# MFC Global Conference for Media Freedom (9 Feb. '22) **Date:** 9 Feb 2022 **Time:** 12.00-15.45 EET - Eastern European Time **Venue:** [Small hall/ Väike saal](https://kultuurikatel.ee/en/rooms/small-hall/), Tallinn Creative Hub (Tallinna Kultuurikatel), Põhja puiestee 27a, 10415 Tallinn **Registration:** To participate in these sessions please register for the [Global Conference for Media Freedom](https://mfctallinn.humanrightsestonia.ee/registration/). **Organisers:** * Centre for International Media Assistance ([CIMA](https://www.cima.ned.org)) * Global Forum for Media Development ([GFMD](https://gfmd.info)) **Co-conveners:** * Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ([BZ](https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-foreign-affairs)) * Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ([Sida](https://www.sida.se/en)) * United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office ([UK FCDO](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office)) * United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ([UNESCO](https://en.unesco.org)) ### **Agenda:** 12.00-12.30 - Buffet lunch **12.30-14.00 -** [**A sustainable and viable future for journalism – designing effective interventions** ](#a-sustainable-and-viable-future-for-journalism-designing-effective-interventions) 14.00-14.15 - Coffee break **14.15-15.45 -** [**Renewing the principles for effective media support**](#renewing-the-principles-for-effective-media-support) ## A sustainable and viable future for journalism – designing effective interventions {% hint style="info" %} **Date and time:** *12.30-14.00 - 9 February 2022* **Venue:** [Small hall/ Väike saal](https://kultuurikatel.ee/en/rooms/small-hall/) **Format:** Hybrid - online and in person. The event can be accessed by registering for the conference [here](https://mfctallinn.humanrightsestonia.ee/registration/). A direct link for the session will be shared closer to the meeting. This first session will also be broadcasted on the conference YouTube channel. {% endhint %} {% embed url="" %} **Moderator:** Tom Law, Head of Policy and Learning, GFMD ### Welcome: (12.30 - 12.35) * [Zoe Titus](https://gfmd.info/press-statement-on-the-election-of-nmt-director-zoe-titus-as-chairperson-of-gfmd/), Chair of the GFMD and Director of the [Namibia Media Trust](https://www.nmt.africa) * Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, Chief of Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section, [UNESCO](https://en.unesco.org/themes/communication-and-information) ### What we know from practice? (12.35-13.10) Introduction: Mira Milosevic, Executive Director of GFMD Speakers: * [Patricia Torres-Burd](https://www.mdif.org/people/patricia-torres-burd/), Managing Director, Media Services, [Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF)](https://www.mdif.org/people/patricia-torres-burd/) * [Jason Lambert](https://internews.org/people/jason-lambert/), Senior Director of Media Business, [Internews](https://internews.org) * [Marija Ristic](https://birn.eu.com/people/marija-ristic/), Executive Director, [Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)](https://birn.eu.com) * [Caroline Vuillemin](https://www.hirondelle.org/en/who-we-are/our-team), General Director, [Fondation Hirondelle](https://www.hirondelle.org/en/) ### What we know from research? (13.10-13.45) Speakers: * Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, Chief of Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section, [UNESCO](https://en.unesco.org/themes/communication-and-information) * Clare Cook, Media Advisor - Business Viability, [International Media Support (IMS)](https://www.mediasupport.org) * Lars Tallert, Head of International Policy and Development, [Fojo Media Institute, Linnaeus University](https://fojo.se/en/) * Nadine Jurrat, Head, Research and Evaluation, [DW Akademie](https://www.dw.com/en/about-us/s-9519) * [Roula Mikhael](http://www.maharatfoundation.org/en/about/our-team), Executive Director, [Maharat Foundation](http://www.maharatfoundation.org/en) ### Discussion and Conclusions (13.45-14.00) Rapporteur: * Mary Myers, External Research Associate, University of East Anglia {% hint style="info" %} For more details about this meeting see our literature review [here](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/case-studies/sustainability): {% endhint %} {% content-ref url="../../resources/academic-studies-papers/sustainability-viability" %} [sustainability-viability](https://impact.gfmd.info/resources/academic-studies-papers/sustainability-viability) {% endcontent-ref %} ## Renewing the principles for effective media support {% hint style="info" %} **Date and time:** *14.15-15.45 - 9 February 2022* **Venue:** [Small hall/ Väike saal ](https://kultuurikatel.ee/en/rooms/small-hall/) **Format:** Hybrid - online and in person. The event can be accessed by registering for the conference [here](https://mfctallinn.humanrightsestonia.ee/registration/). A direct link for the session will be shared here closer to the meeting. {% endhint %} **Moderator:** [Nick Benequista](https://www.cima.ned.org/staff/nicholas-benequista/), Senior Director, [Centre for International Media Assistance (CIMA)](https://www.cima.ned.org) ### Opening remarks (14.15-14.25) * Dr. Bahia Tahzib-Lie, Human Rights Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ([BZ](https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-foreign-affairs)) ### Introduction (14.25-14.40) * Justin Williams, Governance Adviser, Freedom of Expression and Media Development at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ([UK FCDO](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office)) / Co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) media development working group * Marc De Tollenaere, Policy Analyst Governance, [OECD](https://www.oecd.org/about/) * Mark Nelson, media policy advisor (& former [CIMA ](https://www.cima.ned.org)Director) * Ivana Bjelic Vucinic, Programmes and Project Manager,[ GFMD ](https://gfmd.info) ### Donor and intergovernmental perspectives (14.40-15.15) * Guy Berger, Director for Policies & Strategies, [UNESCO](https://en.unesco.org/themes/communication-and-information) * Helena Bjuremalm, Deputy Head of Democracy Unit,[ Swedish Agency for Development Cooperation (Sida) ](https://www.sida.se/en) * Ursula Keller, Senior Policy Advisor Governance and head of the Governance Unit, [Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)](https://www.eda.admin.ch/deza/de/home.html) * Urška Umek, Head of Media Unit, Secretary of MSI-RES, [Information Society Department](https://www.coe.int/en/web/human-rights-rule-of-law/information-society) - Direction de la Société de l'Information, [Council of Europe](https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/home) - Conseil de l'Europe ### Practitioner perspectives (15.10-15.40) * Jesper Højberg, Executive Director, [International Media Support (IMS)](https://www.mediasupport.org/about/) * Owais Aslam Ali, Secretary General, [Pakistan Press Foundation ](https://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org)& Co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition - Consultative Network (MFC-CN) * Kiran Maharaj, President, [Media Institute of the Caribbean](https://www.mediainstituteofthecaribbean.com) * Leon Willems, Director Policy & Programmes, [Free Press Unlimited ](https://www.freepressunlimited.org/en/who-we-are) ### Discussion & next steps (15.35-15.45) * Mira Milosevic, Executive Director, Global Forum for Media Development ([GFMD](https://gfmd.info/)) * Nick Benequista, Senior Director, [Centre for International Media Assistance (CIMA)](https://www.cima.ned.org) * Justin Williams, Governance Adviser, Freedom of Expression and Media Development at [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office) / Co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) media development working group {% hint style="info" %} For more details about this meeting see our [briefing paper here](#renewing-the-principles-for-effective-media-support): {% endhint %} {% content-ref url="mfc-estonia/renewing-the-principles-for-effective-media-support" %} [renewing-the-principles-for-effective-media-support](https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/2022/mfc-estonia/renewing-the-principles-for-effective-media-support) {% endcontent-ref %} ## About GFMD IMPACT As with previous GFMD IMPACT meetings these sessions will bring together media support donors, practitioners and academics to discuss for an open discussion to further understanding and knowledge sharing. For more information about GFMD IMPACT see: {% embed url="" %} ### GFMD IMPACT Supporters ![](https://1400954439-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MMufMUvuw1XZB7k8wBn%2Fuploads%2FcezrS3lR5ZTDKeAti2gO%2FGFMD%20IMPACT%20supporters%20update.png?alt=media\&token=c5e4ad56-afb2-4a95-814d-d593c90d0eed) **GFMD IMPACT's core supporter:** Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation ([SDC](https://www.eda.admin.ch/sdc)). **Supporters for the GFMD IMPACT sessions at the Global Conference for Media Freedom in Tallinn, Estonia:** [DW Akademie](https://www.dw.com/en/about-us/s-9519) and Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ([BMZ](https://www.bmz.de/en)) **Project support for GFMD IMPACT:** * [BBC Media Action](https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction) as part of the [PRIMED project](https://projects-primed.gfmd.info) which supported by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office ([UK FCDO](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office)) * International Media Support ([IMS](https://www.mediasupport.org)) as part of the [Joint Coordination Mechanism for Lebanon](https://coordination.gfmd.info). **Core supporters of GFMD:** * National Endowment for Democracy ([NED](https://www.ned.org)) * Open Society Foundations ([OSF](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org))