Climate and Political Influence in The Age of Information Crises
This online mastercourse was hosted by Tactical Tech, as part of the 'Climate and Political Influence in The Age of Information Crises' Online Mastercourse, 17-19 March 2026.
How do we navigate information and misinformation overload while multiple crises are unfolding everywhere, all the time? And how can we do this as media, journalists, investigators or NGOs when our role is to inform our communities and work for the public interest while facing ever-increasing challenges?
Climate is at the forefront of technological, economic and political power interactions. Journalists and scientists investigate climate disasters, their causes and how societies can adapt to them; tech companies strive to appear greener while seeking new ways to mine the environment to increase efficiency and profit; political actors navigate the usual cycle of power-grabbing, survival and compromise; for activists, it is “now or never” – it has been like that for a long time. Each actor has their own public influence mechanisms, some louder than others, some less ethical than others. Who can be trusted and how can people make informed choices when they can no longer verify the message, the channel or the source?
About the Mastercourse
The Mastercourse brought together Tactical Tech’s expertise in investigating the political influence industry in elections worldwide with decades of technology- and society-focused projects and its most recent research on climate and information crises.
Over three days, participants took part in knowledge-rich sessions and networking with invited experts and peers, focusing on methods and tactics to navigate, investigate, and expose how climate and political influence shapes our decisions, choices, and actions as individuals, organizations, communities, and societies, and what more can be done about it.
Participants learned and shared skills, methods, tools, and case studies for investigating, collaborating on, and communicating this complex topic through a mix of training, discussions, and skill-sharing sessions. They explored how to navigate information and misinformation overload while multiple crises unfold, and considered how media, journalists, investigators, and NGOs can continue to inform their communities and work in the public interest amid ever-increasing challenges.
About Us
The Mastercourse is provided by Tactical Tech, an international NGO that engages with citizens and civil-society organisations to explore and mitigate the impacts of technology on society.
The event is part of the “Media Organisations for Stronger Transnational Journalism” (MOST) project, which aims to strengthen the resilience of independent media outlets in Europe by offering innovative business and audience development strategies, and a collaborative platform for the exchange of knowledge, resources, and content. The MOST project consortium is led by OBC Transeuropa and includes Le Courrier des Balkans, New Eastern Europe, European Pravda, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), El Orden Mundial, and Tactical Tech. The MOST project is funded by the European Commission CREA Fund (GA 101180285).
Disclaimer:
This event is co-funded by Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation.
