Join us for the launch of the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report for the MENA region!
We'll unpack the report's key findings and recommendations for the region.
📅 September 23, 2026
🕐 2 - 3 p.m. (CEST)
➡️ Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We'll unpack the report's key findings and recommendations for the region.
📅 September 23, 2026
🕐 2 - 3 p.m. (CEST)
➡️ Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Join us for the launch of the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report for the MENA region!
We'll unpack the report's key findings and recommendations for the region.
📅 September 23, 2026
🕐 2 - 3 p.m. (CEST)
➡️ Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We'll unpack the report's key findings and recommendations for the region.
📅 September 23, 2026
🕐 2 - 3 p.m. (CEST)
➡️ Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Tomorrow: Our #DWFreedom Think Tank and researcher Umesh Pokharel will take a close look at media development challenges in the Asia/Pacific region.
📅 Thursday, July 24, 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. (CEST)
📍 online: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅 Thursday, July 24, 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. (CEST)
📍 online: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Tomorrow: Our #DWFreedom Think Tank and researcher Umesh Pokharel will take a close look at media development challenges in the Asia/Pacific region.
📅 Thursday, July 24, 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. (CEST)
📍 online: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅 Thursday, July 24, 2025
🕙 10:00 a.m. (CEST)
📍 online: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
How can journalism survive in the AI era?
Our latest #DWFreedom Journalism Financing Digest looks at how publishers are pushing back against Big Tech, experimenting with collective licensing and payment models and rethinking the future of public interest journalism.
Read more: dw.com/a-77874318
Our latest #DWFreedom Journalism Financing Digest looks at how publishers are pushing back against Big Tech, experimenting with collective licensing and payment models and rethinking the future of public interest journalism.
Read more: dw.com/a-77874318
July 17, 2026 at 7:05 AM
How can journalism survive in the AI era?
Our latest #DWFreedom Journalism Financing Digest looks at how publishers are pushing back against Big Tech, experimenting with collective licensing and payment models and rethinking the future of public interest journalism.
Read more: dw.com/a-77874318
Our latest #DWFreedom Journalism Financing Digest looks at how publishers are pushing back against Big Tech, experimenting with collective licensing and payment models and rethinking the future of public interest journalism.
Read more: dw.com/a-77874318
Wasserman will also be at our #DWFreedom Talk
in Berlin on WhatsApp’s role in shaping global public discourse.
September 4, 2025
5 to 6:30 p.m.
Register here: akademie.dw.com/en/events-dw...
in Berlin on WhatsApp’s role in shaping global public discourse.
September 4, 2025
5 to 6:30 p.m.
Register here: akademie.dw.com/en/events-dw...
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August 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Wasserman will also be at our #DWFreedom Talk
in Berlin on WhatsApp’s role in shaping global public discourse.
September 4, 2025
5 to 6:30 p.m.
Register here: akademie.dw.com/en/events-dw...
in Berlin on WhatsApp’s role in shaping global public discourse.
September 4, 2025
5 to 6:30 p.m.
Register here: akademie.dw.com/en/events-dw...
This afternoon, don't miss our first deep-dive into the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report!
We'll put the spotlight on media development challenges in Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We'll put the spotlight on media development challenges in Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
This afternoon, don't miss our first deep-dive into the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report!
We'll put the spotlight on media development challenges in Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We'll put the spotlight on media development challenges in Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The #DWFreedom think tank invites you to deep-dive into the State of Media Development Report!
Join us to discuss challenges for media support in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and possible solutions.
📅Thursday, July 10, 2025
🕓4 to 5 p.m. (CET)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us to discuss challenges for media support in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and possible solutions.
📅Thursday, July 10, 2025
🕓4 to 5 p.m. (CET)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The #DWFreedom think tank invites you to deep-dive into the State of Media Development Report!
Join us to discuss challenges for media support in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and possible solutions.
📅Thursday, July 10, 2025
🕓4 to 5 p.m. (CET)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us to discuss challenges for media support in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and possible solutions.
📅Thursday, July 10, 2025
🕓4 to 5 p.m. (CET)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Don't miss out on the latest updates and expert insights from #DWFreedom, the DW Akademie think tank!
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February 4, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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⚖️ Disinformation vs. journalism – a recent #DWFreedom article highlights a growing structural imbalance:
- Russian disinformation has become a highly professionalized, well-funded industry
- Independent journalism plays by different rules – while facing shrinking resources
dw.com/a-77193403
- Russian disinformation has become a highly professionalized, well-funded industry
- Independent journalism plays by different rules – while facing shrinking resources
dw.com/a-77193403
May 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM
⚖️ Disinformation vs. journalism – a recent #DWFreedom article highlights a growing structural imbalance:
- Russian disinformation has become a highly professionalized, well-funded industry
- Independent journalism plays by different rules – while facing shrinking resources
dw.com/a-77193403
- Russian disinformation has become a highly professionalized, well-funded industry
- Independent journalism plays by different rules – while facing shrinking resources
dw.com/a-77193403
AI's role in Ukrainian wartime media 💡🛡️
Our latest #DWFreedom article explores how local AI pioneers in Ukraine are using AI to track and debunk misinformation and combat propaganda.
➡️ https://akademie.dw.com/en/making-news-under-siege-ais-role-in-ukrainian-wartime-media/a-73567580
Our latest #DWFreedom article explores how local AI pioneers in Ukraine are using AI to track and debunk misinformation and combat propaganda.
➡️ https://akademie.dw.com/en/making-news-under-siege-ais-role-in-ukrainian-wartime-media/a-73567580
August 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
AI's role in Ukrainian wartime media 💡🛡️
Our latest #DWFreedom article explores how local AI pioneers in Ukraine are using AI to track and debunk misinformation and combat propaganda.
➡️ https://akademie.dw.com/en/making-news-under-siege-ais-role-in-ukrainian-wartime-media/a-73567580
Our latest #DWFreedom article explores how local AI pioneers in Ukraine are using AI to track and debunk misinformation and combat propaganda.
➡️ https://akademie.dw.com/en/making-news-under-siege-ais-role-in-ukrainian-wartime-media/a-73567580
Poor quality and biased training data hinder the development of language AI tools, writes Kathleen Siminyu, researcher at the @dairinstitute.bsky.social, in an article for #DWFreedom.
https://akademie.dw.com/en/mind-the-gap-building-inclusive-ai-for-african-languages/a-73693134
https://akademie.dw.com/en/mind-the-gap-building-inclusive-ai-for-african-languages/a-73693134
September 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Poor quality and biased training data hinder the development of language AI tools, writes Kathleen Siminyu, researcher at the @dairinstitute.bsky.social, in an article for #DWFreedom.
https://akademie.dw.com/en/mind-the-gap-building-inclusive-ai-for-african-languages/a-73693134
https://akademie.dw.com/en/mind-the-gap-building-inclusive-ai-for-african-languages/a-73693134
Last Thursday, our #DWFreedom Think Tank hosted their first deep-dive into the State of Media Development Report.
Expert Giorgi Jangiani (Thomson Reuters Foundation & @gfmd.info IMPACT), sums up the findings for Eastern Europe and Central Asia in this guest article:
akademie.dw.com/en/a-73215924
Expert Giorgi Jangiani (Thomson Reuters Foundation & @gfmd.info IMPACT), sums up the findings for Eastern Europe and Central Asia in this guest article:
akademie.dw.com/en/a-73215924
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Challenges for the media
A new regional report finds that media development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia shows resilience through local ownership. But delayed crisis responses leave it exposed to donor cuts, threatening...
akademie.dw.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Last Thursday, our #DWFreedom Think Tank hosted their first deep-dive into the State of Media Development Report.
Expert Giorgi Jangiani (Thomson Reuters Foundation & @gfmd.info IMPACT), sums up the findings for Eastern Europe and Central Asia in this guest article:
akademie.dw.com/en/a-73215924
Expert Giorgi Jangiani (Thomson Reuters Foundation & @gfmd.info IMPACT), sums up the findings for Eastern Europe and Central Asia in this guest article:
akademie.dw.com/en/a-73215924
💬 Thank you to everyone who joined our #DWFreedom Talk at the b° future festival to explore how media can cultivate meaningful conversations in times of polarization.
👉 Want to dive deeper? Read our new discussion paper: https://dw.com/a-73967163
👉 Want to dive deeper? Read our new discussion paper: https://dw.com/a-73967163
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
💬 Thank you to everyone who joined our #DWFreedom Talk at the b° future festival to explore how media can cultivate meaningful conversations in times of polarization.
👉 Want to dive deeper? Read our new discussion paper: https://dw.com/a-73967163
👉 Want to dive deeper? Read our new discussion paper: https://dw.com/a-73967163
Are you attending the b° future festival this upcoming weekend? Then don't miss our #DWFreedom talk on the media's role in cultivating constructive dialogue!
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www.b-future.org/en/2025/even...
⬇️⬇️
www.b-future.org/en/2025/even...
DW Freedom Talk: Rethinking Media’s Role in Cultivating Conversations
How can media help bridge divides and rebuild trust? DW Akademie shares global insights on creating meaningful dialogue that truly connects with communities.
www.b-future.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Are you attending the b° future festival this upcoming weekend? Then don't miss our #DWFreedom talk on the media's role in cultivating constructive dialogue!
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www.b-future.org/en/2025/even...
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www.b-future.org/en/2025/even...
Join us for the launch of our #DWFreedom "State of Media Development Report: Eastern Partnership and Baltic States":
📅 Wednesday, July 22, 2026
🕐 1 - 2 p.m. (CEST)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅 Wednesday, July 22, 2026
🕐 1 - 2 p.m. (CEST)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Join us for the launch of our #DWFreedom "State of Media Development Report: Eastern Partnership and Baltic States":
📅 Wednesday, July 22, 2026
🕐 1 - 2 p.m. (CEST)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📅 Wednesday, July 22, 2026
🕐 1 - 2 p.m. (CEST)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for the launch of our State of Media Development Report: Asia Pacific!
📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
🕙 10 - 11 a.m. (CET)
🔗 Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#DWFreedom
📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
🕙 10 - 11 a.m. (CET)
🔗 Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#DWFreedom
June 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Join us for the launch of our State of Media Development Report: Asia Pacific!
📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
🕙 10 - 11 a.m. (CET)
🔗 Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#DWFreedom
📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
🕙 10 - 11 a.m. (CET)
🔗 Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#DWFreedom
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📆 #DWFreedom Talk on Sep 4, 2025
Join @hwasser.bsky.social, @sahanaudupa.bsky.social and @oliverlinow.bsky.social, as we unpack the complexities of encrypted messaging, digital privacy, and the power dynamics behind everyday communication!
Register: www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/dw-...
Join @hwasser.bsky.social, @sahanaudupa.bsky.social and @oliverlinow.bsky.social, as we unpack the complexities of encrypted messaging, digital privacy, and the power dynamics behind everyday communication!
Register: www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/dw-...
August 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
📆 #DWFreedom Talk on Sep 4, 2025
Join @hwasser.bsky.social, @sahanaudupa.bsky.social and @oliverlinow.bsky.social, as we unpack the complexities of encrypted messaging, digital privacy, and the power dynamics behind everyday communication!
Register: www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/dw-...
Join @hwasser.bsky.social, @sahanaudupa.bsky.social and @oliverlinow.bsky.social, as we unpack the complexities of encrypted messaging, digital privacy, and the power dynamics behind everyday communication!
Register: www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/dw-...
Our #DWFreedom think tank has a new newsletter: Media Development Insights!
Don't miss out on the latest updates and expert insights. Subscribe and be a part of the movement for a free and open media landscape!
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Don't miss out on the latest updates and expert insights. Subscribe and be a part of the movement for a free and open media landscape!
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DW Freedom newsletter: Media Development Insights!
Don't miss out on the latest updates and expert insights. Subscribe to our newsletter and be part of the movement for a free and open media landscape!
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June 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Our #DWFreedom think tank has a new newsletter: Media Development Insights!
Don't miss out on the latest updates and expert insights. Subscribe and be a part of the movement for a free and open media landscape!
akademie.dw.com/en/dw-freedo...
Don't miss out on the latest updates and expert insights. Subscribe and be a part of the movement for a free and open media landscape!
akademie.dw.com/en/dw-freedo...
Out now: Our #DWFreedom The State of Media Development Report for Eastern Europe!
The report calls for:
- more flexible, long-term funding
- greater local ownership and shared governance
- stronger support for sustainable digital transformation
Read more: dw.com/a-77933559
The report calls for:
- more flexible, long-term funding
- greater local ownership and shared governance
- stronger support for sustainable digital transformation
Read more: dw.com/a-77933559
Media under pressure in the Eastern Partnership and Baltics
Strong institutions make the Baltic states global leaders in media freedom, while independent local media across the Eastern Partnership face unstable, crisis-driven funding and constrained decision-m...
akademie.dw.com
July 22, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Out now: Our #DWFreedom The State of Media Development Report for Eastern Europe!
The report calls for:
- more flexible, long-term funding
- greater local ownership and shared governance
- stronger support for sustainable digital transformation
Read more: dw.com/a-77933559
The report calls for:
- more flexible, long-term funding
- greater local ownership and shared governance
- stronger support for sustainable digital transformation
Read more: dw.com/a-77933559
On Monday, join us for a deep-dive into the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report for the MENA region with:
- researcher Samar Sabry
- @rdamen.bsky.social, @arijnetwork.bsky.social
- @amhanna.bsky.social, Samir Kassir Foundation
eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- researcher Samar Sabry
- @rdamen.bsky.social, @arijnetwork.bsky.social
- @amhanna.bsky.social, Samir Kassir Foundation
eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 19, 2025 at 5:47 AM
On Monday, join us for a deep-dive into the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report for the MENA region with:
- researcher Samar Sabry
- @rdamen.bsky.social, @arijnetwork.bsky.social
- @amhanna.bsky.social, Samir Kassir Foundation
eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- researcher Samar Sabry
- @rdamen.bsky.social, @arijnetwork.bsky.social
- @amhanna.bsky.social, Samir Kassir Foundation
eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We are pleased to invite you to our next #DWFreedom deep-dive into the State of Media Development Report!
Join us to discuss media development in the Asia/ Pacific region, as well as possible solutions.
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us to discuss media development in the Asia/ Pacific region, as well as possible solutions.
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
We are pleased to invite you to our next #DWFreedom deep-dive into the State of Media Development Report!
Join us to discuss media development in the Asia/ Pacific region, as well as possible solutions.
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us to discuss media development in the Asia/ Pacific region, as well as possible solutions.
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
On International Day for Countering Hate Speech, we’re sharing reflections from Cendrella Azar, journalist and media strategist, from our #DWFreedom dossier about dialogue.
As hate speech spreads faster than ever, protecting safe participation online is essential! #NoToHate
dw.com/a-77225295
As hate speech spreads faster than ever, protecting safe participation online is essential! #NoToHate
dw.com/a-77225295
June 18, 2026 at 7:48 AM
On International Day for Countering Hate Speech, we’re sharing reflections from Cendrella Azar, journalist and media strategist, from our #DWFreedom dossier about dialogue.
As hate speech spreads faster than ever, protecting safe participation online is essential! #NoToHate
dw.com/a-77225295
As hate speech spreads faster than ever, protecting safe participation online is essential! #NoToHate
dw.com/a-77225295
Join us for the launch of the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report: Sub-Saharan Africa!
We'll explore the report's key findings and ways to enhance the independence, viability and relevance of independent media.
August 13, 2026
1 - 2 p.m. (CEST)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We'll explore the report's key findings and ways to enhance the independence, viability and relevance of independent media.
August 13, 2026
1 - 2 p.m. (CEST)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 4, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Join us for the launch of the #DWFreedom State of Media Development Report: Sub-Saharan Africa!
We'll explore the report's key findings and ways to enhance the independence, viability and relevance of independent media.
August 13, 2026
1 - 2 p.m. (CEST)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We'll explore the report's key findings and ways to enhance the independence, viability and relevance of independent media.
August 13, 2026
1 - 2 p.m. (CEST)
Registration: eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Conflicts, crises and information vacuums mean the use of AI-generated disinformation is exploding. Learn more about how fact-checkers are turning Arabic-language AI into weapons on their mission to counter disinformation in the MENA region.
#MILMonday #DWFreedom
#MILMonday #DWFreedom
AI in the Middle East: Fact-checkers fight fire with fire
Conflicts, crisis and information vacuums in the Middle East mean AI-generated disinformation is overflowing. But fact-checkers are turning Arabic-language AI into weapons on their mission to counter ...
akademie.dw.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Conflicts, crises and information vacuums mean the use of AI-generated disinformation is exploding. Learn more about how fact-checkers are turning Arabic-language AI into weapons on their mission to counter disinformation in the MENA region.
#MILMonday #DWFreedom
#MILMonday #DWFreedom
In our recent #DWFreedom webinar, we discussed challenges as well as potential solutions of the Francophone African media environment with our experts, Dr. Jean Claude Bitsure and Rev. Jean-Pierre Uwimana.
Here are some of the key insights:
akademie.dw.com/en/the-obsta...
Here are some of the key insights:
akademie.dw.com/en/the-obsta...
August 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
In our recent #DWFreedom webinar, we discussed challenges as well as potential solutions of the Francophone African media environment with our experts, Dr. Jean Claude Bitsure and Rev. Jean-Pierre Uwimana.
Here are some of the key insights:
akademie.dw.com/en/the-obsta...
Here are some of the key insights:
akademie.dw.com/en/the-obsta...