Colmena

Four media outlets in Ukraine have been part of the Colmena community since September, sharing a single vision: to use the open-source software for the entire process of producing journalistic content.

What is the future of community communication? How has the digital environment and the development of new technologies evolved? How do radios relate to new digital realities? These questions inspired the creation of the series of talks “Other ways to expand the radio”, an event in which Colmena took part on October 20.

On September 27, Colmena participated in a round table on digital innovations and their contribution to the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Digital innovations consist of creating new proposals with a close relationship with information and communication technologies.

Since this month, media in Ukraine have been involved in the co-creation of Colmena. A team of four journalists with experience in the region started the testing and feedback phase of the beta version of the application adapted to the Ukrainian media landscape.

Juillet et août ont été des mois de réflexion pour l’équipe de développement de Colmena. Grâce à une “pause créative”, le plan de travail pour les mois à venir a été remanié. L’objectif principal, avec le soutien des médias, est de parvenir à une première version (bêta) pleinement fonctionnelle de Colmena d’ici la fin de l’année.

Dans un pays où l’outil informatique n’est pas accessible à tous, les radios voient l’avènement de Colmena comme un palliatif pouvant faciliter le travail des journalistes sur le terrain.

With the aim of creating a space for dialogue and cooperation, the Bolivian magazine Muy Waso held a workshop in Puno (Peru) in June on journalism and digital security. The main goal was to showcase Colmena’s potential for local communicators.