Media viability in crisis
Consultation on media viability in crisis that will feed into the Media Freedom Cohort of the Summit for Democracy
Organisers: GFMD, UNESCO, Free Press Unlimited, and DW Akademie
When: March 29th from 13:30 – 18:00 CET
Where: "Amazon" room, World Forum, The Hague, The Netherlands & online
What: GFMD and its partners are hosting two sessions that will bring together recommendations on how to sustain viable, independent media and journalism to inform the contribution of the Media Freedom Cohort at the Second Summit for Democracy. GFMD is the civil society co-lead of the Cohorts Working Group 3, which is focusing on "Bolstering Independent and Diverse Media".
Agenda
Coffee and registration (13:30 - 14:00)
Opening remarks from event organisers (14:00 - 14:15)
Mira Milosevic, Director, GFMD
Saorla McCabe, Deputy Secretary of the International Programme for the Development of Communication at UNESCO
Ruth Kronenberg, Director, Free Press Unlimited
Dr. Laura Moore, Head of Research and Evaluation, DW Akademie
SESSION 1: Tunisia, Lebanon and Namibia (14:15 - 16:00)
Moderator: Saorla McCabe, Deputy Secretary of the International Programme for the Development of Communication at UNESCO
Rapporteur: Dr. Maha Taki, Senior Media Adviser, BBC Media Action
Presentations: (14:15 - 14:50)
Lebanon (15 mins)
Roula Mikhael, Executive Director, Maharat Foundation
Ayman Mhanna, Executive Director, Samir Kassir Foundation’s (SKeyes) Center for Media and Cultural Freedom
Tunisia (15 mins)
Ahmed Amine Azouzi, Managing Director and Senior Consultant, Pencils Consulting
Khadija Maalej, Senior Projects Manager, BBC Media Action - Tunisia
Namibia (7 mins)
Zoe Titus, Chair of GFMD, Director of Namibia Media Trust
COUNTRY REPORTS: National consultations on media viability
The following draft reports include national policy recommendations based on a series of consultations in Namibia, Tunisia, and Lebanon convened by GFMD UNESCO-IPDC and local partners (January-February 2023).
These draft versions are still open to comments.
Roundtable discussion: (15:00 - 15:50)
Concluding remarks 15:50-16:00
Rapporteur: Dr. Maha Taki, Senior Media Adviser, BBC Media Action
COFFEE BREAK (16:00 - 16:20)
SESSION 2: Support for media in crisis (16:20 - 18:20)
Moderator: Tom Law, Deputy Director, GFMD
Rapporteur: Dr. Laura Moore, Head of Research and Evaluation, DW Akademie
Presentations: (16:20-17:00)
Perspectives on media viability in Ukraine (16:20-16:40)
Angelina Soldatenko, Director, International Institute for Regional Media and Information
Jakub Parusinski, Chief Financial Officer, The Kyiv Independent / Managing Partner, Jnomics Media / Editor, The Fix Media
Perspectives from other countries (16:40-17:10)
Ahmad Quraishi, Executive Director, Afghanistan Journalists Center
Dragana Zarkovic-Obradovic, Director, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)
Isabela Ponce Ycaza, Cofundadora y directora editorial en GK, Ecuador
Fatemah Farag, Senior Consultant for Patnerships / Board Member, WAN IFRA
Giorgi Jangiani, Researcher, Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC)
Gordana Miladinovic, Member Center Coordinator, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
Laxman Datt Pant, Chairperson, Media Action Nepal
Leo Munyao Mutisya, Manager, Stakeholder engagement and Professional ethics, Kenya Media Council
Roundtable discussion 17:10-18:10
Concluding remarks 18:10-18:20
Rapporteur: Dr. Laura Moore, Head of Research and Evaluation, DW Akademie
Saorla McCabe, Deputy Secretary of the International Programme for the Development of Communication at UNESCO
Mira Milosevic, Director, GFMD
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