitment to strengthening public interest media in an increasingly complex digital landscape. This strategy focuses on media viability and information integrity, ensuring that public interest media can thrive for audiences worldwide.
The Reverse Brussels Effect: Human Rights, Free Speech, and the Future of Online Spaces

EU regulations face mounting challenges, particularly as some platforms and global actors push back against EU-led governance. Are we, in fact, witnessing a reverse Brussels Effect—where external pressures and tech giants influence the EU rather than the other way around?
Press Release: RNW Media and 16 Organizations Sign the Haarlem Declaration on the Ethical Use of AI in Digital Media

As the world grapples with the rapid evolution of AI in digital media, RNW Media and 15 media, civil society, and academic organizations have signed the Haarlem Declaration: Championing AI for Advancing Inclusive, Safe, and Reliable Digital Media Spaces.
Georgia’s Protests: Women, Resistance, and a Hijacked Future

Georgia’s protests represent a critical moment in the nation’s history. This article includes an interview with a digital media strategist whose personal story encapsulates the broader struggles faced by activists.
Fact-Checking Ends at META: A Blow to Media Integrity Under Trump

As the Trump administration takes office amidst META’s controversial policy changes, our vigilance in media consumption becomes paramount. This inauguration day, we examine META’s recent decision to end third-party fact-checking. This could fundamentally alter the integrity of global media, affecting not just American users but also communities worldwide.
Human Rights Tulip: Amplifying Frontline Voices

The Human Rights Tulip shines a spotlight on an unshakable reality: defending human rights is essential to building a fairer, more just world. Organized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the award does more than honor achievements.
Exploring the Future of Internet Governance at IGF 2024

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024 offered a platform for crucial conversations about shaping a fair and inclusive digital future. IGF serves as a cornerstone for addressing challenges in connectivity, inclusion, and equitable governance of the internet. In the context of a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the forum’s role is indispensable.
Opportunities and Challenges of Leveraging AI in Public Interest Media

The Digital Media Impact Summit (DMIS) 2024, held in October, brought together 88 participants from 34 countries in a global gathering that showcased how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping independent and public-interest media.
RNW Media Launches “It Is Real Violence” Platform to Tackle TFGBV

Aligned with the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, RNW Media proudly unveils ‘It Is Real Violence,’ an innovative online platform designed to tackle the critical issue of TFGBV.
Digital strategy to reverse polarization

Rethink targeting to massively boost your social impact, grow your audience and help reverse polarization. Social targeting is a big reason why we’re going so far backwards on all the good stuff. Here’s how your organisation can help turn things back in a happier direction by bringing more people with you.