Institute of Mass Information

The Institute of Mass Information (IMI) is a civil society organization specializing in the media, operating since 1996. It defends the rights of journalists, studies the media landscape and reports on media-related events, fights propaganda and disinformation, and provides media workers with safety equipment for trips to combat areas since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2014. IMI carries out the only monitoring study of freedom of speech in Ukraine, keeps a list of transparent and responsible online media outlets, and tracks Russia's media crimes in the war on Ukraine. It has representatives in 20 oblasts of Ukraine and runs a network of Media Hubs providing journalists with support. Its partners include Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and it is a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX).

The Institute of Mass Information (IMI) is a civil society organization specializing in the media, operating since 1996. It defends the rights of journalists, studies the media landscape and reports on media-related events, fights propaganda and disinformation, and provides media workers with safety equipment for trips to combat areas since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2014. IMI carries out the only monitoring study of freedom of speech in Ukraine, keeps a list of transparent and responsible online media outlets, and tracks Russia's media crimes in the war on Ukraine. It has representatives in 20 oblasts of Ukraine and runs a network of Media Hubs. Its partners include Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and it is a member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX). In 2023, the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund awarded IMI for its work and contributed to support its projects focusing on journalists' safety and rights. On 22 November 2025, IMI and PEN Ukraine received the Monismanien Prize in Uppsala, Sweden.

A civil society media organization defending journalists' rights and fighting propaganda and disinformation.

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