Beyond messaging and debunking: information integrity starts with local journalism
Harmful information in crisis contexts causes an 'epistemic rupture'—a breakdown in shared facts and understanding. We need to strengthen local journalism, build community trust, and prioritise prevention over reactive debunking, says Fondation Hirondelle’s Sacha Meuter and Jackie Dalton. Ahead of this year’s CDAC Network Public Forum on 10 December 2025, we’ll be hearing from voices on what they want to talk about at the event.
The common threat, the common good: why journalists and humanitarians need to work more together
Transparency and Accountability cannot be achieved alone. Humanitarians and journalists need each other, says Stijn Aelbers. Ahead of this year’s CDAC Network Public Forum on 10 December 2025, we’ll be hearing from voices on what they want to talk about at the event.
CDAC Network’s 2025 Public Forum & AGA– Information in Crisis
This year’s CDAC Network Public Forum and AGA is coming to Bonn, Germany, on 10-12 December 2025! Held in partnership with the German Forum on Media Development (FOME) – hosted by DW Akademie and Fondation Hirondelle. Register now for tickets!
Is truth the first casualty? The role of communication in crisis and humanitarian action
Video and key takeaways from CDAC Network’s panel at Humanitarian Xchange 2024, featuring Ahmed Al Khameri (Chemonics), Annie Slemrod (The New Humanitarian), Meg Sattler (Ground Truth Solutions) and Stijn Aelbers (Internews).
In the age of AI, how do we scale digital opportunities and secure safer information landscapes for people caught in conflict?
Seismic shifts in the digital landscape are reshaping the experience of communication in conflict across the world. What can build resilience to emerging threats to media freedom and trusted communication in conflict? And how can humanitarian principles inform sector take-up of emerging technologies such as AI?
Information as a right: what’s holding us back? Key takeaways on advancing rights-based approaches to communication and participation
Why the concept of ‘information as aid’ must be underpinned by the fundamental rights to information, participation and freedom of expression.
How radio can help build peace: World Radio Day 2023
Radio has the power to bridge divides, to bring communities together and to foster understanding. CDAC Network members show us how they harness the potential of radio for peacebuilding.
The media development challenge: Antonio Zappulla, CEO of Thomson Reuters Foundation
Trust in the media, fake news, the data privacy, localisation, reforming capitalism and the future of media development organisations