Anastasia Goncharova encountered the full-scale invasion in Cyprus, where she had been working for several years. Without hesitation, she agreed to coordinate the company’s efforts to help the Ukrainian military, and later opened her first collection, which was successful. Since then, she hasn’t stopped, raising around eight million hryvnias, using funny memes, publishing touching posts and spending three hours a day sending personal pleas to support the next collection. Although she had the opportunity to stay, she returned to Ukraine in 2023. She does not think she is doing anything special. She believes that everyone with a Ukrainian passport should help save the lives of the defenders.
Ksenia Kharaman began her artistic career in Donetsk, a city that has left an indelible mark on her heart. However, turbulent events and hostilities forced her to leave her home. This is the story of the Ukrainian artist who became a volunteer and coordinator of the «Restoration of the Donetsk Region Stele» project.
The NGO Student Journalism Platform as an entity in the field of online media, namely, social media pages and the Truthful Reporting website.
While everyone else was traveling from the border towns to the center of Ukraine, Kristina But returned home to Melitopol on the first day after encountering the full-scale invasion in Zaporizhzhia. There, she found her purpose in resisting the occupation and participating in pro-Ukrainian protests.
Ever since she was a child, Olha Oliynyk has loved helping people, as her father taught her by example. In early 2022, he volunteered to go to the front. After he went on a mission near Bakhmut in August of that year, he lost contact with the company, and today the family does not know what happened to him. Olha often talks to her father in her dreams, which makes her believe he is alive. While the search continues, she helps other soldiers. This is her gratitude for defending the country and a way to calm her soul.
Valeria Samoshyna is a promising TV journalist who is actively improving in this field. As a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, she makes a significant contribution to the development of the country’s media space. Valeria Samoshyna is also a lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism and Ukrainian Studies at the Volodymyr Dahl Eastern Ukrainian National University. She shares her experience with future journalists, and also shapes a new approach to media education.
Today, as part of the War Diary: Stories of Ukrainian Resistance project, we learn more about her journalistic journey, the challenges she faced and her vision of the role of journalism during the war.
“It has nothing to do with me. Leave me out of it… I just don’t work that way,” said the hero of today’s interview, an army soldier with the call sign Malyuk [Baby in English]. The unique story of a Ukrainian military cyborg who, despite numerous injuries, continues to defend the country since 2014.
Alina Shvets has been part of the charitable foundation «Riy» for over two years.
The heroine not only creates content, but also actively volunteers and supports the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Her story is fascinating and inspiring, and her contribution to the development of charity is a great example for many.
Alina combines multiple roles: volunteer, SMM specialist, content creator, and still finds time for family, hobbies, and social activities. As part of the project «War Diary: Stories of the Ukrainian Resistance» we will learn more about her journey with the «Riy», her work on creating inspiring and motivating content, as well as her hobbies and life principles.
Leadership skills helped Anastasia Lemba gather more than 20 like-minded people, and together they manufactured and delivered some 3,500 power banks to the frontline in less than a year. The desire to contribute to Ukraine’s victory encourages new ideas and their implementation, and now the foundation’s members are collecting FPV drones.
The Sospilnist Foundation, with the support of Internews-Ukraine and the online publication Detector Media, invites final-year bachelor’s and master’s students from journalism schools from all regions of the country to participate in the competitive selection for the «Media Mobility Hub» internship program.
During her stay in occupied Kherson, photographer Maria Pulia took pictures of her hometown to record it for history while it was still intact. Taking risks, she photographed a pro-Ukrainian rally while Russian occupiers stood opposite with weapons drawn, and created her own photo project on the unity of Kherson with the whole of Ukraine while enemy military vehicles drove past her windows. Six months later, she decided to leave, and when she read the news of the city’s liberation in early November 2022, she burst into tears on the metro.
Maria Pulia, a native of Kherson who now lives in Kyiv, has changed her profession and started taking pictures of people three years ago. This skill once helped her to accept her body, and now she helps others to do the same through her photographs. She started her work before the full-scale invasion and continues to do so now, so she has seen a change in the requests for her work.
Безперечно історія фотожурналістики нерозривно пов’язана з журналістикою в цілому. Це симбіоз, у якому як у живому організмі одне пов’язано з іншим, тож неможливо розглядати журналістику без існування фотографії.
Навіть сьогодні, коли завдяки розвитку новітніх технологій кожна людина навіть далека від сфери журналіста може фіксувати за допомогою телефону ледь не все, що відбувається навколо неї, неможливо недооцінити важливість фотографії на шляху висвітлення будь-яких подій.
Такі заклади є ледь не в кожному місті, але з епохою інтернету вони дуже знеціненні – і дарма. Про один з таких закладів і буде мій репортаж. Кременчуцький місцевий палац культури – це не просто будівля, де відбуваються культурні заходи. Це справжнє серце міста та осередок народних кружків творчості. Тут вирує життя, переплітаються різні епохи та жанри, і кожен куточок просякнутий духом мистецтва.
Yana Bielska often divides her time between two cities: Kyiv, where she has been living for 10 years, and Konotop, in the Sumy region, where she was born and where her parents live. Together they design embroidered clothing to ensure that the Ukrainian tradition of wearing embroidered clothing lives on. Yana dedicates everything she creates to the memory of her husband, Dmytro Shapoval, who volunteered for the army and died for Ukraine in the summer of 2022.
For many, joint fundraisings became a common reality. Today, they are spreading all over social media at an almost unimaginable speed. By opening a joint fundraising page, everyone can make an effort to help our soldiers. Zbirolovy is a voluntary organisation that coordinates joint fundraisers. Today, as part of the “War Diary: Stories of the Ukrainian Resistance” project, Danyil Tiurikov talks about truthful reporting about joint fundraisings, Zbirolovy and his way to this point.
Спікери обговорили необхідність популяризації інклюзії в Україні як одного з принципів Європейського Союзу в контексті Євроінтеграції, кращі практики впровадження інклюзії та роль країн Європейського Союзу в цьому процесі, обговорили важливість забезпечення рівних можливостей для всіх громадян та розповіли про програми, що реалізуються в Україні та країнах Європейського Союзу та спрямовані на підвищення рівня обізнаності молоді щодо інклюзії, до яких кожен охочий може долучитися вже зараз.
Europe Day has been celebrated in Ukraine for many years, and this year is no exception. On May 25, Mystetskyi Arsenal brought together many public figures, experts, CSO representatives, Kyiv residents and guests to celebrate the Together We Act Fest festival organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine. The celebration was the leading event of the All-Ukrainian communication campaign on EU support for civil society and independent media in Ukraine “Together We Act. Together we are Europe”, which started on May 3 and will last until the end of July 2024 in all regions of Ukraine.
«How are you?» This is the question we ask our loved ones from the very first days of the war. This phrase became the key to founding micro-media Yaktytam, co-founded by Kostiantyn Andriiv. In our conversation, Kostiantyn talks about the values of love and respect for his hometown, the importance of creating a civil society, and the role of micro-media in the reconstruction of Zaporizhzhya. Our hero emphasizes the importance of supporting the LGBT community in Ukraine, because everyone should have the right to respect and equal opportunities, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
When we hear the word «war», we think about thousands of dead people, animals, and destroyed cities and villages. When we see the consequences of this war in photos or videos, we feel a huge range of emotions: from pain to horror, from tears to screams. These pictures are difficult to erase from memory. Taras creates these images so that we are not forgotten, so that the war is not forgotten.
Mrs Evelina talks about how life prompted her to establish a charity foundation and tells us some of the insights on how the work is organised. She also shares some of the touching stories of people she helps.
As part of the project «War Diary: Stories of Ukrainian Resistance», truthful reporting collects and shares stories about Ukrainian proactive youth, who having different backgrounds, education and lifestyles, changes the world. Today, Evelina Slyvynska shares her story of being forced to leave her home because of the war, not once, but twice and her journey to become a volunteer.
Війна триває, і сьогодні неабияк цінною є підтримка України як на фронті, так і в тилу. Хтось став на територіальному захисті, інші гуртують людей всередині країни, але також не менш важливим є аспект зовнішньої репрезентації. Якщо про Україну перестануть говорити на іноземних теренах, то й про її боротьбу за незалежність неодмінно забудуть, вона відійде на тло їхніх буднів.
Молодіжний серіал “Sex Education” порушує питання сприйняття себе та свого тіла у різному віці. Герої-підлітки розкривають на своїх прикладах складнощі, з якими можуть зіткнутися їхні справжні прототипи.
Особистий бренд — це доволі абстрактне поняття, яке містить багато складників, але воно інтуїтивно зрозуміле для кожної людини. Сподіваємося, після цієї статті Ви познайомитеся ліпше зі всіма його аспектами та опануєте тонкощі створення особистого бренду.
Dear readers, we have got some really great news today: the Norwegian foundation Fritt Ord has given a positive response to a grant application from our NGO. We applied with a project called “War Diary: Stories of Ukrainian Resistance”.
The guest lecturer for the final meeting was Austin Malloy, an American journalist, multimedia editor, and video journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Austin has extensive experience working in post-Soviet countries, including stints at the Kyiv Post and Voice of America. He shared his perspectives on the journalism profession in modern times and talked about his own professional journey. Responding to students’ questions, the guest emphasized that despite the rapid pace of information technology development, the fundamental skill for journalists remains creating texts.
On April 18, a lecture on “Ukraine, Russian propaganda, and Norwegian media” took place. This time the speaker was Bjоrn Johan Berger, a Norwegian blogger, a member of the Board of the Norwegian-Ukrainian Friendship Society, and a freelance author for several Norwegian newspapers and magazines. Bjоrn introduced students to the mood in Norway, characterizing it as “deep historical calm” and “naivety.” At the same time, he noted that the younger generation of Norwegians demonstrates a high level of media literacy.
Matthias Vedeler, an advisor to the Norwegian Press Council, which serves as a public regulator in conflicts regarding the violation of rights and adherence to journalistic standards, told students about the specifics of applying the Journalist’s Ethical Code in Norway.
Media and democracy, how do they coexist and depend on each other? Leif Lonsmann acquainted students with the role of a free press in democratic countries, emphasizing that the media should deliver truth to society and shape public opinion. They also discussed how the free media manifests itself as the fourth estate in a country.
