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May 2019
THE 2019 MEDIA IMPACT FORUM: RADIO ACTIVE CULTURE
23 May 2019, Philadelphia, USA
This year’s Media Impact Forum will explore the intersection between the arts, culture, and media, and will focus on the impact of creative expression through media. In particular, we’ll take a close look at the connection between radio and community, and how this format continues to promote civic dialogue to the broadest audiences possible.
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN ARABIC MEDIA
In the eighth of their series of ‘Ethics in the News’ events at the Frontline Club, Dorothy Byrne, Head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4, will be speaking to Rana Sabbagh a founder of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ).
Find out more »THE CENTRE FOR LAW AND DEMOCRACY WORKSHOP AT THE OGP SUMMIT
In the context of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit in Ottawa, the Centre for Law and Democracy together with UNESCO, will hold a session focusing on the three methodologies to assess implementation of SDG Indicator 16.10.2.
Find out more »June 2019
THE WORLD NEWS MEDIA CONGRESS 2019
1-3 June 2019 – Glasgow, Scotland
The World News Media Congress is the annual meeting of news executives, including publishers, editors and owners, of newspapers from all over the world. It is hosted in a different city each year. The 2018 Congress in Portugal drew around 900 people from over 60 countries for three days of conferences, executive meetings, networking and social events. This year, WMNC will look at the many ways to reconnect newsbrands with the people that will influence future societies.
THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE SIDE EVENT AT WOMEN DELIVER 2019
The Global Alliance for Social and Behavior Change will organise a side event at Women Deliver 2019. The event, titled "The Power of Communication for Gender Equality", aims to illustrate how members of the Global Alliance for Social and Behaviour Change use media, communication, and social and behaviour change to challenge and redefine gender relations.
Find out more »INTERNATONAL PRESS INSTITITUTE WORLD CONGRESS EVENT IN SWITZERLAND
4-6 June 2019 – Geneva, Switzerland
Join the International Press Institute for the 2019 World Congress Event in Geneva, Switzerland. The World Congress two-day conference will discuss issues relating to media freedom and quality journalism, gathering more than 300 leading media professionals each year.
INTERNET GOVERNANCE: MEASURES COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS, AND CITIZENS SHOULD TAKE – AND THEIR PITFALLS
UN expert David Kaye discusses his book on internet governance, including what to do about incitement, disinformation, repression, and surveillance. The future of human rights depends on how these challenges are addressed.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR RIGHTSCON TUNIS 2019
11-14 June 2019 – Tunis, Tunisia
RightsCon is the world’s leading conference on human rights in the digital age, brought to you by Access Now.
GEN SUMMIT 2019: VOICE, VISUAL JOURNALISM AND VERIFICATION
13-15 June,2019 – Athens, Greece
GEN Summit 2019 is shaping up to address issues about the future of journalism while exploring themes around Voice, Visual Journalism and Verification.
THE EUROPEAN DIALOGUE ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE 2019
19 - 20 June 2019 - The Hague, Netherlands
The European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG), an open multi-stakeholder platform to exchange views about the Internet and how it is governed will take place on 19 – 20 June 2019 at the Word Forum, The Hague.
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR GEN SUMMIT 2019
19-21 June 2019 – Lisbon, Portugal
The annual GEN Summit 2019 will feature key speakers at the forefront of journalism and technology giving you the skills and tools to bring about change of global newsrooms.
14TH ABRAJI INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
Registration is now open for GFMD member Abraji's 14th Annual International Congress of Investigative Journalism. The event will be held from June 27 to 29, 2019 in São Paulo, at the Vila Olímpia campus of the Anhembi Morumbi University (R. Casa do Ator, 275).
Find out more »July 2019
2019 SUMMER CONFERENCE ON INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN LONDON
4-6 July 2019 – London, UK
The CIJ Summer Conference is the UK’s only journalism training event with an emphasis on teaching investigative skills. They offer a mixture of talks, demos, and hands-on classes which are designed to equip journalists and anyone interested in investigations with the up-to-date investigative methods and tools.
2019 WORLD JOURNALISM EDUCATION CONGRESS MEETING IN PARIS
9-11 July 2019 – Paris, France
Join the World Journalism Education Congress in Paris, France, in July 2019. The conference will focus on digitalisation, teaching methods, curricula, and how journalism schools could be on the verge of radically changing the way they teach journalism.
HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
9-16 July 2019 – New York, NY
The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2019 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, will be held from Tuesday, 9 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019; including the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Tuesday, 16 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019.
GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON MEDIA FREEDOM
10-11 July 2019 – London
The Global Conference on Media Freedom will take place in London from July 10th to 11th. Global leaders, representatives from the media industry, journalists, civil society and academia will gather to attend interactive panel discussions. It is part of an international campaign to shine a global spotlight on media freedom and increase the cost to those that are attempting to restrict it.
THE 11TH WORLD CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE JOURNALISM
11-15 July 2019, Lausanne, Switzerland
This conference brings together professionals and students in science journalism and science writing from around the world to exchange ideas and skills, to build networks and so to foster quality science journalism and collaboration on a global scale.
25TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IAICS – CALL FOR PROPOSALS
12-15 July 2019 – Brno, Czech Republic
The 25th International Conference of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS) seeks proposals.
2019 REGIONAL CENTRAL ASIA MEDIA CONFERENCE
The 21st Regional Central Asia Media Conference, titled “Media Freedom and Pluralism in times of Digital Transformation” will be held this year in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from July 17th to 18th.
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CONFERENCE: 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA & SOCIETY
19-21 July 2019, Toronto, Canada
The International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) is an annual gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world."