Journalism classrooms may be dominated by women, but global media are still ruled by men, who occupy the majority of management positions, report more stories and are more frequently presented as expert voices. 

INSI is delighted to announce that Elena Cosentino is to be our new director.

The importance of free media for democracy can hardly be exaggerated. Still, we can see a development across the world where the very cornerstones of liberal democracy are being challenged in a way they haven't been for a very long time.

The number of media workers killed for doing their jobs rose to 73 last year, with countries not traditionally regarded as hostile environments among the most dangerous places for journalists, according to INSI’s 2018 Killing the Messenger report.