Migration

Migration media service

The Migration media service in Germany identifies and fills knowledge gaps to bring greater objectivity to social debates.

About the project

Mediendienst Integration (MDI), a media service devoted to matters of integration, works at the interface of journalism, research, and civil society with the aim of bringing greater objectivity to the often polarized debate surrounding the topic of immigration society. To do so, it brings to life reliable information that makes topics relating to immigration, integration, and migration accessible for third parties. The Robert Bosch Stiftung is supporting the MDI in expanding its services to reach the broadest possible audience.

The Robert Bosch Stiftung supports work in the topic area of immigration society with the aim of promoting successful coexistence among people of all backgrounds, religions, and cultures. Knowledge, namely knowledge creation and transfer, has a key role to play in this, which is why the Robert Bosch Stiftung supports Mediendienst Integration, one of the field’s star players in providing reliable information grounded in fact.

The project aims to close knowledge gaps in the migration debate through practice-oriented research and to provide well-founded information. The Robert Bosch Stiftung supports the Media Service Integration in expanding its reach beyond academic and journalistic circles in order to make the social relevance of these issues accessible to a wider audience.

Within the project, Mediendienst Integration hopes to launch impact-focused research with a high degree of relevance for society as well as to communicate research findings in a way that results in real change for the public. Expert reports and fact sheets will facilitate knowledge transfer, while any results will be shared via a range of channels across politics and administration, civil society, research, and the media. A podcast, an innovative new format, will be developed to further improve impact, and immigration society stakeholders will be able to swap ideas at events.