About the International Institute for Journalism

The International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) was founded in 1962. It gives journalists and media managers from developing and transitional countries the opportunity to enhance their knowledge in the media business. The IIJ offers advanced training and dialogue programmes as well as consultancy services and on-site training that focus on following topics:

• Political and conflict sensitive reporting
• Economics and business journalism
• Climate change and environmental reporting
• Multimedia and online journalism
• Media ethics
• Media management.

The aim of the IIJ programme is to strengthen the freedom of expression and the freedom of the press in partner countries of German development cooperation and to thus improve the conditions for democratisation and economic and social development. In this capacity, the IIJ represents a key pillar in the media development work of the Federal Government of Germany and in particular of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The IIJ currently offers up to 40 training courses and dialogue programmes per year which take place both in Germany and in the partner countries where the IIJ cooperates with regional journalistic training institutions. A high proportion of the IIJ alumni hold senior positions in the media industry throughout the world.