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Tajikistan Dushanbe (picture-alliance/dpa/A. Isaev)

Press freedom in Tajikistan: from bad to worse

Tajikistan expert Marat Mamadshoev explains why there is an effective media blackout on COVID-19 reporting. The Central Asian country has for years been at the bottom of press freedom indexes.  

Niegarianischer Schriftsteller - Richard Ali (Privat)

Opinion: 'There's a growing dictatorship of disinformation in Nigeria'

The coronavirus lockdown in Nigeria has let the genie out of the bottle, writer Richard Ali says. The ensuing rise in ethnic populism in the digital space has to be confronted by journalists and artists alike.  

Künstler Julius von Bismarck (Julius von Bismarck)

Julius von Bismarck: The threat level for artists and journalists is the same

The Berlin-based artist and master student of Olafur Eliasson talks about populism, provocation in art and the rights of artists and journalists.  

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Internet pioneer Zuckerman predicts new era of social media

Internet activist and scholar Ethan Zuckerman predicts that social media channels are due to undergo significant changes, allowing established news organizations to fight back against fake news.  

Indien Rajdeep Sardesai (Surinder Nagar)

Rajdeep Sardesai: 'Corona has reminded us what news is supposed to be'

"Journalists should do fact-checking, and question their leaders," says Indian journalist Rajdeep Sardesai. "Rather than getting caught in right-versus-left debates, we should ask: are you right or wrong?"  

Tanzania We need freedom of press (DW/A. Juma)

DW's Freedom of Speech Award honors journalists persecuted for corona reporting

Around the world, journalists face harassment or persecution for their coverage of the COVID-19 crisis. DW honors their work by presenting them with this year's Freedom of Speech Award.  

A camerman wearing a mask (picture-alliance/AP Photo/K. Wigglesworth)

Threatened, maligned, jailed: Journalism amid pandemic

Populism, political power grabs and financial trouble: Journalists face growing threats in the age of COVID-19.  

Plenary Session: Who’s got the power in the media landscape? Part 1 (DW/F. Görner)

Global Media Forum 2021

The next Global Media Forum will take place on June 14 and 15, 2021 at the World Conference Center Bonn.  

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Highlights from the Global Media Forum

Learn more about the Global Media Forum and hear from our top speakers what they think about the place made for minds.  

Plenary Session: The future of local journalism (DW/P. Böll)

The place made for minds

Learn more about the DW Global Media Forum and its history - the international media conference organized by Deutsche Welle (DW).  

DW GMF 2019 | Fellows Day | Workshops | Closing Ceremony (DW/P. Böll)

The Global Media Forum fellowship program

Since 2012, the Global Media Forum fellowship has welcomed up to 200 participants from around the world annually.  

DW Global Media Forum 2019: Shifting powers

Interview mit der Gewinnerin des DW Freedom of Speech Award 2019: Anabel Hernández (DW/V. Tellmann)

First female FoSA laureate

A daring journalist who has spent her career reporting on drug cartels and corruption in Mexico, Anabel Hernández is the fifth person — and first woman — to receive the DW Freedom of Speech Award.  

Start-Up (Colourbox)

The DW Global Media Forum boot camp 2019

For the first time, DW's Global Media Forum is running a boot camp for media start-ups. We're inviting you to pitch your media start-up to international investors and a global audience.  

Frank-Walter Steinmeier: Social media has a 'clear responsibility'

GMF opening ceremony with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

In an interview with DW Director-General Peter Limbourg, to open this year's Global Media Forum (GMF), German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned against complacency both within politics and the media.  

Armin Laschet: 'We can discuss a lot of things, but press freedom is out of the question'

Keynote Armin Laschet (Minister President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)) (DW/P. Böll )

Laschet: "In Europe freedom of the press has come under pressure. The future European Commission must take a clear stance: "Europe has clear principles. Anyone who violates these principles will experience sanctions."  

Deutschland Freizeit Fernsehen Symbolbild (picture-alliance/dpa)

Why linear TV still matters in the age of streaming

TV audiences are increasingly using streaming services and saying goodbye to linear TV. How can linear stations keep up?  

Who's got the power in the media landscape?

To what extent have digital platforms changed the power structures in the global media landscape?  

How lawmakers hope to fight hate speech

Lawmakers want hate speech online to be tracked and monitored more tightly. But will digital platforms comply?  

The future of local journalism

Local newspapers and radio stations continue to suffer falling sales, often resulting in takeovers and bankruptcies.  

Do you really want AI in your life?

Two letter that prompt differing reactions around the world: AI. But are people ready to let robots into their lives?  

Citizen journalism 2.0 at the Merkurist

One initiative in Germany has come up with a way to remain relevant while involving citizens in their editorial process.  

Media and politics: Quo vadis?

The world order has changed affecting the way that journalists interact with politicians. Do they still need each other?  

CGNET Swara: Lending a voice to India

CGNET Swara has invented a new and surprisingly simple way to bring newsgathering to illiterate communities in India.  

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

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "The freedom of the press is facing pressure on a global scale, not just abroad. I want to encourage journalists: Democracy needs you all urgently."

    Frank-Walter Steinmeier - President of Germany

  • Talk: The future of the digital economy (DW/P. Böll )

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "Do governments truly have the capacity to understand emerging technologies? Communication regulations from the 1970s are not going to work for 2019."

    Juliana Rotich - tech entrepreneur, Kenya

  • Jaron Lanier (DW/F. Görner)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "Algorithms pick up on negative feelings such as fear and accentuate them. This has led to the creation of fear-based politics all over the world."

    Jaron Lanier - computer scientist and author, USA

  • Tanit Koch (picture-alliance/Geisler-Fotopress/C. Hardt)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "As broadcasters, we should not only focus on what people want to know but also what the should know. Social media should help us more in doing that."

    Tanit Koch - director general at N-TV, Germany

  • Armin Laschet (DW/R. Oberhammer)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "We have to make clear that Europe has certain principles. Those who violate them will be subject to sanctions. This also applies to press freedom."

    Armin Laschet - Premier of the state of North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany

  • Keynote: Mariya Gabriel (European Commission, Commissioner for Digital Economy, Bulgaria) (DW/P. Böll)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "Pluralism requires that the media are free, diverse, independent and sustainable."

    Mariya Gabriel - Commissioner for Digital Economy, European Commission

  • Keynote: Hamid Karzai (Former President of Afghanistan, Afghanistan) (DW/U. Wagner)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "We need to address the daunting challenges to development by engaging with multiple centers seeking balance rather than overreliance on one country."

    Hamid Karzai - former President of Afghanistan

  • Keynotes Anne Boysen (DW/U. Wagner)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "'Being a digital native means your whole reality id determined by the interconnection between your digital and non-digital realities."

    Anne Boyson - researcher, analyst and founder of "After the Millinnials", USA

  • Michael Dobbs (DW/P. Böll )

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "Social media has divided us. Instead of listening to the news, people now listen to the echoes of their own prejudices."

    Lord Michael Dobbs - politician and author of "House of Cards", UK

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

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "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

  • Can Dündar (DW/Barbara Scheid)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "It's difficult to form a relationship with a politician who's acting like a tyrant. What questions can you ask when this person can put you in jail?"

    Can Dündar - former editor-in-chief of "Cumhuriyet", Turkey

  • Ann Hollifield (DW/K. Danetzki)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "If we truly believe that journalism is important to our society, we should enlist our fellow citizens and involve them as a community service."

    Dr. Ann Hollifield - news and media researcher, USA

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

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "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

  • Keynote: Michelle Müntefering (German Federal Foreign Office, Minister of State, Germany) (DW/P. Böll)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "In these times of digital propaganda and disinformation, independent media organizations are a major bastion of liberty and democracy."

    Michelle Müntefering - Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office

  • Impulse: Tom Buhrow (WDR, Director General, Germany) (DW/P. Böll)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "I believe that in the digital age, public broadcasters have a more important role to play than ever before."

    Tom Buhrow - Director General of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Germany

  • Karen Palmer (DW/R. Oberhammer)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "Artificial intelligence is just computer code. But I'm scared of what certain people's goals and objectives are. What you use it for matters."

    Karen Palmer - digital filmmaker, UK

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

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "The future of journalism is the people."

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

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

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "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)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "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

  • 39 | TV Show | From muse to maestra: How female is culture today? (DW/U. Wagner)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "No one's above the law."

    Rokhaya Diallo - Journalist and activist in France

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

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

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

    Mikhail Khodorkovsky - Founder of Open Russia, Russia

  • GMF Sarah Harrison (DW/K. Danetzki)

    DW Global Media Forum: a decade of top speakers

    "We should all be protected by the same press freedom."

    Sarah Harrison - British journalist and WikiLeaks section editor, UK


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