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A Glimpse of the 2018 Global Media Forum

The GMF is one-of-a-kind gathering that brings together the best and the brightest decision-makers and influencers from the worlds of journalism, digital media, politics, business, civil society and academia.  

GMF 2018 Fotograf Johnny Miller (DW/Martina Bertram)

Johnny Miller's 'Unequal Scenes' takes Cologne's Photokina

US drone photographer Johnny Miller shows his "Unequal Scenes" at Phototokina in Cologne.  

Save the Date for the Global Media Forum: May 27-28, 2019!

Don't miss next year's Global Media Forum - more details coming soon.

Thank you for joining the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2018 and don’t forget to save the date for the 12th GMF: May 27-28, 2019!

We were delighted to welcome over 2.000 guests from 140 countries to this year’s Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum – bringing together decision-makers and influencers from the worlds of journalism, digital media, politics, business, civil society and academia.

We would like to thank the 270 speakers, 60 partner organizations and all participants for engaging and thought provoking discussions and debates around this year’s focus topic: “Global Inequalities”. 

And don’t forget to SAVE THE DATE: Join us for the 12th GMF taking place from May 27-28, 2019, to discuss the tough questions, get inspired, and collaborate on solutions for the global media landscape! Until then – let’s continue the discussions on Facebook and Twitter.

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GMF: The future of media begins here

See how media professionals and protagonists came together and discussed "Identity and Diversity" at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2017.  

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  • GMF Global Media Forum 2013 Noam Chomsky (DW/M. Magunia)

    GMF Top Speakers from the Past 10 Years

    “Power must be in the hands of the wealth of the nation.”

    Noam Chomsky - Linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic and political activist, USA

  • Deutschland Bonn - Deutsche Welle GMF 2017 - Carmen Perez (DW/K. Danetzki)

    GMF Top Speakers from the Past 10 Years

    "We use social media in order to control our own narrative."

    Carmen Perez - National Co-Chair of Women's March & Executive Director of The Gathering for Justice, USA

  • Jeff Jarvis: GMF Speaker 2014 (DW/S.Wünsch)

    GMF Top Speakers from the Past 10 Years

    “The future of journalism is the people.”

    Jeff Jarvis - American journalist, professor, public speaker and former television critic, USA

  • Global Media Forum Frank-Walter Steinmeier 01.07.2014 (DW/M. Müller)

    GMF Top Speakers from the Past 10 Years

    “Internet does not only change the communication on foreign policy but it changes policy itself.”

    Frank-Walter Steinmeier - President of Germany

  • GMF Sarah Harrison (DW/K. Danetzki)

    GMF Top Speakers from the Past 10 Years

    “We should be protected by the same press freedom.”

    Sarah Harrison - British journalist, legal researcher and WikiLeaks section editor, UK

  • Shirin Ebadi: GMF Speaker 2008 (DW/GMF)

    GMF Top Speakers from the Past 10 Years

    “Journalists must see themselves as members of a big family and stick together.”

    Shirin Ebadi - Lawyer, a former judge and human rights activists and founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center, Iran

  • GMF Bassem Youssef (DW/M.Müller)

    GMF Top Speakers from the Past 10 Years

    “Satire was our weapon to dissect through the lies and rhetoric that were used to control the people.”

    Bassem Youssef - Political satirist, writer, producer, physician, media critic and television host, Egypt

  • Deutschland Bonn - Deutsche Welle GMF 2017 - Mikhail Khodorkovsky (DW/K. Danetzki)

    GMF Top Speakers from the Past 10 Years

    "I hope people in the West can distinguish between the Kremlin and Russia; Putin and Russia."

    Mikhail Khodorkovsky - Founder of Open Russia, Russia


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Media Innovation Lab Day

From big data to cyber security. All about media innovation and technology on the third day of GMF 2018.