Media Viability in Crisis – S4D

29 March 2023 13:30 - 18:00

In Person Event | Organised by Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) | Held in World Forum, The Hague, The Netherlands & online in English
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The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), UNESCO, Free Press Unlimited, and DW Akademie 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 into the Summit for Democracy. GFMD is the civil society co-lead if the Cohorts Working Group 3, which is focusing on “Bolstering Independent and Diverse Media”.

Organisers: GFMD, UNESCO and DW Akademie

When: March 29th from 13:30 – 18:00 CET

Where: The Hague, The Netherlands (& Online TBC)

Agenda: Consultation on media viability

The discussions are intended to inform the work of the Media Freedom Cohort of the Summit for Democracy, where GFMD is leading the civil society working group on “Bolstering Independent and Diverse Media”.

Presenters

Zoe Titus, Chair of GFMD & Director of the Namibia Media Trust
Saorla McCabe, Deputy Secretary of the International Programme for the Development of Communication at UNESCO
Dr. Laura Moore, Head of Research and Evaluation at DW Akademie
Roula Mikhael, Executive Director, Maharat Foundation
Ayman Mhanna, Executive Director, Samir Kassir Foundation’s (SKeyes) Center for Media and Cultural Freedom
Ahmed Amine Azouzi, Managing Director and Senior Consultant, Pencils Consulting (Tunisia)
Khadija Maalej, Senior Projects Manager, BBC Media Action – Tunisia
Jakub Parusinski, Chief Financial Officer, The Kyiv Independent / Managing Partner, Jnomics Media / Editor, The Fix Media
Oleksiy Soldatenko, Co-founder, International Institute for Regional Media and Information (Ukraine)
Ahmad Quraishi, Executive Director, Afghanistan Journalists Center
Isabela Ponce Ycaza, Cofundadora y directora editorial en GK, Ecuador
Leo Munyao Mutisya, Manager, Stakeholder engagement and Professional ethics, Kenya Media Council
Laxman Datt Pant, Chairperson, Media Action Nepal