Events Search and Views Navigation
July 2019
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.
Find out more »
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."
August 2019
NORDMEDIA 2019 CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT MALMO UNIVERSITY
21-23 August 2019, Malmo, Sweden
NordMedia 2019 will be held on 21st-23rd August at Malmö University in Sweden. The theme of the conference is Communication, Creativity and Imagination: Challenging the Field.
The conference will address the field’s past and current trends, and to envisioning new avenues for creation and collaboration. It will examine media and communication studies at the nexus of global shifts, and how it will affect and be reflected in academia.
UNITED NATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE
The 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference will take place from 26-28 August 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The conference, organized by DGC with civil society (NGO Executive Committee) as the lead partner, is hosted by the City of Salt Lake.
Find out more »September 2019
2019 EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM CONFERENCE IN SAN ANTONIO
5-7 September 2019 – San Antonio, Texas
The Excellence in Journalism Conference (EIJ) will be held in San Antonio, Texas, in 2019, and requests for submissions, proposals, and ideas are now being accepted.
EU WESTERN BALKAN MEDIA DAYS 2019
Launched in 2017 by the European Commission, the EU – Western Balkans Media Days aim to ensure that media freedom remains a priority while tackling the complexity of pressing political, economic and social issues the region experience at present.
Find out more »REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS PRESS FREEDOM AWARDS 2019
Since its creation in 1992, the Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Awards have honoured particularly courageous and independent journalists whose work has had a great impact. The Press Freedom Awards were presented for the first time in 1992 and then annually in France. In 2018, the ceremony was held in London for the first time. This year RSF will hold its the awards ceremony in Berlin on September 12, the 25th anniversary of the German section of RSF.
Find out more »WEST AFRICA MEDIA EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE AND AWARDS (WAMECA) 2019
The West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) is an initiative by the Media Foundation for West Africa to promote media excellence in the sub-region. Scheduled for October 17-19, 2019 in Accra, Ghana, this year’s event, focusing on the theme: Social Media, Fake news and Elections in Africa, will explore the impact of the rise of misinformation, disinformation and fake news on elections in Africa.
Find out more »HATE SPEECH IN THE ARAB REGION
September 23, Geneva, Switzerland
In the framework of the 42nd Session of The Human Rights Convention in Geneva, join The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) in a conversation about "Hate Speech in the Arab Region".
SDG ACTION ZONE
23-27 September – New York, USA
The SDG Action Zone is a space inside the United Nations grounds during General Assembly week (UNGA) where different actors engage around the UN-High level meetings and events in a meaningful and visible way.
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE CLIMATE ACTION EVENT
September 23 – New York /USA
This event will look at the role media and communication play in building greater social consensus on climate action and enabling meaningful shifts in attitudes, norms and behaviours.
UNITED NATIONS SDG SUMMIT 2019
24-25 September 2019 – New York, USA
World leaders will gather at UN Headquarters for the first Summit of its kind to review progress and identify measures to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM NETWORK CONFERENCE 2019
26-29 September 2019 – Hamburg, Germany
The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) and Netzwerk Recherche (NR) are hosting the International Journalism "Go Deeper" Conference in Hamburg, Germany, in 2019.
CONFERENCE: “THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE”
26-28 September 2019, Bonn, Germany
The Communications and Media Studies department of the University of Bonn, Germany is hosting a conference on "The Future of Democracy in the Digital Age."
October 2019
NEWS IMPACT SUMMIT BIRMINGHAM
07 October 2019 – Birmingham, UK
The News Impact Summit will arrive in Birmingham to discuss how technological and journalistic innovation is enabling new forms of reporting on the climate and its impact on our lives.
DW AKADEMIE BEYOND THE CRISIS
17 October 2019 - 18 October 2019 – Bonn, Germany
Conflicts, natural disasters and inequality have forced more than 70 million people from their homes – the highest number ever. This conference brings together refugees, communication professionals and humanitarian experts to discuss issues of access to information and dialogue in forced migration settings.