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The Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine became a finalist of the INMA Global Media Awards 2026 for advancing investigative journalism. Who are the winners?

The INMA Global Media Awards 2026 ceremony — one of the most prestigious international recognitions in the media industry — took...

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“We’re Basically Working on the Front Line”

Editor-in-Chief of the Stepova Zorya newspaper and the Petropavlivka City media group, Iryna Sytnik, on the challenges of journalism during...

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«Freedom is not lost when it is attacked. It is lost when we decide not to defend it»

CEO at the Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine Oksana Brovko spoke at the Evening of Press Freedom (Abend der...

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Freedom of Speech Under Pressure: Oksana Brovko Spoke at the 2026 Press Freedom Prize Ceremony in Berlin

Freedom of speech matters only when people are willing to pay a price for it — and in Ukraine, this is well understood. The Evening of...

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“We constantly practice how to get out of the car quickly if a drone appears”

How the Slidstvo.Info team works: new risks, psychological resilience, and the boundaries of ethics in the fifth year of the war. We...

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Dnipro.media: How a Young Newsroom in a Frontline City Is Building Independent Media and Producing Investigations

The AIRPPU team continues introducing you to high-quality independent regional media outlets in Ukraine as part of the International...

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“We are not insuring people. We are insuring the possibility to continue telling the truth”

On April 15, 2026, at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, the CEO of the Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers...

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13 Powerful Regional Media Investigations During Wartime: the Stronger Together Coffee Table Book Presented to International Partners

When the work of regional journalists leads not only to public discussion but to real change, when investigations uncover violations and...

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“Not a single shot can be more important than a human being”

Ukrainian Witness camera operator Mariia Shevchenko speaks about daily risks, recovering after assignments, and the core principle of her...

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To keep the news alive: Spanish partners support Ukrainian newsrooms with equipment

The Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine (AIRPPU) has opened applications for technical assistance in the form...

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