GFMD Regional Meeting for the wider European region (May 2024)

GFMD Regional Meeting for members and partners in the wider European region

Organisers: Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) and UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

Partners: International Press Institute (IPI), Organised Crime and Corruption project (OCCRP), Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN).

Date: 24 May 2024

Time: 14:00 - 18:30 (CET)

Venue: Hotel Holiday, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH)

Registration: To join the meeting in person, please fill in this form. To join the meeting online, please register here.

Participants: This meeting will bring together GFMD members and partners (donors, researchers and policymakers) who are active across the wider European region.

This meeting will follow the conclusion of the IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival that is taking place in Sarajevo from May 22nd to May 24th, 2024.

Learn more about the Mapping of media assistance and journalism support programmes in the Western Balkans region.

Find the full meeting report here:

Meeting report

Find the agenda for the meeting here:

Meeting agenda

Find the review of relevant literature and mapping documents here:

Literature review

Objectives

The meeting will reinvigorate support for independent media and the information environment across the wider European region by uniting journalists and media support actors with donors and policymakers in brainstorming strategies for implementing the recently adopted OECD Development Cooperation Principles for Relevant and Effective Support to Media and the Information Environment.

The Principles are the successful culmination of more than two years of consultations and advocacy led by GFMD and the Centre for International Media Assistance (CIMA) in collaboration with bilateral donor agencies (including Sweden, Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States), intergovernmental institutions (including the Media Freedom Coalition, through its Media Development Working Group and UNESCO’s IPDC), implementing organisations, civil society representatives, and media development experts.

If you have academic research, reports, and/or evaluation papers documenting what works and what does not work in media development in the region, please add them to the second sheet of this mapping spreadsheet or send them to [email protected]. We will include these in our literature review. The spreadsheet access is closed, with access granted upon request.

If you are interested in attending the Sarajevo regional meeting, please subscribe to our Europe mailing list by sending an email to [email protected], and keep an eye out for updates, announcements, and logistical details. We will also be using the list to solicit your feedback and suggestions for the programme and the agenda.

IPI World Congress registration

Under the theme “Navigating Crises: Journalism at a Turning Point”, IPI’s annual World Congress, taking place in Sarajevo on May 22-24, will provide a vital space for media professionals, thought leaders, and innovators to explore new solutions, foster understanding, and critically examine the role of the media in addressing the great crises of our time. To register for the IPI Congress, kindly use the following link.

See here for the IPI World Congress programme and speakers.