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Wednesday, June 5 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Surviving Against the Odds - Journalism in Repressive Media Environments LIMITED

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In spite of high hurdles, journalists in extremely repressive environments are managing to continue their work. Listen to them tell how they do it.

Video now available on IPI’s YouTube channel 
URL: https://youtu.be/HOW-6kPoFRw 
Speakers
avatar for Emilie Lehmann-Jacobsen

Emilie Lehmann-Jacobsen

Adviser, International Media Support
Advisor in IMS’ Asia department in charge of overseeing the department’s research efforts and the design of the department’s media development programmes. Holds a PhD in media studies from University of Copenhagen and has specialized in journalism in authoritarian and transitional... Read More →
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Lina Attalah

Co-founder and Chief Editor, Mada Masr
Lina Attalah is an Egyptian media figure and journalist. Attalah is co-founder and chief editor of Mada Masr, an independent online Egyptian newspaper and was previously managing editor of the Egypt Independent prior to its print edition closure in 2013. She is active in the fight... Read More →
avatar for Ruşen Çakır

Ruşen Çakır

Chief editor, Medyascope
Based in Istanbul, Ruşen Çakir works as a journalist since 1985. He worked for Nokta (weekly), Tempo (weekly), Cumhuriyet (daily), Milliyet (daily), CNN-Türk (news channel) and NTV (news channel), Vatan (daily), Habertürk (daily). He is one of the leading founders and current... Read More →
avatar for Befekadu Hailu Techane

Befekadu Hailu Techane

Executive Director, Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD)
Befeqadu Hailu Techane is an Ethiopian writer, activist, and blogger. He is a cofounder of the renowned Zone 9 Bloggers group that were arrested in 2014 due to their blogging activities after being accused of inciting violence through writing. He has been the editor of various newspapers, and currently he is the executive director of CARD, a civil society organization he cofounded. His published nov... Read More →
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Brice Ndangoui

Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Radio Ndeke Luka
Brice Landry Ndangoui  is Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Radio Ndeke Luka since 2016. Radio Ndeke Luka (RNL), created in 2000 by Fondation Hirondelle, is the leading media in CAR with 60% of daily listeners in the main regions of the country. Brice has 12 years of experience in the media... Read More →
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Sonny Swe

CEO and Founder, Frontier Myanmar
Sonny is co-founder and CEO of Frontier Myanmar, a Yangon-based independent media organisation that reports on current affairs, business and culture in English and Burmese. He entered the industry in 1996 as a printer and four years later co-founded The Myanmar Times – the country's... Read More →


Wednesday June 5, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
EBU Main Conference Room L'Ancienne-Route 17A, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland
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