Visit the new DW website

Take a look at the beta version of dw.com. We're not done yet! Your opinion can help us make it better.

Go to the new dw.com

We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration.

More info OK
  1. Inhalt
  2. Navigation
  3. Weitere Inhalte
  4. Metanavigation
  5. Suche
  6. Choose from 30 Languages
Global Media Forum Header 2022
Watch video 02:55

Conference highlights | DW Global Media Forum 2022

An event to remember: Relive some of the best moments of the 15th edition of DW's international media conference.  

Learn more

about "Shaping tomorrow, now"  

DW Global Media Forum 2022 program.pdf  

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa: Journalism is 'at an existential moment'

Nobel laureate Maria Ressa delivering her keynote address at the Global Media Forum in Bonn

Speaking at the Global Media Forum in Bonn, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa noted that lies, laced with anger and hate, spread faster than facts. "Rebuilding trust with truth is vital to combat the rise of fascism," she said.  

'Journalists should not become activists,' Global Media Forum urges

Climate protesters marching in London

Should journalists embrace or shun activism? At this year's DW Global Media Forum, media experts warn not to blur the lines between value-driven journalism and activism.  

DW honors Ukrainian journalists Maloletka and Chernov for Mariupol reporting

AP journalist Maloletka leaning out of a window, pointing at smoke rising in the distance after an airstrike

Risking their lives, Evgeniy Maloletka and Mstyslav Chernov documented Russia's siege of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. The journalists are the 2022 recipients of DW's Freedom of Speech Award.  

Russia's blockade on Ukrainian grain 'is a disaster'

GMF 2022 | Timothy Snyder

US historian Timothy Snyder has compared Russia's blockade of grain supplies from Ukraine with Stalin's terror of hunger. At the Global Media Forum, he called for more independent reporting from on the ground in Ukraine.  

How will independent journalism survive the war in Ukraine?

Someone wearing a press helmet points to smoke rising from a building far away

Independent journalists in Russia and Ukraine work in violent, life-threatening conditions. They also must fight against propaganda, division and polarization. A panel at the Global Media Forum discussed their work.  

Watch video 26:06

Should African creatives leave or stay? 

How can the arts move the continent forward? An Arts.21 debate at the Global Media Forum.   

Shaping tomorrow in all of 2022 — Interviews and more
Watch video 09:45

Making news truly inclusive - but how?

On the importance of transcripts and captions for inclusivity in media content. Transcript in video description.  

More videos

Making news truly inclusive - but how?

Making news truly inclusive - but how?

Frances Haugen, what's wrong with social media?

Frances Haugen, what's wrong with social media?

Sham Jaff on bias in Western media

Sham Jaff on bias in Western media

A Pakistani journalist and the power of local journalism

A Pakistani journalist and the power of local journalism

Futurist Angela Oguntala | GMF talk

Futurist Angela Oguntala | GMF talk

Understanding AI with Stuart Russell | GMF talk

Understanding AI with Stuart Russell | GMF talk

Pratap Bhanu Mehta | GMF talk

Pratap Bhanu Mehta | GMF talk

Arts dialog: Plunging into the future with Beethoven, Fela Kuti and Germanic legends

Host Karin Helmstaedt with film directors Kenneth Gyang and Sabine de Mardt (m).

How can arts and culture shape a more pluralistic and inclusive future? What can people from opposite ends of the globe learn from each other? DW Global Media Forum's new format "Arts dialog" wants to find out.  

The power of global start-up ecosystems

Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative in Cape Town's skyline | GMF start-up ecosystems

Building on the success of the 2021 DW Global Media Forum start-up contest, we set out to explore start-up success stories by focusing on ecosystems around the world, where innovators seek solutions to big social issues.  

Henriette Löwisch: Reporting starts with questioning own assumptions

Henriette Löwisch DJS München

How can journalism schools learn to cater to the needs of future journalism? The director of the German Journalism School shares her views on impartiality, diversity and the role of journalism for civilized discourse.  

Watch video 03:27

Social media trends in 2022

Post COVID-19, here are some developing trends we're paying particular attention to this year.  

More videos

Social media trends in 2022

Social media trends in 2022

Social media failures | GMF compact

Social media failures | GMF compact

Troll farms | GMF compact

Troll farms | GMF compact

How to report on Big Pharma | GMF compact

How to report on Big Pharma | GMF compact

NFTs explained | GMF compact

NFTs explained | GMF compact

What’s so bad about algorithms? | GMF compact

What’s so bad about algorithms? | GMF compact

A platform to seek solutions — together

The DW Global Media Forum offers a unique interdisciplinary platform for media professionals as well as decision-makers from politics, civil society, culture, education, business and science from all over the world to get together and to learn from each other as part of an intercultural exchange since 2008. 

In June 2022, we finally met again to shape the future of journalism together - both at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany and online.

Thank you to more than 2,000 media professionals from around the world for joining us!

Watch video 00:44

Introducing the DW Global Media Forum

For 15 years, the interdisciplinary media conference has brought together media professionals from around the world.  

Plenary Session: The future of local journalism

The place made for minds

Learn more about the DW Global Media Forum, the international media summit hosted annually by Germany’s international public broadcaster.  

DW GMF 2019 | Fellows Day | Workshops | Closing Ceremony

Our fellowship program

Since 2012, the Global Media Forum fellowship program has welcomed more than 1,000 people, journalists to social entrepreneurs, from all over the world.  

FAQ Banner für GMF-Webseite | GMF 2019 (DW)

Your questions

Helpful answers to your questions about the Global Media Forum.  

Symbolbild | GMF-Newsletter

Our newsletter

Subscribe now and stay connected to the Global Media Forum.  

Our partners
Partner-Tafel für GMF 2021
DW Global Media Forum on Social Media
Our history

Bringing minds together since 2008

Explore the Global Media Forum journey one year at a time.  

Global Media Forum 2021  

Global Media Forum 2020  

Global Media Forum 2019  

Global Media Forum 2018  

Global Media Forum 2017  

Global Media Forum 2016  

Global Media Forum 2015  

Global Media Forum 2014  

Global Media Forum 2013  

Global Media Forum 2012  

Global Media Forum 2011  

Global Media Forum 2010  

Global Media Forum 2009  

Global Media Forum 2008