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💬 Thank you to everyone who joined our #DWFreedom Talk at the b° future festival to explore how media can cultivate meaningful conversations in times of polarization.
👉 Want to dive deeper? Read our new discussion paper: https://dw.com/a-73967163
Are you attending the b° future festival this upcoming weekend? Then don't miss our #DWFreedom talk on the media's role in cultivating constructive dialogue!
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www.b-future.org/en/2025/even...
Text card: "MENA: recommendations for media development. - Conprehensive protection, - inclusive and fair media policies, - transparent, unconditional funding for media, - rapid response mechanisms and proactive ris assessments, "
Text card: "MENA: recommencations for media development (cont.); -funding based on needs and impact assessments, - alignment of projects with the local political contexts of each country, - strengthening of local actors' leadership role by engaging them as strategic partners in all stages of project implementation, - simplification of administrative procedurs, - allocation of a portion of budgets for research and learning and creation of regional platforms and digital libraries to share knowledge and support local research agendas."
At yesterday's #DWFreedom deep-dive, researcher Samar Sabry and regional experts @rdamen.bsky.social and @amhanna.bsky.social explored our State of Media Development Report's findings and recommendations for the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Read more here: lnkd.in/enggp8Ss
The recording of this #DWFreedom Talk is now available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/B63sYrhfmYo?...
On Monday, join us for a deep-dive into the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report for the MENA region with:
- researcher Samar Sabry
- @rdamen.bsky.social, @arijnetwork.bsky.social
- @amhanna.bsky.social, Samir Kassir Foundation
eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🖊️ Last chance to register!
#DWFreedom Webinar:
Changing tides: Re-imagining media support in Africa
📅 10 September 2025
⏰ 02:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m. (CET)
With:
🔹 Robi Ochieng, Anglophone Africa Researcher
🔹 Maurice Otieno, Executive Director, Baraza Media Lab
➡️ eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Poor quality and biased training data hinder the development of language AI tools, writes Kathleen Siminyu, researcher at the @dairinstitute.bsky.social, in an article for #DWFreedom.
akademie.dw.com/en/mind-the-gap-building...
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🌟 New #DWFreedom webinar 🌟
Changing tides: Re-imagining media support in Africa
Guests: Robi Koki Ochieng & Maurice Otieno
Host: Dr. Rose Kimani
📅 September 10, 2025
⏰ 2:00 - 3:00 pm (CET)
🖊️ Register via
eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4RDX...
📆 #DWFreedom Talk on Sep 4, 2025
Join @hwasser.bsky.social, @sahanaudupa.bsky.social and @oliverlinow.bsky.social, as we unpack the complexities of encrypted messaging, digital privacy, and the power dynamics behind everyday communication!
Register: www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/dw-...
In our recent #DWFreedom webinar, we discussed challenges as well as potential solutions of the Francophone African media environment with our experts, Dr. Jean Claude Bitsure and Rev. Jean-Pierre Uwimana.
Here are some of the key insights:
akademie.dw.com/en/the-obsta...
Wasserman will also be at our #DWFreedom Talk
in Berlin on WhatsApp’s role in shaping global public discourse.
September 4, 2025
5 to 6:30 p.m.
Register here: akademie.dw.com/en/events-dw...
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AI's role in Ukrainian wartime media 💡🛡️
Our latest #DWFreedom article explores how local AI pioneers in Ukraine are using AI to track and debunk misinformation and combat propaganda.
➡️ akademie.dw.com/en/making-news-under-sie...
Tomorrow: Our #DWFreedom Think Tank and researcher Umesh Pokharel will take a close look at media development challenges in the Asia/Pacific region.
📅 Thursday, July 24, 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. (CEST)
📍 online: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We are pleased to invite you to our next #DWFreedom deep-dive into the State of Media Development Report!
Join us to discuss media development in the Asia/ Pacific region, as well as possible solutions.
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Last Thursday, our #DWFreedom Think Tank hosted their first deep-dive into the State of Media Development Report.
Expert Giorgi Jangiani (Thomson Reuters Foundation & @gfmd.info IMPACT), sums up the findings for Eastern Europe and Central Asia in this guest article:
akademie.dw.com/en/a-73215924
This afternoon, don't miss our first deep-dive into the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report!
We'll put the spotlight on media development challenges in Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The #DWFreedom think tank invites you to deep-dive into the State of Media Development Report!
Join us to discuss challenges for media support in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and possible solutions.
📅Thursday, July 10, 2025
🕓4 to 5 p.m. (CET)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Conflicts, crises and information vacuums mean the use of AI-generated disinformation is exploding. Learn more about how fact-checkers are turning Arabic-language AI into weapons on their mission to counter disinformation in the MENA region.
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