Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2016

Clearing up contradictions

Clearing up

contradictions

Assessing the situation

Facing the facts Looking behind

the facade

Taking a

closer look Seeing the bigger picture

Shifting perspectives

Rebuilding

common ground Looking beyond boundaries

Understanding cause

and effect

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Media. Freedom. Values.

June 13 – 15, 2016 | Bonn, Germany

Looking beyond boundaries

Media. Freedom. Values.

Reality is dominated by headlines of death, war, climate change, bankrupted states, political intrigue, celebrity scandal, hopes washing up upon the shores of Europe. The spectacle of human tragedy. When the media speaks, we listen. If everyone is looking, it must be important. In a complicated world, people are vulnerable to the rhetoric served up by the media. But at a time in which information is more easily accessible than ever before, do we really know what’s going on?

Under the premise of spreading peace and liberty, powers in the vast machinery of democracy act in their own economic interests — at a high price to those on the receiving end. On the geopolitical stage, the light of journalism is often too faint to shine past the veils of secrecy. A fragile pawn in the game of power, media is instrumentalized to create public support. In an atmosphere of intimidation, self-censorship and propaganda, information and disinformation become confused. The free dissemination of selective truths catalyzes polarization and in doing so, gives inertia to radicalization, thus fundamentally undermining societal values and threatening the very foundation of freedom.

Join us in clearing up contradictions In a complex and increasingly interconnected world, the need for objective discussion is rife. Do the values conveyed by media coincide with traditional values of open, democratic societies? Are our ethics compatible with our geostrategic interests? Are democratic values universal to all of mankind, or do we need to rethink the way in which we perceive, live out and spread our way of life? Join us at the 2016 Global Media Forum, where we will discuss the intricate links between Media. Freedom. Values.

Coming together

Striving for solutions

Sharing ideas

Gaining insights

The Global Media Forum, the Place Made for Minds The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, now in its ninth year, is ­Germany’s international congress which addresses the role of media in politics and civil society. Focusing on a variety of hot topical issues, the conference draws over 2,000 experts in the fields of journalism, digital media, politics, culture, business, development, academia and civil society from all over the world. The Global Media Forum is a platform for the discussion and creation of ideas on media trends, foreign policy and their impact on helping overcome the challenges of global development.

Deutsche Welle is Germany’s international broadcaster. It demonstrates the nation is rooted in European culture and as a democratic state based on the rule of law. Its mission is to promote interaction and understanding between the world’s cultures and peoples. It does this by means of a full range of television, radio and online services in 30 languages, with the DW Akademie, its center of excellence for training and knowledge transfer, and the Global Media Forum, the Place Made for Minds.

Shifting perspectives

Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum Venue World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB) Platz der Vereinten Nationen 2 | 53113 Bonn, Germany Managing Directors Patrick H. Leusch | Program Director | patrick.leusch@dw.com Guido Schmitz | Financial Director | guido.schmitz@dw.com Organized by DW Media Services GmbH Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3 | 53113 Bonn, Germany T +49.228.429-2142 | gmf@dw.com Press enquiries: T +49.228.429-2148 | gmf.presscontact@dw.com

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