Lawyer Impact Survey 2021
About the survey In 2021, we carried out our second Lawyer Impact Survey to assess the impact of our support to lawyers. We support lawyers with both our emergency defence and our strategic litigation programmes. Through these programmes, we offer pro bono legal support, as well as financial support for lawyers in order to cover […]
[NOW CLOSED] We are Recruiting for a Trustee! Are you a Marketing & Communications Specialist?
Media Defence is recruiting for a new trustee. The Board of Trustees is jointly and severally responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of Media Defence, and for its financial health. It is the responsibility of the trustees to further the organisation whilst keeping within its charitable objectives. To supplement the range of skills […]
A Year in Review: Our 2021 Annual Report
The report Media Defence has launched its 2021 annual report, marking the end of a pivotal year for freedom of expression. The year 2021 presented us with unprecedented challenges. In response to their work, journalists faced abusive lawsuits, smear campaigns and an increasingly unsafe environment, both online and off. Over the last couple of years, […]
[NOW CLOSED] We are recruiting for a Trustee – Finance Specialist
Media Defence is recruiting a new trustee. The Board of Trustees is jointly and severally responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of Media Defence, and for its financial health. It is the responsibility of the trustees to further the organisation whilst keeping within its charitable objectives. To supplement the range of skills and […]
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Consultants: Independent evaluation of our ICNL sub-grant
Media Defence is looking to hire a consultant to conduct an independent evaluation of our work. We are acting as a sub-grantee as part of ICNL’s ‘Countering Authoritarianism through Civil Society Empowerment in the Indo-Pacific’ project (CAIP). The aim of the project is to empower civil society to respond to authoritarian measures enacted by governments […]
Learning Report 2021
At Media Defence, we publish an annual ‘learning report’. This report compiles the variety of internal and external evaluations we undertake each year in order to understand the effectiveness and relevance of our programmes. We also do this to explore the impact of legal defence for journalists, in an increasingly contracting space for media freedom […]
Our Journalist Impact Survey 2021
“I would have been jailed for a year as I was unable to pay.” Journalist supported by Media Defence in 2021. In 2021, we carried out our fifth annual Journalist Impact Survey to look at the longer-term impact of our support on our primary beneficiaries: journalists. We designed our Journalist Impact Survey to understand the […]
[NOW CLOSED] Join the team! We’re hiring for a Project Assistant
We’re hiring for a Project Assistant to join our Empowering Women in Digital Rights Advocacy project. The project develops legal communities, in particular women lawyers, to defend, promote and strengthen freedom of expression online. For example, under this project, Media Defence: (i) conducts litigation surgeries for lawyers in sub-Saharan Africa on litigating digital rights cases […]
Meet the Team: Olga Grygorovska, Legal Officer
We interviewed Olga Grygorovska, who recently joined Media Defence as a Legal Officer. Here we ask about her experience in freedom of expression, and how she joined the organisation as a result. What’s your role at Media Defence? As a Legal Officer as well as a member of the legal team I provide legal assistance […]
[NOW CLOSED] Join the team! We are hiring for a Communications Assistant
Media Defence is hiring for a Communications Assistant (part-time, 30 hours), to join the Development Team. In this role, you will support the Development team across all their communications and administrative needs, so that the organisation can deliver on its 2020-2024 Strategy objectives. Your main job responsibilities will be centered on organising and managing the […]
Launching our “Hope and Resilience” Series
Our “Hope and Resilience” series We’re launching a new series of stories and articles that celebrate “Hope and Resilience”. The purpose of this project is to shine a light on impactful journalists and lawyers around the world. These individuals have made strides to defend freedom of expression, often in the face of deliberate obstruction and […]
AJF and Media Defence: Strategic partnership seeks to strengthen press freedom in Asia–Pacific
AJF and Media Defence launch a strategic partnership On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom (AJF) and Media Defence announce a strategic partnership to strengthen press freedom in the Asia–Pacific. Media Defence is a UK-based organisation supported by UNESCO and the National Endowment for Democracy among […]