Training Syrian journalists and rebuilding an independent, professional media sector for a peaceful and democratic future.
The Accuracy Press Institute (API) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the United States, dedicated to establishing a professional, independent, and sustainable media sector in Syria.
API was born from an urgent necessity: to give Syrian journalists the professional foundation required to navigate the country's complex transition and build a peaceful, democratic future.
Emergency law placed journalism under strict state control. Independent reporting never developed as an institution, and public debate was tightly restricted for decades.
When the uprising began, ordinary Syrians started documenting events themselves. A new generation of "media activists" emerged, often without formal training, resources, or institutional support.
API exists to give Syria's journalists, veteran and new, the training and institutions independent media was never allowed to build.
A Syria in which every journalist is professionally trained, and freedom of the press is upheld, enabling the media to contribute to building a peaceful and democratic country.
To provide the tools, means, mechanisms, and knowledge required for creating and sustaining a professional and independent media that contributes to building a peaceful and democratic Syria.
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Trained across Syria, Turkey, and neighboring countries since API founding.
Nine years of adapting training to shifting political and security conditions.
From local Syrian outlets to international, governmental, and private media organizations.
Gaziantep, Istanbul, Beirut, Idlib, Aleppo, and Damascus, plus fully online programs.
From investigative reporting to media ethics, fact-checking, and conflict-sensitive coverage.
"I benefited from API with a grant that contributed to my life and it gave me strong support to continue. API has had a positive impact on my life."
"API, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your help and cooperation — first with wonderful courses, then by standing by my side when I was injured and connecting me with organizations that support journalists."
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