FNF at Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2018
Panellists and Moderator at FNF panel at DW GMF 2018
©The Global Media Forum (GMF) of Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster is one of the foremost international media conferences in Europe. The theme in 2018 was “Global Inequalities”. As a tradition every year Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom hosts a panel discussion during GMF. In the FNF panel “The role of journalistic start-ups in illiberal media systems” there were panellists from Serbia, India, Nigeria and the Philippines.#GMF2018
Find below on the Youtube Playlist on FreedomTV Europe a series of interviews with panellists from Serbia, Nigeria and the Philippines.
Dejan Randjiic, Serbia
Meet one of the panellists from Serbia in the FNF panel at DW GMF "The role of journalistic start-ups in illiberal media systems". Dejan Randjiic is the Founder and General Manager of the ICT Hub, Serbia.
Dejan Randjiic: How can journalistic start-ups be a solution in illiberal media ecosystems?
2. Dejan Randjiic: What is the level of media freedom of Serbian traditional media and journalistic start-ups?
Dejan Randjiic: What should be changed in the media in order for new start-ups to be created?
Dejan Randjiic: Do the major players help or hinder the start-up environment?
Dejan Randjiic: How does ICT Hub help the media and start-up environments in Serbia?
Nátashya Marianne Gutierrez, Phillippines
Meet one of the panellists from the Philippines in the FNF panel at DW GMF "The role of journalistic start-ups in illiberal media systems". Nátashya Marianne Gutierrez works in Rappler.
Gutierrez: Role of Rappler as a media start-up in an illiberal ecosystem in the Phillippines?
Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, Nigeria
Meet one of the panellists from Nigeria in the FNF panel at DW GMF "The role of journalistic start-ups in illiberal media systems". Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata is a journalist and web entrepreneur from Nigeria.
Agbata: Role of media start-ups in the illiberal media system of Nigeria?
Agbata: Do the major players help or hinder the start-up environment?
Nikhil Pahwa from India
Ronald Meinardus, Regional Director of FNF South Asia and moderator of the FNF panel, interviewed in a facebook livestream Nikhil Pahwa of MediaNama from India.
Full Panel Discussion
Listen to a full recording of the panel discussion "The role of journalistic start-ups in illiberal media systems” below.