FIRST SWISS-UKRAINIAN MEDIA FORUM
THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN TIMES OF WAR: INDEPENDENT AND PUBLIC MEDIA AS AN IMPORTANT PILLAR OF DEMOCRACY.
The Swiss Democracy Foundation has been working with partner organisations in Ukraine for many years. On the occasion of the Ukrainian Day of Journalism on 6 June 2023, we discussed the role of independent media as an important pillar of democracy.
Program
18.30 Welcome by the co-organisers
In CH: Stefanie Bosshard, Swiss Democracy Foundation
In UA: Gaetan Vannay, Embassy of Switzerland to Ukraine
In UA: Mykyta Poturayev, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy, Chairman
In UA: Alyona Dolya, Ukrainian Parliamentary Institute
18:40 Panel: Independent media as crucial pillar of democracy - How can media strengthen democracy during wartime?
Moderators Bruno Kaufmann (SDF) in CH and Igor Rozkladay (CEDEM) in UA:
Introducing the topic
Alex Kühni (CH), Swiss Press Photographer of the Year 2023: What are independent media and why are they a crucial pillar of democracy?
Mykyta Poturayev, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy, Chairman: How can media strengthen democracy during wartime?
Mykola Chernotytsky, Suspilne Broadcasting: Challenges and opportunities of the public TV during wartime.
Veronica DeVore, SWI swissinfo.ch: How can be written about democracy in modern media?
Taras Shevchenko, Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, Deputy Minister (5 min)
Sevgil Musayeva, Ukrainska Pravda, internet “newspaper": How can we work together to strengthen independent media and democracy?
Oleksandra Panova, Internews Ukraine, What are the strategies during the war and how to become stronger?
Discussion: Options and strategies for cooperation in the future
19:40 Closing by the Co-Hosts: Not the End – the Start of Cooperation!
LIVE RECORDING OF THE EVENT
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