Internationale Medienhilfe
The Association of International Media Assistance ( IMH ) is a worldwide voluntary non-governmental organization (NGO ) from the media and culture in which intercultural media, migrants media and Jewish media have joined forces. There are now members and representatives in over 50 countries, including in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Especially known projects of IMH are the international internship placement program and the scholarship program in cooperation with the European Union, the commitment to press freedom, relief efforts in media marketing and international media conferences with prominent politicians.
- Promotion of cooperation between the media and media professionals worldwide
- Promotion of the press and freedom of expression
- Promotion of cross-border journalism
- Promotion of international understanding
- Promotion of linguistic diversity
- Promoting innovation in the media sector
- Promote the training of young media makers
The IMH was in the early 1990s by Björn Akstinat together with media professionals from Israel (eg, from the daily newspaper Israel News ), Romania, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Canada and founded from other countries.
Among the Member media today include the publications Prager Zeitung, Pester Lloyd ( Budapest), the Grenz-Echo, The Nordschleswiger Serbske Nowiny, Russkaya Germanija ( Русская Германия ), the Moscow German newspaper or the international radio stations Radio Vaticana and Radio Prague.
Regularly organized the IMH in various German and foreign cities media meetings and media exhibitions. Among the speakers at these events so far included, among other things, Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick, Benita Ferrero- Waldner, dpa- manager Roland friend, TV presenter Tatjana Ohm, Steffen Möller, Marijke Amado, Tina Hassel, documentary filmmaker Felix Kuballa, Prime Minister Karl -Heinz Lambertz, Miriam Meckel or Stephan Remmler.
The medium magazine wrote in July 1999 under the title of "global player": "... the International Media Assistance ( IMH ) was founded by dedicated people from the media It is the only global media network, whose head office is in Germany The International Media Assistance. . works exclusively with volunteers. the cost denies the IMH from the sale of publications, such as address books, donations and participation fees for conferences. for many international members, the network is a welcome opportunity to partner to find. to join the IMH, only must be met in a formal criterion: At least one person from the ranks of the prospective German must speak Otherwise, it is assumed an independent and democratic conducive reporting .... ".
Literature on the IMH and its member media
- Handbook of German-language press abroad. Berlin 2013. ISBN 978-3-9815158-1-7
- Foreign language publications in Germany. Berlin 2013. ISBN 978-3-9815158-0-0