Program

For three days, journalists will meet other knowledgeable mediators of information from different regions of the world in Innsbruck. In conversations with colleagues and other experts, visitors find out what is going on behind the scenes of the information on international events, which is often hastily and superficially conveyed, and can contribute.

Current social, political and cultural developments are the focus of the debates, from book presentations, exhibitions, doc-films and audio features. The Journalismusfest Innsbruck opens a window to the complex present in which we live.

The Journalismusfest Innsbruck opens a window to the complex present in which we live.

Treibhaus

Behind the Wall

Aid and Journalism in Palestine

Conversation

Both journalism and humanitarian aid in the autonomous Palestinian territories face intense pressure from the Israeli government. According to Reporters Without Borders, last year, at least 29 journalists were killed in the Gaza Strip, making it the deadliest place worldwide for journalists. Doctors Without Borders’ (MSF) humanitarian aid is blocked too: had it been up to the Israeli government, the organisation would have ceased its support efforts in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank as of March 1, 2026; a last-minute injunction issued by the Supreme Court temporarily suspended the order. Until October 2025, journalist Malak Tantish lived in Gaza and reported from there; as MSF Head of Operations, Marcus Bachmann led negotiations with the Israeli government.

Marcus Bachmann
Humanitarian Consultant with Doctors Without Borders Austria, Head of Operations in the autonomous Palestinian Territories

Malak Tantish
Freelance Journalist from Gaza, for German weekly newspaper taz, Guardian, Der Spiegel and others; living in exile in Great Britain

Moderator
Lisa Schneider
Middle East Editor of German weekly newspaper taz

German and English with simultaneous interpretation

Free admission

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Die Mitwirkenden

Wir freuen uns auf Journalist*innen, Wissenschaftler*innen und NGOs aus verschiedenen Regionen der Welt.

Die Schauplätze

Die Veranstaltungsorte des Festivals liegen im Zentrum von Innsbruck. Sie sind zu Fuß gut zu erreichen.

Info

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