Communication and Media

The Hannah Arendt Initiative supports journalists who are at risk, for example in Afghanistan.

It began as a project to promote Franco-German understanding – nowadays ARTE is a channel for Europe.

Political scientist Josef Holnburger explains how disinformation spreads and what can be done about fake news.

Fake news is spreading faster and faster. We show you how to recognize serious information and suggest some fact checks.

Manipulated videos are becoming increasingly difficult to detect. Find out here what this means and how to protect yourself.

Two women have founded a startup called Facts for Friends aimed at giving people tools to combat disinformation.

Fake news misleads people and puts democracy at risk. Here's how Germany is responding to this threat.

Freedom of the press is under pressure worldwide – the Deutsche Welle programme director explains in our interview what is being done about this.

The 15th DW Global Media Forum – find out how Germany uses this meeting to foster journalism in times of crisis.

“Freedom of Speech Award” to be presented to Mstyslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum.

Why the media are considered the “fourth power”, what the press code involves and how press freedom is guaranteed.

The media landscape is changing: In Germany and everywhere in the world.