Independent media plays a significant role in improving government accountability and reducing corruption in the country, thus we strive to strengthen cross-boarder investigative journalism and sustainable media businesses by way of training programmes, networking and support.
The Centre's activities are focused around three priorities:
Investigative Reporting
Sustainability and Media management
Networking and Capacity building
Delivering support and training for journalists on how to investigate corruption and organised crime on a global scale.
Delivering support and training programmes in business strategy, finance, leadership and management for independent media.
Fostering cross-border cooperation between journalists and media outlets.
Three-week investigative Journalism for Future Challenges programme
Week-long Safety trainings
Summer School on Investigative Reporting
Masterclasses on Macroeconomics and Politics
Data Journalism and News verification trainings
AI training programme
International Ander Forum Reinventing Media Business
Four-week Mini-MBA programme for top Media Management
Three-week Media Management programme for mid-level managers
Week-long Newsroom Management programme
Youth Journalism training programmes and internships
Monthly Media manager network meetings
Independent Russian Language Media network
Evening School for Latvian Journalists
SSE Riga Media Hub – a community of exile media workers and their families from Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and other countries rebuilding together
Established and evolving thanks to the continuous support from “Anne-Marie och Gustaf Anders Stiftelse för Mediaforskning”, named after late Gustaf Ander, a prominent Swedish publisher who along with his wife Anne-Marie, built a media house around Nya Wermlands-Tidningen in Karlstad.
The Anne-Marie and Gustaf Ander Centre for Media Studies plays an important role in the fulfilment of the SSE Riga mission: To contribute to the economic, social and democratic development of the region.