The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has launched the Ukraine Archive, a digital resource containing more than 30,000 curated video and audio reports documenting the war in Ukraine since February 2022. Developed with EBU Members and international partners, the archive is designed to serve journalists, researchers, legal experts, and human rights investigators seeking trustworthy material.

The archive features content from public broadcasters across Europe and beyond, including verified social media posts and reports gathered through the Eurovision News Exchange. Each item is searchable by date, location, and over 100 custom tags, making it easier to find evidence of specific human rights violations or war crimes.

Access is available by online application, with users required to obtain an EBU log-in and request clearance to publish or reuse material. The archive, previously available only to EBU Members, is now open to external users engaged in public interest work.

The project also supports training for journalists on war reporting and archiving, and offers research fellowships in partnership with leading journalism schools. The EBU says the archive aims to preserve facts in the public interest and support evidence-based work that underpins democracy.

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Jacob Granger is the community editor of JournalismUK

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