TOGETHER TOWARDS HEALTHIER NEWSROOMS
MediaStrong supports newsrooms, media leaders, and journalism students with tailored training, resources, and support focused on mental health and sustainable newsroom culture. Our work is rooted in the belief that strong journalism depends on strong, supported journalists.
Through professional development programmes, newsroom leadership training, workshops and events, MediaStrong equips individuals and teams to manage the challenges of the job and foster psychological safety. We also collaborate with universities to embed wellbeing into journalism education, ensuring future journalists are prepared to thrive.
At the heart of our mission is the MediaStrong Newsroom Wellbeing Charter - a values-driven framework designed to shift mindsets, promote accountability, and embed mental health into the core of newsroom life.
MediaStrong is building a healthier, more human future for journalism - one that values care, connection, and long-term support.
The MediaStrong Conference London runs in conjunction with Safely Held Spaces, Sky News, James Scurry, City, St George's University and Public Media Alliance is a premier annual media wellbeing summit featuring expert keynotes — notably Jeremy Bowen and Clarissa Ward — bringing together newsrooms from all over the World to tackle the issue of newsroom mental health. This year's speakers are outlined below.
The MediaStrong Newsroom Wellbeing Charter is a practical framework to guide newsrooms to foster mental health cultures, normalise conversations, and proactively staff newsroom staff. Newsrooms from across the UK and Ireland are signing up to the pledge.
MediaStrong Training offers in-newsroom and online sessions focused on awareness and education, including Nervous System in the Newsroom, Leadership for Wellbeing, and DecomPress Training - equipping teams to manage stress, lead safely, and recover