Media viability

Radical approaches to saving journalism: A global perspective

In a side event to this year's World Press Freedom Day Conference, experts from around the world will look at systemic solutions to journalism's business model crisis and discuss what helps journalism survive and thrive.

This interactive side event to this year's World Press Freedom Day Conference is organized by Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), DW Akademie, BBC Media Action, Center for Media Assistance (CIMA), Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), Samir Kassir Foundation, and the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents USA (AFPC-USA).

The go-to event for people who want to save independent journalism

The event will be a participatory fishbowl session on radical approaches to saving journalism - stirred and peppered by experts from around the world. We will bring together journalists, media freedom advocates, academics, and think tank experts who care about action and change. We will listen to ideas and insights on the future of journalism with a particular focus on transitional and fragile countries. We will look at systemic solutions to the business model crisis and discuss what strategies are working to help journalism survive and thrive.

Date: May 3, 2023

Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Location: New York City

The discussion will be followed by a reception with drinks and light snacks. We would be delighted to see you at the event.

The panelists

Cristina Zahar (Executive director at the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalists)
Zoe Titus (Global Forum for Media Development)
Erich de la Fuente (Florida International University)
Carsten Von Nahmen (DW Akademie)
Khadija Patel (International Fund for Public Interest Media)
Francis Sowa (Media Reform Coordinating Group, Sierra Leone)
Meredith Moloughney (Pluralis/ Media Development Investment Fund)
Maha Taki (BBC Media Action)
Anya Shiffrin (University of Columbia)
Ninik Rahayu (Head of the Press Council of Indonesia)
Helena Rae (BBC Media Action, Indonesia)
Jose Bayon (NYC Mayor's office)