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DW Global Media Forum 2023: Overcoming divisions

In 2023, DW's international media conference will take place on June 19 and 20. Here's what we will be focusing on.

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How much do you trust your own brain to connect the right dots?

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ChatGPT is changing education, AI experts say — but how?

University students are using the artificial intelligence to write academic essays. Is it a threat, opportunity or both?
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Does public broadcasting have a future?

The debates range from reforms to abolition. How can public broadcasters survive amid other media?

Fellowship program 2022

The DW Global Media Forum fellowship program is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and aimed at media professionals and influencers from developing countries. The seminars and workshops are designed to introduce the latest trends in media and journalism and build a network among the participants.

Shaping tomorrow in all of 2022 — Interviews and more

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.

'Be careful of underestimating Musk's intentions'

On the left half of the picture, slightly blurred in the background, the Twitter logo and in the right half of the picture, in focus in the foreground, Elon Musk with a sceptical expression on his face.

Since Elon Musk’s takeover, Twitter has become the subject of repeated criticism — both in the public eye and in many reports about the platform. Can the entrepreneur's vision keep up with his critics?

Local journalism on the brink

Local media outlets are in decline. Two Berlin magazines shared their secrets to succeeding nevertheless.

Frankfurt mayor Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg: Don't stop covering the prostests in Iran

OB-Kandidatin Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg

Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg herself was once detained at Iran's Evin prison. Today, the politician continues to speak up and demands support for the protesters.

Data journalism: Why usability is more than 'nice to have'

Journalism Professor Christina Elmer smiles into the camera. In the head shot, she wears a light brown sweatshirt and dark-framed glasses.

Why do media outlets need data journalism? Professor Christina Elmer shares her expertise on how to become a data journalist and the future of digital media.

Quinn McKew: "Freedom of expression is the canary in a coal mine"

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The Executive Director of human rights organization Article 19 argues how media freedom is essential for holding those in powerful positions to account — and shares what in the future she still feels hopeful about.

Lack of three-dimensionality in reports on Afghanistan

Portrait of DW Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi. She is standing sideways while looking and smiling directly at the camera. Her long dark hair is loose and she wears dark brown lipstick.

The head of DW's Dari and Pashto Service, Waslat Hasrat Nazimi, has dedicated her new book to highlighting the human rights violations women and other marginalized groups — including journalists — face in Afghanistan.

Reporting gender: How journalists can deal with controversial topics

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Gender politics holds the power to divide societies, both in countries with restricted media markets and in those with free speech. How can journalists and media outlets deal with topics that carry such erosive power?
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!

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.
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Since 2012, the Global Media Forum fellowship program has welcomed more than 1,000 people, journalists to social entrepreneurs, from all over the world.
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Top speakers from around the globe
  • Mstyslav Chernov during his acceptance speech

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "Sometimes news, sometimes information is more important for human survival than even food. That thought allowed us to keep working."

    Mstyslav Chernov, Ukrainian journalist and DW Freedom of Speech Award laureate (2022)

  • Maria Ressa in a while blazer during her keynote speech

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "If you don't have facts you don't have truth; if you don't have truth, you don't have trust."

    Maria Ressa - Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2021, co-founder and CEO of the news website Rappler, Philippines (2022)

  • GMF 2022 | Annalena Baerbock

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "I firmly believe that free and democratic societies need free media to inform citizens and hold those in power accountable.”

    Annalena Baerbock - German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs (2022)

  • Timothy Snyder - Historian, Yale University, USA talked about What went wrong? – Disrupted democracies and the media at the DW Global Media Forum 2021

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "The word 'disruption' has to be recycled. The idea of a local newspaper is disruptive. The idea to have iPhones and be on the internet is reactive."

    Timothy Snyder - Historian, Yale University, USA (2021)

  • Svetlana Tikhanovskaya - Belarusian opposition leader (2021)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "It's a pity that when our demonstrations, because of violence and torture, disappeared from the streets, journalists lost a bit of interest."

    Svetlana Tikhanovskaya - Belarusian opposition leader (2021)

  • Armin Laschet - Minister-President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2021)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "Independent fact-based journalism has never been as important as it is today."

    Armin Laschet - Minister-President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2021)

  • Leymah Gbowee - Activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Liberia (2021)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "We live in a microwave generation. Everyone wants everything too fast, but we have to put in the work."

    Leymah Gbowee - Activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Liberia (2021)

  • Angela Merkel - Federal Chancellor of Germany (2021)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "In democratic societies where we are open to new developments, we have to keep thinking carefully about what freedom really means to us."

    Angela Merkel - Federal Chancellor of Germany (2021)

  • Steven Pinker - Cognitive psychologist, Harvard University, USA (2021)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "What we want in journalism is not optimism and not cynicism, but accuracy."

    Steven Pinker - Cognitive psychologist, Harvard University, USA (2021)

  • Masih Alinejad - Women's rights campaigner, Iran (2020)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "They kicked me out of Iran, but I am there every day through social media."

    Masih Alinejad - Journalist and women's rights activist, Iran/USA (2020)

  • Can Dündar - Former editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, Turkey (2019)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years 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 (2019)

  • Anne Applebaum - Pulitzer Prize winner, USA (2020)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

    "We need ombudsmen for algorithms. We need some insight into them if we are to maintain our democratic political system."

    Anne Applebaum - Pulitzer Prize winner, USA (2020)

  • Jaron Lanier - Computer scientist and author, USA (2019)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years 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 (2019)

  • Juliana Rotich - Tech entrepreneur, Kenya (2019)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years 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 (2019)

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

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years 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 (2018)

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

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years 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 (2018)

  • Sarah Harrison - British journalist and WikiLeaks section editor, UK (2014)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

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

    Sarah Harrison - British journalist and WikiLeaks section editor, UK (2014)

  • Frank-Walter Steinmeier - Federal President of Germany (2014)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years 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 - Federal President of Germany (2014)

  • Noam Chomsky - Linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic and political activist, USA (2013)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years 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 (2013)

  • Shirin Ebadi - Lawyer, former judge and human rights activists, founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, Iran (2008)

    DW Global Media Forum: 15 years of top speakers

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

    Shirin Ebadi - Lawyer, former judge and human rights activists, founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, Iran (2008)


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.
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How will independent journalism survive the war in Ukraine?

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.

DW honors Ukrainian journalists Maloletka and Chernov for Mariupol reporting

GMF 2022 | Freedom of Speech Award | Gewinner

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.

'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.

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DW Freedom of Speech Award 2022

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Since 2015, the DW Freedom of Speech Award has honored a media person or initiative that has shown outstanding promotion of freedom rights.