Speakers World Press Freedom Day 2015 Riga, Latvia ABUGHAIDA, Dareen Dareen Abughaida is a Principal Presenter at Al Jazeera English and has over ten years’ experience in journalism. She joined Al Jazeera English in 2010. Recent presenting highlights at Al Jazeera English include coverage of the Egyptian revolution, Tunisian and Libyan uprisings, the war in Syria, Turkey unrest, and the tsunami in Japan. She participates and moderates panels at conferences including the World Climate Change and the Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, representing the Al Jazeera Network. Previous roles include anchor for programs at Dubai TV and CNBC Arabia, and news anchor for Bloomberg Television UK. At Dubai TV, Dareen Abughaida presented and produced programs interviewing heads of state, CEO's and experts in their fields. At Bloomberg she launched and presented the networks' program on the Middle East "Middle East Middle East Money Focus."
Transcript
Speakers
World Press Freedom Day
2015
Riga Latvia
ABUGHAIDA Dareen Dareen Abughaida is a Principal Presenter at Al Jazeera English and has over ten yearsrsquo experience in journalism She joined Al Jazeera English in 2010 Recent presenting highlights at Al Jazeera English include coverage of the Egyptian revolution Tunisian and Libyan uprisings the war in Syria Turkey unrest and the tsunami in Japan She participates and moderates panels at conferences including the World Climate Change and the Al Jazeera Centre for Studies representing the Al Jazeera Network Previous roles include anchor for programs at Dubai TV and CNBC Arabia and news anchor for Bloomberg Television UK At Dubai TV Dareen Abughaida presented and produced programs interviewing heads of state CEOs and experts in their fields At Bloomberg she launched and presented the networks program on the Middle East Middle East Middle East Money Focus
AL KHAWAJA Maryam Maryam Al Khawaja is a Bahraini human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights Since many years she has been actively involved in human rights organizations and has participated in many conferences on this issue She reported for example at the US Congress about the human rightsrsquo situation in Bahrain at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva or at the Oslo Freedom Forum Maryam Al Khawaja has been president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights since 2012
ALI Owais Aslam Owais Alam Ali is Secretary General of the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) holds a degree in journalism from Cardiff University and was among the recipients of the Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard University in 2002 In addition to the PPF he is also chairman of both Pakistan Press International and Asianet-Pakistan the oldest and largest digital content syndication service in the country Additionally Owais Aslam Ali is inter alia member of the executive board of the International Press Instiutute (IPI) member of the editorial advisor council of the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN)
ARAPOVA Galina Galina Arapova is director and senior media lawyer of the NGO Mass Media Defence Centre working in the field of media rights protection and the promotion of freedom of expression standards in Russia She is also a trustee of the international human rights organization ARTICLE 19 (Global Campaign for Free expression) a member of the International Media Lawyers Association chair of the Public Council of Voronezh Regional Police Department and a member of Voronezh City public Chamber Galina Arapova has a law degree and undertook post graduate studies at the Institute of the World Economy and International Relations (Russian Academy of Sciences)
BADER Yara Yara Bader is the Acting director of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) and wife of the imprisoned Syrian journalist and human rights activist Mazen Darwish The SCM has played a key role in reporting the daily developments in Syria since the start of the uprising in early 2011 in particular due to the very limited access given to international journalists Bader is well-known both inside Syria and regionally as a journalist working on a wide range of cultural and current affairs issues
BARWARI Dlovan
Dlovan Barwari has been Head of the Volunteer Lawyers Network for the Defense of Freedom of Expression in Iraq since 2014 At the same time he is a media consultant to International Media Support (IMS) Previous positions include his work as a media specialist of the American University in Iraq journalistic activities eg with the Washington Post in Mosul and Kurdistan as chief editor for Wadi Al Rafidain or the Aswat al-Iraq news agency Dlovan Barwari is a member of the Iraqi Association for Human Rights and of the International Federation of the Press as well as a founding member of the Iraqi Network for Investigative Journalism (NIRIJ) He received several awards for his work as an investigative journalist among others he won the first prize of the Ariji competition for the best investigative journalist in the Arab world and the first prize of the Lorenzo Natalie competition
BENKOuml Cilla Cilla Benkouml was appointed Director General and CEO of the Swedish Radio October 1 2012 Since 2009 she held the position of Deputy Director General of Swedish Radio Cilla Benkouml has been working for Swedish Radio for more than 30 years and during this period she has had several management positions Her journalistic career has not only involved assignments within public broadcasting She has also worked as a freelance in New York for the Swedish commercial television and was Head of the News Department ldquoAktuelltrdquo Swedish Television Since 2010 Cilla Benkouml is one of eleven members of the EBU Executive Board
and currently a member of the EBU Personnel Committee
BERGER Guy Guy Berger is Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development at UNESCO He is responsible for the Organizationrsquos global work on press freedom safety of journalists internet freedom media pluralism and independence gender and media media and information literacy and journalism education He is also Secretary of UNESCOs International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) Formerly he headed the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University Grahamstown South Africa Guy Berger holds a Doctorate in Philosophy from Rhodes University has published extensively and has won several awards
Journalism can thrive through empowering all its users producers and consumers to deploy this form of free expression for the benefit of humanity
BEUTH Marie-Catherine Marie-Catherine Beuth is the founder of News On Demand a mobile app that tailors news to the userrsquos available time and attention Prior to her entrepreneurial venture Beuth was a business journalist for the French daily newspaper Le Figaro covering digital media and technology for almost 10 years It was there that she formed the idea for a news service that personalizes content around the userrsquos time
Focus on the right stories Focus on the right metrics Be an agent of knowledge
This became the innovation proposal she worked on during a 2012-2013 John S Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University In 2014 she launched NOD with the support of a grant from the Knight Prototype Fund
BLICHER BJERREGARD Mogens Mogens Blicher Bjerregaringrd has been president of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) since May 2013 In this position he has the political responsibility of the development of the organization to be able to provide EFJrsquos affiliates representing 300000 journalists in 40 countries in European matters This includes both trade union and authorsrsquo rights topics and media freedom related issues such as ensuring pluralism ethical standards access to information protecting of sources self-regulation of media and not least safety for journalists He was formerly Member of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and is a member of the Council and Bureau of The International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) UNESCO
BOKOVA Irina Irina Bokova born on 12 July 1952 in Sofia (Bulgaria) has been the Director-General of UNESCO since 15 November 2009 and reelected for a second term in 2013 Before Irina Bokova was Minister for Foreign Affairs Coordinator of Bulgaria-European Union relations and Ambassador of Bulgaria to France Monaco and UNESCO) As Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova is actively engaged in international efforts to advance quality education for all gender equality cultural dialogue and scientific cooperation for sustainable development and is leading UNESCO as a global advocate for safety of journalists and freedom of expression
BOŠS Edjis Edijs Bošs is lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Latvia and European Studies Department of Riga Stradiņš University He previously worked as news correspondent for LNT (Latvian Independent Television) as correspondent in Estonia for the Newspaper Diena as well as news correspondent for LTV (Latvian Public Service Television) and news caster for TV3 Edjis Boss holds a bachelorrsquos degree in Media Studies from the University of Estonia a masterrsquos degree in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in International Studies from the University of Cambridge His academic specializations are US-Baltic relations history of EU political integration EU foreign and security policies international history of Europe 1648-1945 and Cold War international history 1945-1991
BOTSFORD FRASER Marian
Marian Botsford Fraser is the Chair of the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International She is a Canadian writer and broadcaster and author of four acclaimed nonfiction books Her most recent book is Acting for Freedom Fifty Years of Civil Liberties Activism in Canada She is also a journalist and critic writing critical and feature pieces for publications including GRANTA The Globe and Mail The Walrus The Literary Review of Canada and MORE She has written and produced numerous documentaries for CBC Radiorsquos IDEAS hosted CBC Radio programs and educational TV shows on public issues In the early 1990s she was co-ordinator for the Canadian Arctic Council project and also did work for the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada and the Inuit Circumpolar Conference She has worked as a communications consultant and speechwriter for government and non-governmental organizations Marian Botsford Fraser has received numerous awards for her outstanding achievements
ldquoJournalism thrives when impunity and corruption are weeded out and freedom of expression commitments are honoured robustly by governmentsrdquo
BOURGAULT Jeanne Jeanne Bourgault is President and CEO of Internews She leads the strategic management of the organization and its programs around the world Bourgault has overseen Internewsrsquo growth in areas underserved by local media such as Afghanistan South Sudan and under her leadership Internews has led the sector in focusing on the need for information amid crises working to support local news and information access for communities affected by disaster including the 2005 Asian Tsunami and the 2010 Haiti earthquake Jeanne Bourgault has consulted on international program design and evaluation for the Open Society Institute the Rockefeller Brothers Fund the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation the Ford Foundation the Research Triangle Institute and the United Nations Centre
for Human Rights among others
BRAŽE Baiba Baiba Braže is Ambassador and Director General for the Directorate of Security Policy and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Previously she was Ambassador at Large to the Third Political Directorate and before that Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Baiba Braže held above that several other positions in the diplomatic service leading her to eg the Netherlands or the United States She holds university degrees in Law Political Science Communication Science and Southeastern Asian Studies from the University of Latvia the University of Groningen Netherlands and from Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand
BRAUN Nanette Nanette Braun is chief of communications and advocacy at UN Women Working to foster and enhance global coverage on womenrsquos rights and gender equality on all media platforms is an integral part of her function Before joining the UN Nanette worked as a journalist mainly for print media in her native Germany
ldquoJournalism thrives without stereotypes and sexismrdquo
BUKOVSKA Barbora Barbora Bukovskaacute has been ARTICLE 19rsquos Senior Director for Law and Policy since 2009 She leads on the development of all ARTICLE 19 policies and provides legal oversight and support to legal work across the organization Barbora Bukovska has an extensive experience working with various organizations on a range of human rights issues including protection from discrimination access to justice deprivation of liberty reproductive rights and community development She also initiated about 50 cases at the European Court of Human Rights on these issues and has published a number of reports and articles on a broad range of human rights From 2006 to 2008 she was the Legal Director at the Mental Disability Advocacy Centre an international organization working on the rights of people
with disabilities in Europe and Central Asia
CARLSSON Ulla Ulla Carlsson is professor Chair of NORDICOM (Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research) at the University of Gothenburg Sweden She is the editor of the Nordicom Review and has published a long series of books on media development popular culture media literacy etc Ulla Carlsson is also responsible for the activities of the International Clearinghouse on Children Youth and Media which was established in 1997 following an initiative of UNESCO She received the Wahlgrenska prize in 2006 for her research achievements
ldquoDemocratic rule is not possible without well-informed citizens with a critical eye and well-informed citizens cannot exist without reliable media and journalism that trains a critical eye on those who wield powerrdquo
CERAVA Marta Marta Cerava has been chief content editor and strategic planner of the Latvian public service broadcastersrsquo Radio Latvia and the Latvian Television shared Internet portal wwwlsmlv since 2012 She previously worked as general news producer and economic news correspondent at Radio Latvia and also has experience as a news agency and daily newspaper reporter Marta Cerava obtained degrees in communication science from universities in
Latvia and Finland
ldquoA surprising multitasked performance specific knowledge with proven trustworthiness - that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
CHINJE Eric Eric Chinje is CEO of the African Media Initiative (AMI) Before joining AMI he served as Senior Advisor at the KRL International LLC a Washington-based consultancy specializing in the emerging markets Prior to that Eric Chinje was the Director for Strategic Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation a position he took up at the start of 2012 He also led the Global Media Program at the World Bank Institute (WBI) and in that capacity launched the IMAGE (Independent Media for Accountability Governance and Empowerment) capacity building program and Network to create a corps of development journalists in the Bankrsquos client countries Other previous positions include journalistic activities eg as Editor in Chief of Cameroon Television Eric Chinje was acknowledged several awards
and distinctions
DEBRUYNE Ides Ides Debruyne is a lecturer at Ghent University and (co-)founder of various platforms promoting science communication open access as well as access to information for example the Belgian Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists (VVOJ) and Journalismfundeu the European Fund for Investigative Journalism of which he is also the executive director In 2013 Ides Debruyne and his colleague Brigitte Alfter won the Prize for the Freedom and Future of Media
The key is to empower and emancipate journalists This can be achieved by stimulating them to join forces in order to set up in-depth journalistic projectsrdquo
ELLIOTT Chris Chris Elliott was appointed The Guardianrsquos managing editor in February 2000 He has previously worked as the home affairs correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph as chief reporter for the Sunday Correspondent and as assistant news editor for the Times Chris Elliott is now the readers editor at The Guardian and chairman of the NCTJrsquos accreditation board He sits on the board of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) the Nomination Committee of the Reuters Founders Share Company and is chair of Concern Worldwide UK as well as a director of the Society of Editors
With courage innovation respect patience determination resilience hard work and an open mind and just the right amount of skepticism journalism can thrive
FARAG Fatemah Fatemah Farag is the Founder and Director of Welad Elbalad Media Services LTD a company dedicated to community media development and media excellence in Egypt She was the founding chief editor of the English Edition of Al Masry Al Youm Before 2009 Fatemah Farag divided her professional time between the newsroom and journalism training and education and worked eg as Assistant Chief Editor at Al-Ahram Weekly She also worked for the Regional Bureau of the Washington Post the Middle East Times ndash Egypt and as freelancer Fatemah Farag began her career specializing in development issues with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a reporter and newspaper editor she has dedicated much of her work to the coverage of social issues
ldquoJournalism can thrive when we connect between editorial mission and business viability within the context of providing people with public oversight the truth and a voicerdquo
FLOMO Eva Eva Flomo is a journalist and media specialist and has been actively engaged in promoting the emancipation of women in all sectors of society including the media for more than 20 years She has conducted trainings with several institutions including the American Radio Relay League in Connecticut USA the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) in Johannesburg South Africa and the Media Studies Institute in Cairo Egypt Eva Flomo has received several awards for her journalistic work and was also awarded Women Leader of the Year by Action-Aid International in 2010 She also became a Hubert H Humphrey Fulbright Fellow at the University of Maryland USA in 2013
ldquoThe digital age dictates that all formats of reporting are to be applied to tell the story But only the common purpose of accuracy and telling the truth can help journalism to thriverdquo
FRANTZ Doug Doug Frantz was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 35 years before joining the US State Department in September 2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Previously he worked for then-Senator John Kerry as deputy staff director and chief investigator of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee He reported from 40 countries and covered every conflict from the first Gulf war to the Afghan war Doug Frantz was national security editor of The Washington Post managing editor of the Los Angeles Times and investigations editor at The New York Times He was Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the aftermath of 911 He also is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books ranging in topics from nuclear proliferation and international bank fraud to the Holocaust and new urban planning
GORBUNOVA Inga Inga Gorbunova publisher editor and journalist has spent 30 years in the media industry She started as a reporter in the local Latvian newspaper Sports and used to be a member of the International Association of Sports Journalists In 1991 Inga Gorbunova started to work in the Peoples Front newspaper Atmoda From 1997 to 2007 she worked as the editor-in-chief of Latvias first weekly magazine IEVA (which has the largest audience in the Latvian media market) Currently as of 2007 Inga Gorbunova is the Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-chief of magazine publishing house Dienas Žurnāli
Itrsquos about people in journalism About their enthusiasm creativity honesty and courage About responsibility About authenticity and the ability to tell stories that speak to thousands
GRESTE Peter Peter Greste is a Latvian-Australian journalist and correspondent After having worked in London Bosnia and South Africa he went in 1995 to Kabul Afghanistan where he was a correspondent for the BBC and Reuters after which for a year he was based in Belgrade after that he worked in London and then in Mexico and Santiago In 2001 Peter Greste returned to Afghanistan to cover the outbreak of the war After Afghanistan he worked across the Middle East and Latin America From 2004 he was based in Mombasa Kenya then Johannesburg South Africa followed by Nairobi Kenya where he has lived since 2009 In 2011 he won a Peabody Award for a documentary on Somalia He is a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in Africa In December 2013 he was arrested in Cairo with two other colleagues and released only more than one year later from prison after he was found guilty of spreading false news On 19 February 2015 Peter Greste won a special Royal Television Society award for their sacrifices to journalism
Journalism thrives when reporters are able to work without draconian constraint Free media is key to free society free debate free ideas
GRIZZLE Alton Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communication and Information He is co-manager of UNESCOrsquos global actions on media and information literacy (MIL) and gender and media Alton Grizzle has diverse education and experience in the fields of education management information systems and media and communication He has conceptualized and spearheaded many projects in media development communication for development and MIL He holds various university degrees and is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he is carrying out research on citizensrsquo response to MIL competencies
HOFFMAN Nadine Nadine Hoffman is currently the International Womenrsquos Media Foundationrsquos Deputy Director of Programs where she develops and implements the organizationrsquos diverse portfolio of programs The IWMF works to strengthen the role of women journalists around the world Prior to joining the IWMF Nadine Hoffman was the acting director of the Leadership Council for Human Rights an organization focused on global womenrsquos empowerment At LCHR she implemented programs in Egypt and Iraq She holds a masterrsquos degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelorrsquos degree in English from Gettysburg College She also completed a human rights law certificate program at American Universityrsquos Washington College of Law
ldquoFor journalism to thrive women must be equally represented at every level of the news industryrdquo
ISMARTONO Yuli Yuli Ismartono is Publisher of TEMPO English a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta Indonesia Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training government relations and community development She is also managing editor of AsiaViews a monthly supplemental magazine distributed by publications in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) She also serves as a member of various organizations such as the International Advisory Council at APCO Worldwide Inc is a member of the Governing Board of the New York-based Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI) and a founding member of Junior Prestasi Indonesia
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
AL KHAWAJA Maryam Maryam Al Khawaja is a Bahraini human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights Since many years she has been actively involved in human rights organizations and has participated in many conferences on this issue She reported for example at the US Congress about the human rightsrsquo situation in Bahrain at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva or at the Oslo Freedom Forum Maryam Al Khawaja has been president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights since 2012
ALI Owais Aslam Owais Alam Ali is Secretary General of the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) holds a degree in journalism from Cardiff University and was among the recipients of the Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard University in 2002 In addition to the PPF he is also chairman of both Pakistan Press International and Asianet-Pakistan the oldest and largest digital content syndication service in the country Additionally Owais Aslam Ali is inter alia member of the executive board of the International Press Instiutute (IPI) member of the editorial advisor council of the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN)
ARAPOVA Galina Galina Arapova is director and senior media lawyer of the NGO Mass Media Defence Centre working in the field of media rights protection and the promotion of freedom of expression standards in Russia She is also a trustee of the international human rights organization ARTICLE 19 (Global Campaign for Free expression) a member of the International Media Lawyers Association chair of the Public Council of Voronezh Regional Police Department and a member of Voronezh City public Chamber Galina Arapova has a law degree and undertook post graduate studies at the Institute of the World Economy and International Relations (Russian Academy of Sciences)
BADER Yara Yara Bader is the Acting director of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) and wife of the imprisoned Syrian journalist and human rights activist Mazen Darwish The SCM has played a key role in reporting the daily developments in Syria since the start of the uprising in early 2011 in particular due to the very limited access given to international journalists Bader is well-known both inside Syria and regionally as a journalist working on a wide range of cultural and current affairs issues
BARWARI Dlovan
Dlovan Barwari has been Head of the Volunteer Lawyers Network for the Defense of Freedom of Expression in Iraq since 2014 At the same time he is a media consultant to International Media Support (IMS) Previous positions include his work as a media specialist of the American University in Iraq journalistic activities eg with the Washington Post in Mosul and Kurdistan as chief editor for Wadi Al Rafidain or the Aswat al-Iraq news agency Dlovan Barwari is a member of the Iraqi Association for Human Rights and of the International Federation of the Press as well as a founding member of the Iraqi Network for Investigative Journalism (NIRIJ) He received several awards for his work as an investigative journalist among others he won the first prize of the Ariji competition for the best investigative journalist in the Arab world and the first prize of the Lorenzo Natalie competition
BENKOuml Cilla Cilla Benkouml was appointed Director General and CEO of the Swedish Radio October 1 2012 Since 2009 she held the position of Deputy Director General of Swedish Radio Cilla Benkouml has been working for Swedish Radio for more than 30 years and during this period she has had several management positions Her journalistic career has not only involved assignments within public broadcasting She has also worked as a freelance in New York for the Swedish commercial television and was Head of the News Department ldquoAktuelltrdquo Swedish Television Since 2010 Cilla Benkouml is one of eleven members of the EBU Executive Board
and currently a member of the EBU Personnel Committee
BERGER Guy Guy Berger is Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development at UNESCO He is responsible for the Organizationrsquos global work on press freedom safety of journalists internet freedom media pluralism and independence gender and media media and information literacy and journalism education He is also Secretary of UNESCOs International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) Formerly he headed the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University Grahamstown South Africa Guy Berger holds a Doctorate in Philosophy from Rhodes University has published extensively and has won several awards
Journalism can thrive through empowering all its users producers and consumers to deploy this form of free expression for the benefit of humanity
BEUTH Marie-Catherine Marie-Catherine Beuth is the founder of News On Demand a mobile app that tailors news to the userrsquos available time and attention Prior to her entrepreneurial venture Beuth was a business journalist for the French daily newspaper Le Figaro covering digital media and technology for almost 10 years It was there that she formed the idea for a news service that personalizes content around the userrsquos time
Focus on the right stories Focus on the right metrics Be an agent of knowledge
This became the innovation proposal she worked on during a 2012-2013 John S Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University In 2014 she launched NOD with the support of a grant from the Knight Prototype Fund
BLICHER BJERREGARD Mogens Mogens Blicher Bjerregaringrd has been president of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) since May 2013 In this position he has the political responsibility of the development of the organization to be able to provide EFJrsquos affiliates representing 300000 journalists in 40 countries in European matters This includes both trade union and authorsrsquo rights topics and media freedom related issues such as ensuring pluralism ethical standards access to information protecting of sources self-regulation of media and not least safety for journalists He was formerly Member of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and is a member of the Council and Bureau of The International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) UNESCO
BOKOVA Irina Irina Bokova born on 12 July 1952 in Sofia (Bulgaria) has been the Director-General of UNESCO since 15 November 2009 and reelected for a second term in 2013 Before Irina Bokova was Minister for Foreign Affairs Coordinator of Bulgaria-European Union relations and Ambassador of Bulgaria to France Monaco and UNESCO) As Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova is actively engaged in international efforts to advance quality education for all gender equality cultural dialogue and scientific cooperation for sustainable development and is leading UNESCO as a global advocate for safety of journalists and freedom of expression
BOŠS Edjis Edijs Bošs is lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Latvia and European Studies Department of Riga Stradiņš University He previously worked as news correspondent for LNT (Latvian Independent Television) as correspondent in Estonia for the Newspaper Diena as well as news correspondent for LTV (Latvian Public Service Television) and news caster for TV3 Edjis Boss holds a bachelorrsquos degree in Media Studies from the University of Estonia a masterrsquos degree in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in International Studies from the University of Cambridge His academic specializations are US-Baltic relations history of EU political integration EU foreign and security policies international history of Europe 1648-1945 and Cold War international history 1945-1991
BOTSFORD FRASER Marian
Marian Botsford Fraser is the Chair of the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International She is a Canadian writer and broadcaster and author of four acclaimed nonfiction books Her most recent book is Acting for Freedom Fifty Years of Civil Liberties Activism in Canada She is also a journalist and critic writing critical and feature pieces for publications including GRANTA The Globe and Mail The Walrus The Literary Review of Canada and MORE She has written and produced numerous documentaries for CBC Radiorsquos IDEAS hosted CBC Radio programs and educational TV shows on public issues In the early 1990s she was co-ordinator for the Canadian Arctic Council project and also did work for the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada and the Inuit Circumpolar Conference She has worked as a communications consultant and speechwriter for government and non-governmental organizations Marian Botsford Fraser has received numerous awards for her outstanding achievements
ldquoJournalism thrives when impunity and corruption are weeded out and freedom of expression commitments are honoured robustly by governmentsrdquo
BOURGAULT Jeanne Jeanne Bourgault is President and CEO of Internews She leads the strategic management of the organization and its programs around the world Bourgault has overseen Internewsrsquo growth in areas underserved by local media such as Afghanistan South Sudan and under her leadership Internews has led the sector in focusing on the need for information amid crises working to support local news and information access for communities affected by disaster including the 2005 Asian Tsunami and the 2010 Haiti earthquake Jeanne Bourgault has consulted on international program design and evaluation for the Open Society Institute the Rockefeller Brothers Fund the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation the Ford Foundation the Research Triangle Institute and the United Nations Centre
for Human Rights among others
BRAŽE Baiba Baiba Braže is Ambassador and Director General for the Directorate of Security Policy and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Previously she was Ambassador at Large to the Third Political Directorate and before that Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Baiba Braže held above that several other positions in the diplomatic service leading her to eg the Netherlands or the United States She holds university degrees in Law Political Science Communication Science and Southeastern Asian Studies from the University of Latvia the University of Groningen Netherlands and from Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand
BRAUN Nanette Nanette Braun is chief of communications and advocacy at UN Women Working to foster and enhance global coverage on womenrsquos rights and gender equality on all media platforms is an integral part of her function Before joining the UN Nanette worked as a journalist mainly for print media in her native Germany
ldquoJournalism thrives without stereotypes and sexismrdquo
BUKOVSKA Barbora Barbora Bukovskaacute has been ARTICLE 19rsquos Senior Director for Law and Policy since 2009 She leads on the development of all ARTICLE 19 policies and provides legal oversight and support to legal work across the organization Barbora Bukovska has an extensive experience working with various organizations on a range of human rights issues including protection from discrimination access to justice deprivation of liberty reproductive rights and community development She also initiated about 50 cases at the European Court of Human Rights on these issues and has published a number of reports and articles on a broad range of human rights From 2006 to 2008 she was the Legal Director at the Mental Disability Advocacy Centre an international organization working on the rights of people
with disabilities in Europe and Central Asia
CARLSSON Ulla Ulla Carlsson is professor Chair of NORDICOM (Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research) at the University of Gothenburg Sweden She is the editor of the Nordicom Review and has published a long series of books on media development popular culture media literacy etc Ulla Carlsson is also responsible for the activities of the International Clearinghouse on Children Youth and Media which was established in 1997 following an initiative of UNESCO She received the Wahlgrenska prize in 2006 for her research achievements
ldquoDemocratic rule is not possible without well-informed citizens with a critical eye and well-informed citizens cannot exist without reliable media and journalism that trains a critical eye on those who wield powerrdquo
CERAVA Marta Marta Cerava has been chief content editor and strategic planner of the Latvian public service broadcastersrsquo Radio Latvia and the Latvian Television shared Internet portal wwwlsmlv since 2012 She previously worked as general news producer and economic news correspondent at Radio Latvia and also has experience as a news agency and daily newspaper reporter Marta Cerava obtained degrees in communication science from universities in
Latvia and Finland
ldquoA surprising multitasked performance specific knowledge with proven trustworthiness - that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
CHINJE Eric Eric Chinje is CEO of the African Media Initiative (AMI) Before joining AMI he served as Senior Advisor at the KRL International LLC a Washington-based consultancy specializing in the emerging markets Prior to that Eric Chinje was the Director for Strategic Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation a position he took up at the start of 2012 He also led the Global Media Program at the World Bank Institute (WBI) and in that capacity launched the IMAGE (Independent Media for Accountability Governance and Empowerment) capacity building program and Network to create a corps of development journalists in the Bankrsquos client countries Other previous positions include journalistic activities eg as Editor in Chief of Cameroon Television Eric Chinje was acknowledged several awards
and distinctions
DEBRUYNE Ides Ides Debruyne is a lecturer at Ghent University and (co-)founder of various platforms promoting science communication open access as well as access to information for example the Belgian Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists (VVOJ) and Journalismfundeu the European Fund for Investigative Journalism of which he is also the executive director In 2013 Ides Debruyne and his colleague Brigitte Alfter won the Prize for the Freedom and Future of Media
The key is to empower and emancipate journalists This can be achieved by stimulating them to join forces in order to set up in-depth journalistic projectsrdquo
ELLIOTT Chris Chris Elliott was appointed The Guardianrsquos managing editor in February 2000 He has previously worked as the home affairs correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph as chief reporter for the Sunday Correspondent and as assistant news editor for the Times Chris Elliott is now the readers editor at The Guardian and chairman of the NCTJrsquos accreditation board He sits on the board of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) the Nomination Committee of the Reuters Founders Share Company and is chair of Concern Worldwide UK as well as a director of the Society of Editors
With courage innovation respect patience determination resilience hard work and an open mind and just the right amount of skepticism journalism can thrive
FARAG Fatemah Fatemah Farag is the Founder and Director of Welad Elbalad Media Services LTD a company dedicated to community media development and media excellence in Egypt She was the founding chief editor of the English Edition of Al Masry Al Youm Before 2009 Fatemah Farag divided her professional time between the newsroom and journalism training and education and worked eg as Assistant Chief Editor at Al-Ahram Weekly She also worked for the Regional Bureau of the Washington Post the Middle East Times ndash Egypt and as freelancer Fatemah Farag began her career specializing in development issues with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a reporter and newspaper editor she has dedicated much of her work to the coverage of social issues
ldquoJournalism can thrive when we connect between editorial mission and business viability within the context of providing people with public oversight the truth and a voicerdquo
FLOMO Eva Eva Flomo is a journalist and media specialist and has been actively engaged in promoting the emancipation of women in all sectors of society including the media for more than 20 years She has conducted trainings with several institutions including the American Radio Relay League in Connecticut USA the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) in Johannesburg South Africa and the Media Studies Institute in Cairo Egypt Eva Flomo has received several awards for her journalistic work and was also awarded Women Leader of the Year by Action-Aid International in 2010 She also became a Hubert H Humphrey Fulbright Fellow at the University of Maryland USA in 2013
ldquoThe digital age dictates that all formats of reporting are to be applied to tell the story But only the common purpose of accuracy and telling the truth can help journalism to thriverdquo
FRANTZ Doug Doug Frantz was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 35 years before joining the US State Department in September 2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Previously he worked for then-Senator John Kerry as deputy staff director and chief investigator of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee He reported from 40 countries and covered every conflict from the first Gulf war to the Afghan war Doug Frantz was national security editor of The Washington Post managing editor of the Los Angeles Times and investigations editor at The New York Times He was Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the aftermath of 911 He also is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books ranging in topics from nuclear proliferation and international bank fraud to the Holocaust and new urban planning
GORBUNOVA Inga Inga Gorbunova publisher editor and journalist has spent 30 years in the media industry She started as a reporter in the local Latvian newspaper Sports and used to be a member of the International Association of Sports Journalists In 1991 Inga Gorbunova started to work in the Peoples Front newspaper Atmoda From 1997 to 2007 she worked as the editor-in-chief of Latvias first weekly magazine IEVA (which has the largest audience in the Latvian media market) Currently as of 2007 Inga Gorbunova is the Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-chief of magazine publishing house Dienas Žurnāli
Itrsquos about people in journalism About their enthusiasm creativity honesty and courage About responsibility About authenticity and the ability to tell stories that speak to thousands
GRESTE Peter Peter Greste is a Latvian-Australian journalist and correspondent After having worked in London Bosnia and South Africa he went in 1995 to Kabul Afghanistan where he was a correspondent for the BBC and Reuters after which for a year he was based in Belgrade after that he worked in London and then in Mexico and Santiago In 2001 Peter Greste returned to Afghanistan to cover the outbreak of the war After Afghanistan he worked across the Middle East and Latin America From 2004 he was based in Mombasa Kenya then Johannesburg South Africa followed by Nairobi Kenya where he has lived since 2009 In 2011 he won a Peabody Award for a documentary on Somalia He is a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in Africa In December 2013 he was arrested in Cairo with two other colleagues and released only more than one year later from prison after he was found guilty of spreading false news On 19 February 2015 Peter Greste won a special Royal Television Society award for their sacrifices to journalism
Journalism thrives when reporters are able to work without draconian constraint Free media is key to free society free debate free ideas
GRIZZLE Alton Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communication and Information He is co-manager of UNESCOrsquos global actions on media and information literacy (MIL) and gender and media Alton Grizzle has diverse education and experience in the fields of education management information systems and media and communication He has conceptualized and spearheaded many projects in media development communication for development and MIL He holds various university degrees and is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he is carrying out research on citizensrsquo response to MIL competencies
HOFFMAN Nadine Nadine Hoffman is currently the International Womenrsquos Media Foundationrsquos Deputy Director of Programs where she develops and implements the organizationrsquos diverse portfolio of programs The IWMF works to strengthen the role of women journalists around the world Prior to joining the IWMF Nadine Hoffman was the acting director of the Leadership Council for Human Rights an organization focused on global womenrsquos empowerment At LCHR she implemented programs in Egypt and Iraq She holds a masterrsquos degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelorrsquos degree in English from Gettysburg College She also completed a human rights law certificate program at American Universityrsquos Washington College of Law
ldquoFor journalism to thrive women must be equally represented at every level of the news industryrdquo
ISMARTONO Yuli Yuli Ismartono is Publisher of TEMPO English a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta Indonesia Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training government relations and community development She is also managing editor of AsiaViews a monthly supplemental magazine distributed by publications in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) She also serves as a member of various organizations such as the International Advisory Council at APCO Worldwide Inc is a member of the Governing Board of the New York-based Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI) and a founding member of Junior Prestasi Indonesia
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
Dlovan Barwari has been Head of the Volunteer Lawyers Network for the Defense of Freedom of Expression in Iraq since 2014 At the same time he is a media consultant to International Media Support (IMS) Previous positions include his work as a media specialist of the American University in Iraq journalistic activities eg with the Washington Post in Mosul and Kurdistan as chief editor for Wadi Al Rafidain or the Aswat al-Iraq news agency Dlovan Barwari is a member of the Iraqi Association for Human Rights and of the International Federation of the Press as well as a founding member of the Iraqi Network for Investigative Journalism (NIRIJ) He received several awards for his work as an investigative journalist among others he won the first prize of the Ariji competition for the best investigative journalist in the Arab world and the first prize of the Lorenzo Natalie competition
BENKOuml Cilla Cilla Benkouml was appointed Director General and CEO of the Swedish Radio October 1 2012 Since 2009 she held the position of Deputy Director General of Swedish Radio Cilla Benkouml has been working for Swedish Radio for more than 30 years and during this period she has had several management positions Her journalistic career has not only involved assignments within public broadcasting She has also worked as a freelance in New York for the Swedish commercial television and was Head of the News Department ldquoAktuelltrdquo Swedish Television Since 2010 Cilla Benkouml is one of eleven members of the EBU Executive Board
and currently a member of the EBU Personnel Committee
BERGER Guy Guy Berger is Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development at UNESCO He is responsible for the Organizationrsquos global work on press freedom safety of journalists internet freedom media pluralism and independence gender and media media and information literacy and journalism education He is also Secretary of UNESCOs International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) Formerly he headed the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University Grahamstown South Africa Guy Berger holds a Doctorate in Philosophy from Rhodes University has published extensively and has won several awards
Journalism can thrive through empowering all its users producers and consumers to deploy this form of free expression for the benefit of humanity
BEUTH Marie-Catherine Marie-Catherine Beuth is the founder of News On Demand a mobile app that tailors news to the userrsquos available time and attention Prior to her entrepreneurial venture Beuth was a business journalist for the French daily newspaper Le Figaro covering digital media and technology for almost 10 years It was there that she formed the idea for a news service that personalizes content around the userrsquos time
Focus on the right stories Focus on the right metrics Be an agent of knowledge
This became the innovation proposal she worked on during a 2012-2013 John S Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University In 2014 she launched NOD with the support of a grant from the Knight Prototype Fund
BLICHER BJERREGARD Mogens Mogens Blicher Bjerregaringrd has been president of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) since May 2013 In this position he has the political responsibility of the development of the organization to be able to provide EFJrsquos affiliates representing 300000 journalists in 40 countries in European matters This includes both trade union and authorsrsquo rights topics and media freedom related issues such as ensuring pluralism ethical standards access to information protecting of sources self-regulation of media and not least safety for journalists He was formerly Member of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and is a member of the Council and Bureau of The International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) UNESCO
BOKOVA Irina Irina Bokova born on 12 July 1952 in Sofia (Bulgaria) has been the Director-General of UNESCO since 15 November 2009 and reelected for a second term in 2013 Before Irina Bokova was Minister for Foreign Affairs Coordinator of Bulgaria-European Union relations and Ambassador of Bulgaria to France Monaco and UNESCO) As Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova is actively engaged in international efforts to advance quality education for all gender equality cultural dialogue and scientific cooperation for sustainable development and is leading UNESCO as a global advocate for safety of journalists and freedom of expression
BOŠS Edjis Edijs Bošs is lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Latvia and European Studies Department of Riga Stradiņš University He previously worked as news correspondent for LNT (Latvian Independent Television) as correspondent in Estonia for the Newspaper Diena as well as news correspondent for LTV (Latvian Public Service Television) and news caster for TV3 Edjis Boss holds a bachelorrsquos degree in Media Studies from the University of Estonia a masterrsquos degree in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in International Studies from the University of Cambridge His academic specializations are US-Baltic relations history of EU political integration EU foreign and security policies international history of Europe 1648-1945 and Cold War international history 1945-1991
BOTSFORD FRASER Marian
Marian Botsford Fraser is the Chair of the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International She is a Canadian writer and broadcaster and author of four acclaimed nonfiction books Her most recent book is Acting for Freedom Fifty Years of Civil Liberties Activism in Canada She is also a journalist and critic writing critical and feature pieces for publications including GRANTA The Globe and Mail The Walrus The Literary Review of Canada and MORE She has written and produced numerous documentaries for CBC Radiorsquos IDEAS hosted CBC Radio programs and educational TV shows on public issues In the early 1990s she was co-ordinator for the Canadian Arctic Council project and also did work for the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada and the Inuit Circumpolar Conference She has worked as a communications consultant and speechwriter for government and non-governmental organizations Marian Botsford Fraser has received numerous awards for her outstanding achievements
ldquoJournalism thrives when impunity and corruption are weeded out and freedom of expression commitments are honoured robustly by governmentsrdquo
BOURGAULT Jeanne Jeanne Bourgault is President and CEO of Internews She leads the strategic management of the organization and its programs around the world Bourgault has overseen Internewsrsquo growth in areas underserved by local media such as Afghanistan South Sudan and under her leadership Internews has led the sector in focusing on the need for information amid crises working to support local news and information access for communities affected by disaster including the 2005 Asian Tsunami and the 2010 Haiti earthquake Jeanne Bourgault has consulted on international program design and evaluation for the Open Society Institute the Rockefeller Brothers Fund the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation the Ford Foundation the Research Triangle Institute and the United Nations Centre
for Human Rights among others
BRAŽE Baiba Baiba Braže is Ambassador and Director General for the Directorate of Security Policy and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Previously she was Ambassador at Large to the Third Political Directorate and before that Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Baiba Braže held above that several other positions in the diplomatic service leading her to eg the Netherlands or the United States She holds university degrees in Law Political Science Communication Science and Southeastern Asian Studies from the University of Latvia the University of Groningen Netherlands and from Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand
BRAUN Nanette Nanette Braun is chief of communications and advocacy at UN Women Working to foster and enhance global coverage on womenrsquos rights and gender equality on all media platforms is an integral part of her function Before joining the UN Nanette worked as a journalist mainly for print media in her native Germany
ldquoJournalism thrives without stereotypes and sexismrdquo
BUKOVSKA Barbora Barbora Bukovskaacute has been ARTICLE 19rsquos Senior Director for Law and Policy since 2009 She leads on the development of all ARTICLE 19 policies and provides legal oversight and support to legal work across the organization Barbora Bukovska has an extensive experience working with various organizations on a range of human rights issues including protection from discrimination access to justice deprivation of liberty reproductive rights and community development She also initiated about 50 cases at the European Court of Human Rights on these issues and has published a number of reports and articles on a broad range of human rights From 2006 to 2008 she was the Legal Director at the Mental Disability Advocacy Centre an international organization working on the rights of people
with disabilities in Europe and Central Asia
CARLSSON Ulla Ulla Carlsson is professor Chair of NORDICOM (Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research) at the University of Gothenburg Sweden She is the editor of the Nordicom Review and has published a long series of books on media development popular culture media literacy etc Ulla Carlsson is also responsible for the activities of the International Clearinghouse on Children Youth and Media which was established in 1997 following an initiative of UNESCO She received the Wahlgrenska prize in 2006 for her research achievements
ldquoDemocratic rule is not possible without well-informed citizens with a critical eye and well-informed citizens cannot exist without reliable media and journalism that trains a critical eye on those who wield powerrdquo
CERAVA Marta Marta Cerava has been chief content editor and strategic planner of the Latvian public service broadcastersrsquo Radio Latvia and the Latvian Television shared Internet portal wwwlsmlv since 2012 She previously worked as general news producer and economic news correspondent at Radio Latvia and also has experience as a news agency and daily newspaper reporter Marta Cerava obtained degrees in communication science from universities in
Latvia and Finland
ldquoA surprising multitasked performance specific knowledge with proven trustworthiness - that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
CHINJE Eric Eric Chinje is CEO of the African Media Initiative (AMI) Before joining AMI he served as Senior Advisor at the KRL International LLC a Washington-based consultancy specializing in the emerging markets Prior to that Eric Chinje was the Director for Strategic Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation a position he took up at the start of 2012 He also led the Global Media Program at the World Bank Institute (WBI) and in that capacity launched the IMAGE (Independent Media for Accountability Governance and Empowerment) capacity building program and Network to create a corps of development journalists in the Bankrsquos client countries Other previous positions include journalistic activities eg as Editor in Chief of Cameroon Television Eric Chinje was acknowledged several awards
and distinctions
DEBRUYNE Ides Ides Debruyne is a lecturer at Ghent University and (co-)founder of various platforms promoting science communication open access as well as access to information for example the Belgian Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists (VVOJ) and Journalismfundeu the European Fund for Investigative Journalism of which he is also the executive director In 2013 Ides Debruyne and his colleague Brigitte Alfter won the Prize for the Freedom and Future of Media
The key is to empower and emancipate journalists This can be achieved by stimulating them to join forces in order to set up in-depth journalistic projectsrdquo
ELLIOTT Chris Chris Elliott was appointed The Guardianrsquos managing editor in February 2000 He has previously worked as the home affairs correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph as chief reporter for the Sunday Correspondent and as assistant news editor for the Times Chris Elliott is now the readers editor at The Guardian and chairman of the NCTJrsquos accreditation board He sits on the board of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) the Nomination Committee of the Reuters Founders Share Company and is chair of Concern Worldwide UK as well as a director of the Society of Editors
With courage innovation respect patience determination resilience hard work and an open mind and just the right amount of skepticism journalism can thrive
FARAG Fatemah Fatemah Farag is the Founder and Director of Welad Elbalad Media Services LTD a company dedicated to community media development and media excellence in Egypt She was the founding chief editor of the English Edition of Al Masry Al Youm Before 2009 Fatemah Farag divided her professional time between the newsroom and journalism training and education and worked eg as Assistant Chief Editor at Al-Ahram Weekly She also worked for the Regional Bureau of the Washington Post the Middle East Times ndash Egypt and as freelancer Fatemah Farag began her career specializing in development issues with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a reporter and newspaper editor she has dedicated much of her work to the coverage of social issues
ldquoJournalism can thrive when we connect between editorial mission and business viability within the context of providing people with public oversight the truth and a voicerdquo
FLOMO Eva Eva Flomo is a journalist and media specialist and has been actively engaged in promoting the emancipation of women in all sectors of society including the media for more than 20 years She has conducted trainings with several institutions including the American Radio Relay League in Connecticut USA the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) in Johannesburg South Africa and the Media Studies Institute in Cairo Egypt Eva Flomo has received several awards for her journalistic work and was also awarded Women Leader of the Year by Action-Aid International in 2010 She also became a Hubert H Humphrey Fulbright Fellow at the University of Maryland USA in 2013
ldquoThe digital age dictates that all formats of reporting are to be applied to tell the story But only the common purpose of accuracy and telling the truth can help journalism to thriverdquo
FRANTZ Doug Doug Frantz was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 35 years before joining the US State Department in September 2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Previously he worked for then-Senator John Kerry as deputy staff director and chief investigator of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee He reported from 40 countries and covered every conflict from the first Gulf war to the Afghan war Doug Frantz was national security editor of The Washington Post managing editor of the Los Angeles Times and investigations editor at The New York Times He was Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the aftermath of 911 He also is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books ranging in topics from nuclear proliferation and international bank fraud to the Holocaust and new urban planning
GORBUNOVA Inga Inga Gorbunova publisher editor and journalist has spent 30 years in the media industry She started as a reporter in the local Latvian newspaper Sports and used to be a member of the International Association of Sports Journalists In 1991 Inga Gorbunova started to work in the Peoples Front newspaper Atmoda From 1997 to 2007 she worked as the editor-in-chief of Latvias first weekly magazine IEVA (which has the largest audience in the Latvian media market) Currently as of 2007 Inga Gorbunova is the Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-chief of magazine publishing house Dienas Žurnāli
Itrsquos about people in journalism About their enthusiasm creativity honesty and courage About responsibility About authenticity and the ability to tell stories that speak to thousands
GRESTE Peter Peter Greste is a Latvian-Australian journalist and correspondent After having worked in London Bosnia and South Africa he went in 1995 to Kabul Afghanistan where he was a correspondent for the BBC and Reuters after which for a year he was based in Belgrade after that he worked in London and then in Mexico and Santiago In 2001 Peter Greste returned to Afghanistan to cover the outbreak of the war After Afghanistan he worked across the Middle East and Latin America From 2004 he was based in Mombasa Kenya then Johannesburg South Africa followed by Nairobi Kenya where he has lived since 2009 In 2011 he won a Peabody Award for a documentary on Somalia He is a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in Africa In December 2013 he was arrested in Cairo with two other colleagues and released only more than one year later from prison after he was found guilty of spreading false news On 19 February 2015 Peter Greste won a special Royal Television Society award for their sacrifices to journalism
Journalism thrives when reporters are able to work without draconian constraint Free media is key to free society free debate free ideas
GRIZZLE Alton Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communication and Information He is co-manager of UNESCOrsquos global actions on media and information literacy (MIL) and gender and media Alton Grizzle has diverse education and experience in the fields of education management information systems and media and communication He has conceptualized and spearheaded many projects in media development communication for development and MIL He holds various university degrees and is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he is carrying out research on citizensrsquo response to MIL competencies
HOFFMAN Nadine Nadine Hoffman is currently the International Womenrsquos Media Foundationrsquos Deputy Director of Programs where she develops and implements the organizationrsquos diverse portfolio of programs The IWMF works to strengthen the role of women journalists around the world Prior to joining the IWMF Nadine Hoffman was the acting director of the Leadership Council for Human Rights an organization focused on global womenrsquos empowerment At LCHR she implemented programs in Egypt and Iraq She holds a masterrsquos degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelorrsquos degree in English from Gettysburg College She also completed a human rights law certificate program at American Universityrsquos Washington College of Law
ldquoFor journalism to thrive women must be equally represented at every level of the news industryrdquo
ISMARTONO Yuli Yuli Ismartono is Publisher of TEMPO English a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta Indonesia Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training government relations and community development She is also managing editor of AsiaViews a monthly supplemental magazine distributed by publications in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) She also serves as a member of various organizations such as the International Advisory Council at APCO Worldwide Inc is a member of the Governing Board of the New York-based Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI) and a founding member of Junior Prestasi Indonesia
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
This became the innovation proposal she worked on during a 2012-2013 John S Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University In 2014 she launched NOD with the support of a grant from the Knight Prototype Fund
BLICHER BJERREGARD Mogens Mogens Blicher Bjerregaringrd has been president of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) since May 2013 In this position he has the political responsibility of the development of the organization to be able to provide EFJrsquos affiliates representing 300000 journalists in 40 countries in European matters This includes both trade union and authorsrsquo rights topics and media freedom related issues such as ensuring pluralism ethical standards access to information protecting of sources self-regulation of media and not least safety for journalists He was formerly Member of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and is a member of the Council and Bureau of The International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) UNESCO
BOKOVA Irina Irina Bokova born on 12 July 1952 in Sofia (Bulgaria) has been the Director-General of UNESCO since 15 November 2009 and reelected for a second term in 2013 Before Irina Bokova was Minister for Foreign Affairs Coordinator of Bulgaria-European Union relations and Ambassador of Bulgaria to France Monaco and UNESCO) As Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova is actively engaged in international efforts to advance quality education for all gender equality cultural dialogue and scientific cooperation for sustainable development and is leading UNESCO as a global advocate for safety of journalists and freedom of expression
BOŠS Edjis Edijs Bošs is lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Latvia and European Studies Department of Riga Stradiņš University He previously worked as news correspondent for LNT (Latvian Independent Television) as correspondent in Estonia for the Newspaper Diena as well as news correspondent for LTV (Latvian Public Service Television) and news caster for TV3 Edjis Boss holds a bachelorrsquos degree in Media Studies from the University of Estonia a masterrsquos degree in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in International Studies from the University of Cambridge His academic specializations are US-Baltic relations history of EU political integration EU foreign and security policies international history of Europe 1648-1945 and Cold War international history 1945-1991
BOTSFORD FRASER Marian
Marian Botsford Fraser is the Chair of the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International She is a Canadian writer and broadcaster and author of four acclaimed nonfiction books Her most recent book is Acting for Freedom Fifty Years of Civil Liberties Activism in Canada She is also a journalist and critic writing critical and feature pieces for publications including GRANTA The Globe and Mail The Walrus The Literary Review of Canada and MORE She has written and produced numerous documentaries for CBC Radiorsquos IDEAS hosted CBC Radio programs and educational TV shows on public issues In the early 1990s she was co-ordinator for the Canadian Arctic Council project and also did work for the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada and the Inuit Circumpolar Conference She has worked as a communications consultant and speechwriter for government and non-governmental organizations Marian Botsford Fraser has received numerous awards for her outstanding achievements
ldquoJournalism thrives when impunity and corruption are weeded out and freedom of expression commitments are honoured robustly by governmentsrdquo
BOURGAULT Jeanne Jeanne Bourgault is President and CEO of Internews She leads the strategic management of the organization and its programs around the world Bourgault has overseen Internewsrsquo growth in areas underserved by local media such as Afghanistan South Sudan and under her leadership Internews has led the sector in focusing on the need for information amid crises working to support local news and information access for communities affected by disaster including the 2005 Asian Tsunami and the 2010 Haiti earthquake Jeanne Bourgault has consulted on international program design and evaluation for the Open Society Institute the Rockefeller Brothers Fund the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation the Ford Foundation the Research Triangle Institute and the United Nations Centre
for Human Rights among others
BRAŽE Baiba Baiba Braže is Ambassador and Director General for the Directorate of Security Policy and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Previously she was Ambassador at Large to the Third Political Directorate and before that Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Baiba Braže held above that several other positions in the diplomatic service leading her to eg the Netherlands or the United States She holds university degrees in Law Political Science Communication Science and Southeastern Asian Studies from the University of Latvia the University of Groningen Netherlands and from Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand
BRAUN Nanette Nanette Braun is chief of communications and advocacy at UN Women Working to foster and enhance global coverage on womenrsquos rights and gender equality on all media platforms is an integral part of her function Before joining the UN Nanette worked as a journalist mainly for print media in her native Germany
ldquoJournalism thrives without stereotypes and sexismrdquo
BUKOVSKA Barbora Barbora Bukovskaacute has been ARTICLE 19rsquos Senior Director for Law and Policy since 2009 She leads on the development of all ARTICLE 19 policies and provides legal oversight and support to legal work across the organization Barbora Bukovska has an extensive experience working with various organizations on a range of human rights issues including protection from discrimination access to justice deprivation of liberty reproductive rights and community development She also initiated about 50 cases at the European Court of Human Rights on these issues and has published a number of reports and articles on a broad range of human rights From 2006 to 2008 she was the Legal Director at the Mental Disability Advocacy Centre an international organization working on the rights of people
with disabilities in Europe and Central Asia
CARLSSON Ulla Ulla Carlsson is professor Chair of NORDICOM (Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research) at the University of Gothenburg Sweden She is the editor of the Nordicom Review and has published a long series of books on media development popular culture media literacy etc Ulla Carlsson is also responsible for the activities of the International Clearinghouse on Children Youth and Media which was established in 1997 following an initiative of UNESCO She received the Wahlgrenska prize in 2006 for her research achievements
ldquoDemocratic rule is not possible without well-informed citizens with a critical eye and well-informed citizens cannot exist without reliable media and journalism that trains a critical eye on those who wield powerrdquo
CERAVA Marta Marta Cerava has been chief content editor and strategic planner of the Latvian public service broadcastersrsquo Radio Latvia and the Latvian Television shared Internet portal wwwlsmlv since 2012 She previously worked as general news producer and economic news correspondent at Radio Latvia and also has experience as a news agency and daily newspaper reporter Marta Cerava obtained degrees in communication science from universities in
Latvia and Finland
ldquoA surprising multitasked performance specific knowledge with proven trustworthiness - that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
CHINJE Eric Eric Chinje is CEO of the African Media Initiative (AMI) Before joining AMI he served as Senior Advisor at the KRL International LLC a Washington-based consultancy specializing in the emerging markets Prior to that Eric Chinje was the Director for Strategic Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation a position he took up at the start of 2012 He also led the Global Media Program at the World Bank Institute (WBI) and in that capacity launched the IMAGE (Independent Media for Accountability Governance and Empowerment) capacity building program and Network to create a corps of development journalists in the Bankrsquos client countries Other previous positions include journalistic activities eg as Editor in Chief of Cameroon Television Eric Chinje was acknowledged several awards
and distinctions
DEBRUYNE Ides Ides Debruyne is a lecturer at Ghent University and (co-)founder of various platforms promoting science communication open access as well as access to information for example the Belgian Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists (VVOJ) and Journalismfundeu the European Fund for Investigative Journalism of which he is also the executive director In 2013 Ides Debruyne and his colleague Brigitte Alfter won the Prize for the Freedom and Future of Media
The key is to empower and emancipate journalists This can be achieved by stimulating them to join forces in order to set up in-depth journalistic projectsrdquo
ELLIOTT Chris Chris Elliott was appointed The Guardianrsquos managing editor in February 2000 He has previously worked as the home affairs correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph as chief reporter for the Sunday Correspondent and as assistant news editor for the Times Chris Elliott is now the readers editor at The Guardian and chairman of the NCTJrsquos accreditation board He sits on the board of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) the Nomination Committee of the Reuters Founders Share Company and is chair of Concern Worldwide UK as well as a director of the Society of Editors
With courage innovation respect patience determination resilience hard work and an open mind and just the right amount of skepticism journalism can thrive
FARAG Fatemah Fatemah Farag is the Founder and Director of Welad Elbalad Media Services LTD a company dedicated to community media development and media excellence in Egypt She was the founding chief editor of the English Edition of Al Masry Al Youm Before 2009 Fatemah Farag divided her professional time between the newsroom and journalism training and education and worked eg as Assistant Chief Editor at Al-Ahram Weekly She also worked for the Regional Bureau of the Washington Post the Middle East Times ndash Egypt and as freelancer Fatemah Farag began her career specializing in development issues with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a reporter and newspaper editor she has dedicated much of her work to the coverage of social issues
ldquoJournalism can thrive when we connect between editorial mission and business viability within the context of providing people with public oversight the truth and a voicerdquo
FLOMO Eva Eva Flomo is a journalist and media specialist and has been actively engaged in promoting the emancipation of women in all sectors of society including the media for more than 20 years She has conducted trainings with several institutions including the American Radio Relay League in Connecticut USA the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) in Johannesburg South Africa and the Media Studies Institute in Cairo Egypt Eva Flomo has received several awards for her journalistic work and was also awarded Women Leader of the Year by Action-Aid International in 2010 She also became a Hubert H Humphrey Fulbright Fellow at the University of Maryland USA in 2013
ldquoThe digital age dictates that all formats of reporting are to be applied to tell the story But only the common purpose of accuracy and telling the truth can help journalism to thriverdquo
FRANTZ Doug Doug Frantz was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 35 years before joining the US State Department in September 2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Previously he worked for then-Senator John Kerry as deputy staff director and chief investigator of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee He reported from 40 countries and covered every conflict from the first Gulf war to the Afghan war Doug Frantz was national security editor of The Washington Post managing editor of the Los Angeles Times and investigations editor at The New York Times He was Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the aftermath of 911 He also is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books ranging in topics from nuclear proliferation and international bank fraud to the Holocaust and new urban planning
GORBUNOVA Inga Inga Gorbunova publisher editor and journalist has spent 30 years in the media industry She started as a reporter in the local Latvian newspaper Sports and used to be a member of the International Association of Sports Journalists In 1991 Inga Gorbunova started to work in the Peoples Front newspaper Atmoda From 1997 to 2007 she worked as the editor-in-chief of Latvias first weekly magazine IEVA (which has the largest audience in the Latvian media market) Currently as of 2007 Inga Gorbunova is the Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-chief of magazine publishing house Dienas Žurnāli
Itrsquos about people in journalism About their enthusiasm creativity honesty and courage About responsibility About authenticity and the ability to tell stories that speak to thousands
GRESTE Peter Peter Greste is a Latvian-Australian journalist and correspondent After having worked in London Bosnia and South Africa he went in 1995 to Kabul Afghanistan where he was a correspondent for the BBC and Reuters after which for a year he was based in Belgrade after that he worked in London and then in Mexico and Santiago In 2001 Peter Greste returned to Afghanistan to cover the outbreak of the war After Afghanistan he worked across the Middle East and Latin America From 2004 he was based in Mombasa Kenya then Johannesburg South Africa followed by Nairobi Kenya where he has lived since 2009 In 2011 he won a Peabody Award for a documentary on Somalia He is a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in Africa In December 2013 he was arrested in Cairo with two other colleagues and released only more than one year later from prison after he was found guilty of spreading false news On 19 February 2015 Peter Greste won a special Royal Television Society award for their sacrifices to journalism
Journalism thrives when reporters are able to work without draconian constraint Free media is key to free society free debate free ideas
GRIZZLE Alton Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communication and Information He is co-manager of UNESCOrsquos global actions on media and information literacy (MIL) and gender and media Alton Grizzle has diverse education and experience in the fields of education management information systems and media and communication He has conceptualized and spearheaded many projects in media development communication for development and MIL He holds various university degrees and is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he is carrying out research on citizensrsquo response to MIL competencies
HOFFMAN Nadine Nadine Hoffman is currently the International Womenrsquos Media Foundationrsquos Deputy Director of Programs where she develops and implements the organizationrsquos diverse portfolio of programs The IWMF works to strengthen the role of women journalists around the world Prior to joining the IWMF Nadine Hoffman was the acting director of the Leadership Council for Human Rights an organization focused on global womenrsquos empowerment At LCHR she implemented programs in Egypt and Iraq She holds a masterrsquos degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelorrsquos degree in English from Gettysburg College She also completed a human rights law certificate program at American Universityrsquos Washington College of Law
ldquoFor journalism to thrive women must be equally represented at every level of the news industryrdquo
ISMARTONO Yuli Yuli Ismartono is Publisher of TEMPO English a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta Indonesia Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training government relations and community development She is also managing editor of AsiaViews a monthly supplemental magazine distributed by publications in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) She also serves as a member of various organizations such as the International Advisory Council at APCO Worldwide Inc is a member of the Governing Board of the New York-based Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI) and a founding member of Junior Prestasi Indonesia
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
BOŠS Edjis Edijs Bošs is lecturer at the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Latvia and European Studies Department of Riga Stradiņš University He previously worked as news correspondent for LNT (Latvian Independent Television) as correspondent in Estonia for the Newspaper Diena as well as news correspondent for LTV (Latvian Public Service Television) and news caster for TV3 Edjis Boss holds a bachelorrsquos degree in Media Studies from the University of Estonia a masterrsquos degree in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in International Studies from the University of Cambridge His academic specializations are US-Baltic relations history of EU political integration EU foreign and security policies international history of Europe 1648-1945 and Cold War international history 1945-1991
BOTSFORD FRASER Marian
Marian Botsford Fraser is the Chair of the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International She is a Canadian writer and broadcaster and author of four acclaimed nonfiction books Her most recent book is Acting for Freedom Fifty Years of Civil Liberties Activism in Canada She is also a journalist and critic writing critical and feature pieces for publications including GRANTA The Globe and Mail The Walrus The Literary Review of Canada and MORE She has written and produced numerous documentaries for CBC Radiorsquos IDEAS hosted CBC Radio programs and educational TV shows on public issues In the early 1990s she was co-ordinator for the Canadian Arctic Council project and also did work for the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada and the Inuit Circumpolar Conference She has worked as a communications consultant and speechwriter for government and non-governmental organizations Marian Botsford Fraser has received numerous awards for her outstanding achievements
ldquoJournalism thrives when impunity and corruption are weeded out and freedom of expression commitments are honoured robustly by governmentsrdquo
BOURGAULT Jeanne Jeanne Bourgault is President and CEO of Internews She leads the strategic management of the organization and its programs around the world Bourgault has overseen Internewsrsquo growth in areas underserved by local media such as Afghanistan South Sudan and under her leadership Internews has led the sector in focusing on the need for information amid crises working to support local news and information access for communities affected by disaster including the 2005 Asian Tsunami and the 2010 Haiti earthquake Jeanne Bourgault has consulted on international program design and evaluation for the Open Society Institute the Rockefeller Brothers Fund the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation the Ford Foundation the Research Triangle Institute and the United Nations Centre
for Human Rights among others
BRAŽE Baiba Baiba Braže is Ambassador and Director General for the Directorate of Security Policy and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Previously she was Ambassador at Large to the Third Political Directorate and before that Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Baiba Braže held above that several other positions in the diplomatic service leading her to eg the Netherlands or the United States She holds university degrees in Law Political Science Communication Science and Southeastern Asian Studies from the University of Latvia the University of Groningen Netherlands and from Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand
BRAUN Nanette Nanette Braun is chief of communications and advocacy at UN Women Working to foster and enhance global coverage on womenrsquos rights and gender equality on all media platforms is an integral part of her function Before joining the UN Nanette worked as a journalist mainly for print media in her native Germany
ldquoJournalism thrives without stereotypes and sexismrdquo
BUKOVSKA Barbora Barbora Bukovskaacute has been ARTICLE 19rsquos Senior Director for Law and Policy since 2009 She leads on the development of all ARTICLE 19 policies and provides legal oversight and support to legal work across the organization Barbora Bukovska has an extensive experience working with various organizations on a range of human rights issues including protection from discrimination access to justice deprivation of liberty reproductive rights and community development She also initiated about 50 cases at the European Court of Human Rights on these issues and has published a number of reports and articles on a broad range of human rights From 2006 to 2008 she was the Legal Director at the Mental Disability Advocacy Centre an international organization working on the rights of people
with disabilities in Europe and Central Asia
CARLSSON Ulla Ulla Carlsson is professor Chair of NORDICOM (Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research) at the University of Gothenburg Sweden She is the editor of the Nordicom Review and has published a long series of books on media development popular culture media literacy etc Ulla Carlsson is also responsible for the activities of the International Clearinghouse on Children Youth and Media which was established in 1997 following an initiative of UNESCO She received the Wahlgrenska prize in 2006 for her research achievements
ldquoDemocratic rule is not possible without well-informed citizens with a critical eye and well-informed citizens cannot exist without reliable media and journalism that trains a critical eye on those who wield powerrdquo
CERAVA Marta Marta Cerava has been chief content editor and strategic planner of the Latvian public service broadcastersrsquo Radio Latvia and the Latvian Television shared Internet portal wwwlsmlv since 2012 She previously worked as general news producer and economic news correspondent at Radio Latvia and also has experience as a news agency and daily newspaper reporter Marta Cerava obtained degrees in communication science from universities in
Latvia and Finland
ldquoA surprising multitasked performance specific knowledge with proven trustworthiness - that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
CHINJE Eric Eric Chinje is CEO of the African Media Initiative (AMI) Before joining AMI he served as Senior Advisor at the KRL International LLC a Washington-based consultancy specializing in the emerging markets Prior to that Eric Chinje was the Director for Strategic Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation a position he took up at the start of 2012 He also led the Global Media Program at the World Bank Institute (WBI) and in that capacity launched the IMAGE (Independent Media for Accountability Governance and Empowerment) capacity building program and Network to create a corps of development journalists in the Bankrsquos client countries Other previous positions include journalistic activities eg as Editor in Chief of Cameroon Television Eric Chinje was acknowledged several awards
and distinctions
DEBRUYNE Ides Ides Debruyne is a lecturer at Ghent University and (co-)founder of various platforms promoting science communication open access as well as access to information for example the Belgian Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists (VVOJ) and Journalismfundeu the European Fund for Investigative Journalism of which he is also the executive director In 2013 Ides Debruyne and his colleague Brigitte Alfter won the Prize for the Freedom and Future of Media
The key is to empower and emancipate journalists This can be achieved by stimulating them to join forces in order to set up in-depth journalistic projectsrdquo
ELLIOTT Chris Chris Elliott was appointed The Guardianrsquos managing editor in February 2000 He has previously worked as the home affairs correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph as chief reporter for the Sunday Correspondent and as assistant news editor for the Times Chris Elliott is now the readers editor at The Guardian and chairman of the NCTJrsquos accreditation board He sits on the board of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) the Nomination Committee of the Reuters Founders Share Company and is chair of Concern Worldwide UK as well as a director of the Society of Editors
With courage innovation respect patience determination resilience hard work and an open mind and just the right amount of skepticism journalism can thrive
FARAG Fatemah Fatemah Farag is the Founder and Director of Welad Elbalad Media Services LTD a company dedicated to community media development and media excellence in Egypt She was the founding chief editor of the English Edition of Al Masry Al Youm Before 2009 Fatemah Farag divided her professional time between the newsroom and journalism training and education and worked eg as Assistant Chief Editor at Al-Ahram Weekly She also worked for the Regional Bureau of the Washington Post the Middle East Times ndash Egypt and as freelancer Fatemah Farag began her career specializing in development issues with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a reporter and newspaper editor she has dedicated much of her work to the coverage of social issues
ldquoJournalism can thrive when we connect between editorial mission and business viability within the context of providing people with public oversight the truth and a voicerdquo
FLOMO Eva Eva Flomo is a journalist and media specialist and has been actively engaged in promoting the emancipation of women in all sectors of society including the media for more than 20 years She has conducted trainings with several institutions including the American Radio Relay League in Connecticut USA the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) in Johannesburg South Africa and the Media Studies Institute in Cairo Egypt Eva Flomo has received several awards for her journalistic work and was also awarded Women Leader of the Year by Action-Aid International in 2010 She also became a Hubert H Humphrey Fulbright Fellow at the University of Maryland USA in 2013
ldquoThe digital age dictates that all formats of reporting are to be applied to tell the story But only the common purpose of accuracy and telling the truth can help journalism to thriverdquo
FRANTZ Doug Doug Frantz was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 35 years before joining the US State Department in September 2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Previously he worked for then-Senator John Kerry as deputy staff director and chief investigator of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee He reported from 40 countries and covered every conflict from the first Gulf war to the Afghan war Doug Frantz was national security editor of The Washington Post managing editor of the Los Angeles Times and investigations editor at The New York Times He was Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the aftermath of 911 He also is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books ranging in topics from nuclear proliferation and international bank fraud to the Holocaust and new urban planning
GORBUNOVA Inga Inga Gorbunova publisher editor and journalist has spent 30 years in the media industry She started as a reporter in the local Latvian newspaper Sports and used to be a member of the International Association of Sports Journalists In 1991 Inga Gorbunova started to work in the Peoples Front newspaper Atmoda From 1997 to 2007 she worked as the editor-in-chief of Latvias first weekly magazine IEVA (which has the largest audience in the Latvian media market) Currently as of 2007 Inga Gorbunova is the Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-chief of magazine publishing house Dienas Žurnāli
Itrsquos about people in journalism About their enthusiasm creativity honesty and courage About responsibility About authenticity and the ability to tell stories that speak to thousands
GRESTE Peter Peter Greste is a Latvian-Australian journalist and correspondent After having worked in London Bosnia and South Africa he went in 1995 to Kabul Afghanistan where he was a correspondent for the BBC and Reuters after which for a year he was based in Belgrade after that he worked in London and then in Mexico and Santiago In 2001 Peter Greste returned to Afghanistan to cover the outbreak of the war After Afghanistan he worked across the Middle East and Latin America From 2004 he was based in Mombasa Kenya then Johannesburg South Africa followed by Nairobi Kenya where he has lived since 2009 In 2011 he won a Peabody Award for a documentary on Somalia He is a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in Africa In December 2013 he was arrested in Cairo with two other colleagues and released only more than one year later from prison after he was found guilty of spreading false news On 19 February 2015 Peter Greste won a special Royal Television Society award for their sacrifices to journalism
Journalism thrives when reporters are able to work without draconian constraint Free media is key to free society free debate free ideas
GRIZZLE Alton Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communication and Information He is co-manager of UNESCOrsquos global actions on media and information literacy (MIL) and gender and media Alton Grizzle has diverse education and experience in the fields of education management information systems and media and communication He has conceptualized and spearheaded many projects in media development communication for development and MIL He holds various university degrees and is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he is carrying out research on citizensrsquo response to MIL competencies
HOFFMAN Nadine Nadine Hoffman is currently the International Womenrsquos Media Foundationrsquos Deputy Director of Programs where she develops and implements the organizationrsquos diverse portfolio of programs The IWMF works to strengthen the role of women journalists around the world Prior to joining the IWMF Nadine Hoffman was the acting director of the Leadership Council for Human Rights an organization focused on global womenrsquos empowerment At LCHR she implemented programs in Egypt and Iraq She holds a masterrsquos degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelorrsquos degree in English from Gettysburg College She also completed a human rights law certificate program at American Universityrsquos Washington College of Law
ldquoFor journalism to thrive women must be equally represented at every level of the news industryrdquo
ISMARTONO Yuli Yuli Ismartono is Publisher of TEMPO English a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta Indonesia Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training government relations and community development She is also managing editor of AsiaViews a monthly supplemental magazine distributed by publications in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) She also serves as a member of various organizations such as the International Advisory Council at APCO Worldwide Inc is a member of the Governing Board of the New York-based Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI) and a founding member of Junior Prestasi Indonesia
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
for Human Rights among others
BRAŽE Baiba Baiba Braže is Ambassador and Director General for the Directorate of Security Policy and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Previously she was Ambassador at Large to the Third Political Directorate and before that Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Baiba Braže held above that several other positions in the diplomatic service leading her to eg the Netherlands or the United States She holds university degrees in Law Political Science Communication Science and Southeastern Asian Studies from the University of Latvia the University of Groningen Netherlands and from Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand
BRAUN Nanette Nanette Braun is chief of communications and advocacy at UN Women Working to foster and enhance global coverage on womenrsquos rights and gender equality on all media platforms is an integral part of her function Before joining the UN Nanette worked as a journalist mainly for print media in her native Germany
ldquoJournalism thrives without stereotypes and sexismrdquo
BUKOVSKA Barbora Barbora Bukovskaacute has been ARTICLE 19rsquos Senior Director for Law and Policy since 2009 She leads on the development of all ARTICLE 19 policies and provides legal oversight and support to legal work across the organization Barbora Bukovska has an extensive experience working with various organizations on a range of human rights issues including protection from discrimination access to justice deprivation of liberty reproductive rights and community development She also initiated about 50 cases at the European Court of Human Rights on these issues and has published a number of reports and articles on a broad range of human rights From 2006 to 2008 she was the Legal Director at the Mental Disability Advocacy Centre an international organization working on the rights of people
with disabilities in Europe and Central Asia
CARLSSON Ulla Ulla Carlsson is professor Chair of NORDICOM (Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research) at the University of Gothenburg Sweden She is the editor of the Nordicom Review and has published a long series of books on media development popular culture media literacy etc Ulla Carlsson is also responsible for the activities of the International Clearinghouse on Children Youth and Media which was established in 1997 following an initiative of UNESCO She received the Wahlgrenska prize in 2006 for her research achievements
ldquoDemocratic rule is not possible without well-informed citizens with a critical eye and well-informed citizens cannot exist without reliable media and journalism that trains a critical eye on those who wield powerrdquo
CERAVA Marta Marta Cerava has been chief content editor and strategic planner of the Latvian public service broadcastersrsquo Radio Latvia and the Latvian Television shared Internet portal wwwlsmlv since 2012 She previously worked as general news producer and economic news correspondent at Radio Latvia and also has experience as a news agency and daily newspaper reporter Marta Cerava obtained degrees in communication science from universities in
Latvia and Finland
ldquoA surprising multitasked performance specific knowledge with proven trustworthiness - that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
CHINJE Eric Eric Chinje is CEO of the African Media Initiative (AMI) Before joining AMI he served as Senior Advisor at the KRL International LLC a Washington-based consultancy specializing in the emerging markets Prior to that Eric Chinje was the Director for Strategic Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation a position he took up at the start of 2012 He also led the Global Media Program at the World Bank Institute (WBI) and in that capacity launched the IMAGE (Independent Media for Accountability Governance and Empowerment) capacity building program and Network to create a corps of development journalists in the Bankrsquos client countries Other previous positions include journalistic activities eg as Editor in Chief of Cameroon Television Eric Chinje was acknowledged several awards
and distinctions
DEBRUYNE Ides Ides Debruyne is a lecturer at Ghent University and (co-)founder of various platforms promoting science communication open access as well as access to information for example the Belgian Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists (VVOJ) and Journalismfundeu the European Fund for Investigative Journalism of which he is also the executive director In 2013 Ides Debruyne and his colleague Brigitte Alfter won the Prize for the Freedom and Future of Media
The key is to empower and emancipate journalists This can be achieved by stimulating them to join forces in order to set up in-depth journalistic projectsrdquo
ELLIOTT Chris Chris Elliott was appointed The Guardianrsquos managing editor in February 2000 He has previously worked as the home affairs correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph as chief reporter for the Sunday Correspondent and as assistant news editor for the Times Chris Elliott is now the readers editor at The Guardian and chairman of the NCTJrsquos accreditation board He sits on the board of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) the Nomination Committee of the Reuters Founders Share Company and is chair of Concern Worldwide UK as well as a director of the Society of Editors
With courage innovation respect patience determination resilience hard work and an open mind and just the right amount of skepticism journalism can thrive
FARAG Fatemah Fatemah Farag is the Founder and Director of Welad Elbalad Media Services LTD a company dedicated to community media development and media excellence in Egypt She was the founding chief editor of the English Edition of Al Masry Al Youm Before 2009 Fatemah Farag divided her professional time between the newsroom and journalism training and education and worked eg as Assistant Chief Editor at Al-Ahram Weekly She also worked for the Regional Bureau of the Washington Post the Middle East Times ndash Egypt and as freelancer Fatemah Farag began her career specializing in development issues with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a reporter and newspaper editor she has dedicated much of her work to the coverage of social issues
ldquoJournalism can thrive when we connect between editorial mission and business viability within the context of providing people with public oversight the truth and a voicerdquo
FLOMO Eva Eva Flomo is a journalist and media specialist and has been actively engaged in promoting the emancipation of women in all sectors of society including the media for more than 20 years She has conducted trainings with several institutions including the American Radio Relay League in Connecticut USA the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) in Johannesburg South Africa and the Media Studies Institute in Cairo Egypt Eva Flomo has received several awards for her journalistic work and was also awarded Women Leader of the Year by Action-Aid International in 2010 She also became a Hubert H Humphrey Fulbright Fellow at the University of Maryland USA in 2013
ldquoThe digital age dictates that all formats of reporting are to be applied to tell the story But only the common purpose of accuracy and telling the truth can help journalism to thriverdquo
FRANTZ Doug Doug Frantz was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 35 years before joining the US State Department in September 2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Previously he worked for then-Senator John Kerry as deputy staff director and chief investigator of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee He reported from 40 countries and covered every conflict from the first Gulf war to the Afghan war Doug Frantz was national security editor of The Washington Post managing editor of the Los Angeles Times and investigations editor at The New York Times He was Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the aftermath of 911 He also is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books ranging in topics from nuclear proliferation and international bank fraud to the Holocaust and new urban planning
GORBUNOVA Inga Inga Gorbunova publisher editor and journalist has spent 30 years in the media industry She started as a reporter in the local Latvian newspaper Sports and used to be a member of the International Association of Sports Journalists In 1991 Inga Gorbunova started to work in the Peoples Front newspaper Atmoda From 1997 to 2007 she worked as the editor-in-chief of Latvias first weekly magazine IEVA (which has the largest audience in the Latvian media market) Currently as of 2007 Inga Gorbunova is the Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-chief of magazine publishing house Dienas Žurnāli
Itrsquos about people in journalism About their enthusiasm creativity honesty and courage About responsibility About authenticity and the ability to tell stories that speak to thousands
GRESTE Peter Peter Greste is a Latvian-Australian journalist and correspondent After having worked in London Bosnia and South Africa he went in 1995 to Kabul Afghanistan where he was a correspondent for the BBC and Reuters after which for a year he was based in Belgrade after that he worked in London and then in Mexico and Santiago In 2001 Peter Greste returned to Afghanistan to cover the outbreak of the war After Afghanistan he worked across the Middle East and Latin America From 2004 he was based in Mombasa Kenya then Johannesburg South Africa followed by Nairobi Kenya where he has lived since 2009 In 2011 he won a Peabody Award for a documentary on Somalia He is a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in Africa In December 2013 he was arrested in Cairo with two other colleagues and released only more than one year later from prison after he was found guilty of spreading false news On 19 February 2015 Peter Greste won a special Royal Television Society award for their sacrifices to journalism
Journalism thrives when reporters are able to work without draconian constraint Free media is key to free society free debate free ideas
GRIZZLE Alton Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communication and Information He is co-manager of UNESCOrsquos global actions on media and information literacy (MIL) and gender and media Alton Grizzle has diverse education and experience in the fields of education management information systems and media and communication He has conceptualized and spearheaded many projects in media development communication for development and MIL He holds various university degrees and is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he is carrying out research on citizensrsquo response to MIL competencies
HOFFMAN Nadine Nadine Hoffman is currently the International Womenrsquos Media Foundationrsquos Deputy Director of Programs where she develops and implements the organizationrsquos diverse portfolio of programs The IWMF works to strengthen the role of women journalists around the world Prior to joining the IWMF Nadine Hoffman was the acting director of the Leadership Council for Human Rights an organization focused on global womenrsquos empowerment At LCHR she implemented programs in Egypt and Iraq She holds a masterrsquos degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelorrsquos degree in English from Gettysburg College She also completed a human rights law certificate program at American Universityrsquos Washington College of Law
ldquoFor journalism to thrive women must be equally represented at every level of the news industryrdquo
ISMARTONO Yuli Yuli Ismartono is Publisher of TEMPO English a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta Indonesia Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training government relations and community development She is also managing editor of AsiaViews a monthly supplemental magazine distributed by publications in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) She also serves as a member of various organizations such as the International Advisory Council at APCO Worldwide Inc is a member of the Governing Board of the New York-based Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI) and a founding member of Junior Prestasi Indonesia
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
CARLSSON Ulla Ulla Carlsson is professor Chair of NORDICOM (Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research) at the University of Gothenburg Sweden She is the editor of the Nordicom Review and has published a long series of books on media development popular culture media literacy etc Ulla Carlsson is also responsible for the activities of the International Clearinghouse on Children Youth and Media which was established in 1997 following an initiative of UNESCO She received the Wahlgrenska prize in 2006 for her research achievements
ldquoDemocratic rule is not possible without well-informed citizens with a critical eye and well-informed citizens cannot exist without reliable media and journalism that trains a critical eye on those who wield powerrdquo
CERAVA Marta Marta Cerava has been chief content editor and strategic planner of the Latvian public service broadcastersrsquo Radio Latvia and the Latvian Television shared Internet portal wwwlsmlv since 2012 She previously worked as general news producer and economic news correspondent at Radio Latvia and also has experience as a news agency and daily newspaper reporter Marta Cerava obtained degrees in communication science from universities in
Latvia and Finland
ldquoA surprising multitasked performance specific knowledge with proven trustworthiness - that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
CHINJE Eric Eric Chinje is CEO of the African Media Initiative (AMI) Before joining AMI he served as Senior Advisor at the KRL International LLC a Washington-based consultancy specializing in the emerging markets Prior to that Eric Chinje was the Director for Strategic Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation a position he took up at the start of 2012 He also led the Global Media Program at the World Bank Institute (WBI) and in that capacity launched the IMAGE (Independent Media for Accountability Governance and Empowerment) capacity building program and Network to create a corps of development journalists in the Bankrsquos client countries Other previous positions include journalistic activities eg as Editor in Chief of Cameroon Television Eric Chinje was acknowledged several awards
and distinctions
DEBRUYNE Ides Ides Debruyne is a lecturer at Ghent University and (co-)founder of various platforms promoting science communication open access as well as access to information for example the Belgian Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists (VVOJ) and Journalismfundeu the European Fund for Investigative Journalism of which he is also the executive director In 2013 Ides Debruyne and his colleague Brigitte Alfter won the Prize for the Freedom and Future of Media
The key is to empower and emancipate journalists This can be achieved by stimulating them to join forces in order to set up in-depth journalistic projectsrdquo
ELLIOTT Chris Chris Elliott was appointed The Guardianrsquos managing editor in February 2000 He has previously worked as the home affairs correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph as chief reporter for the Sunday Correspondent and as assistant news editor for the Times Chris Elliott is now the readers editor at The Guardian and chairman of the NCTJrsquos accreditation board He sits on the board of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) the Nomination Committee of the Reuters Founders Share Company and is chair of Concern Worldwide UK as well as a director of the Society of Editors
With courage innovation respect patience determination resilience hard work and an open mind and just the right amount of skepticism journalism can thrive
FARAG Fatemah Fatemah Farag is the Founder and Director of Welad Elbalad Media Services LTD a company dedicated to community media development and media excellence in Egypt She was the founding chief editor of the English Edition of Al Masry Al Youm Before 2009 Fatemah Farag divided her professional time between the newsroom and journalism training and education and worked eg as Assistant Chief Editor at Al-Ahram Weekly She also worked for the Regional Bureau of the Washington Post the Middle East Times ndash Egypt and as freelancer Fatemah Farag began her career specializing in development issues with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a reporter and newspaper editor she has dedicated much of her work to the coverage of social issues
ldquoJournalism can thrive when we connect between editorial mission and business viability within the context of providing people with public oversight the truth and a voicerdquo
FLOMO Eva Eva Flomo is a journalist and media specialist and has been actively engaged in promoting the emancipation of women in all sectors of society including the media for more than 20 years She has conducted trainings with several institutions including the American Radio Relay League in Connecticut USA the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) in Johannesburg South Africa and the Media Studies Institute in Cairo Egypt Eva Flomo has received several awards for her journalistic work and was also awarded Women Leader of the Year by Action-Aid International in 2010 She also became a Hubert H Humphrey Fulbright Fellow at the University of Maryland USA in 2013
ldquoThe digital age dictates that all formats of reporting are to be applied to tell the story But only the common purpose of accuracy and telling the truth can help journalism to thriverdquo
FRANTZ Doug Doug Frantz was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 35 years before joining the US State Department in September 2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Previously he worked for then-Senator John Kerry as deputy staff director and chief investigator of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee He reported from 40 countries and covered every conflict from the first Gulf war to the Afghan war Doug Frantz was national security editor of The Washington Post managing editor of the Los Angeles Times and investigations editor at The New York Times He was Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the aftermath of 911 He also is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books ranging in topics from nuclear proliferation and international bank fraud to the Holocaust and new urban planning
GORBUNOVA Inga Inga Gorbunova publisher editor and journalist has spent 30 years in the media industry She started as a reporter in the local Latvian newspaper Sports and used to be a member of the International Association of Sports Journalists In 1991 Inga Gorbunova started to work in the Peoples Front newspaper Atmoda From 1997 to 2007 she worked as the editor-in-chief of Latvias first weekly magazine IEVA (which has the largest audience in the Latvian media market) Currently as of 2007 Inga Gorbunova is the Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-chief of magazine publishing house Dienas Žurnāli
Itrsquos about people in journalism About their enthusiasm creativity honesty and courage About responsibility About authenticity and the ability to tell stories that speak to thousands
GRESTE Peter Peter Greste is a Latvian-Australian journalist and correspondent After having worked in London Bosnia and South Africa he went in 1995 to Kabul Afghanistan where he was a correspondent for the BBC and Reuters after which for a year he was based in Belgrade after that he worked in London and then in Mexico and Santiago In 2001 Peter Greste returned to Afghanistan to cover the outbreak of the war After Afghanistan he worked across the Middle East and Latin America From 2004 he was based in Mombasa Kenya then Johannesburg South Africa followed by Nairobi Kenya where he has lived since 2009 In 2011 he won a Peabody Award for a documentary on Somalia He is a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in Africa In December 2013 he was arrested in Cairo with two other colleagues and released only more than one year later from prison after he was found guilty of spreading false news On 19 February 2015 Peter Greste won a special Royal Television Society award for their sacrifices to journalism
Journalism thrives when reporters are able to work without draconian constraint Free media is key to free society free debate free ideas
GRIZZLE Alton Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communication and Information He is co-manager of UNESCOrsquos global actions on media and information literacy (MIL) and gender and media Alton Grizzle has diverse education and experience in the fields of education management information systems and media and communication He has conceptualized and spearheaded many projects in media development communication for development and MIL He holds various university degrees and is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he is carrying out research on citizensrsquo response to MIL competencies
HOFFMAN Nadine Nadine Hoffman is currently the International Womenrsquos Media Foundationrsquos Deputy Director of Programs where she develops and implements the organizationrsquos diverse portfolio of programs The IWMF works to strengthen the role of women journalists around the world Prior to joining the IWMF Nadine Hoffman was the acting director of the Leadership Council for Human Rights an organization focused on global womenrsquos empowerment At LCHR she implemented programs in Egypt and Iraq She holds a masterrsquos degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelorrsquos degree in English from Gettysburg College She also completed a human rights law certificate program at American Universityrsquos Washington College of Law
ldquoFor journalism to thrive women must be equally represented at every level of the news industryrdquo
ISMARTONO Yuli Yuli Ismartono is Publisher of TEMPO English a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta Indonesia Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training government relations and community development She is also managing editor of AsiaViews a monthly supplemental magazine distributed by publications in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) She also serves as a member of various organizations such as the International Advisory Council at APCO Worldwide Inc is a member of the Governing Board of the New York-based Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI) and a founding member of Junior Prestasi Indonesia
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
ELLIOTT Chris Chris Elliott was appointed The Guardianrsquos managing editor in February 2000 He has previously worked as the home affairs correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph as chief reporter for the Sunday Correspondent and as assistant news editor for the Times Chris Elliott is now the readers editor at The Guardian and chairman of the NCTJrsquos accreditation board He sits on the board of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) the Nomination Committee of the Reuters Founders Share Company and is chair of Concern Worldwide UK as well as a director of the Society of Editors
With courage innovation respect patience determination resilience hard work and an open mind and just the right amount of skepticism journalism can thrive
FARAG Fatemah Fatemah Farag is the Founder and Director of Welad Elbalad Media Services LTD a company dedicated to community media development and media excellence in Egypt She was the founding chief editor of the English Edition of Al Masry Al Youm Before 2009 Fatemah Farag divided her professional time between the newsroom and journalism training and education and worked eg as Assistant Chief Editor at Al-Ahram Weekly She also worked for the Regional Bureau of the Washington Post the Middle East Times ndash Egypt and as freelancer Fatemah Farag began her career specializing in development issues with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as a reporter and newspaper editor she has dedicated much of her work to the coverage of social issues
ldquoJournalism can thrive when we connect between editorial mission and business viability within the context of providing people with public oversight the truth and a voicerdquo
FLOMO Eva Eva Flomo is a journalist and media specialist and has been actively engaged in promoting the emancipation of women in all sectors of society including the media for more than 20 years She has conducted trainings with several institutions including the American Radio Relay League in Connecticut USA the Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) in Johannesburg South Africa and the Media Studies Institute in Cairo Egypt Eva Flomo has received several awards for her journalistic work and was also awarded Women Leader of the Year by Action-Aid International in 2010 She also became a Hubert H Humphrey Fulbright Fellow at the University of Maryland USA in 2013
ldquoThe digital age dictates that all formats of reporting are to be applied to tell the story But only the common purpose of accuracy and telling the truth can help journalism to thriverdquo
FRANTZ Doug Doug Frantz was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 35 years before joining the US State Department in September 2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Previously he worked for then-Senator John Kerry as deputy staff director and chief investigator of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee He reported from 40 countries and covered every conflict from the first Gulf war to the Afghan war Doug Frantz was national security editor of The Washington Post managing editor of the Los Angeles Times and investigations editor at The New York Times He was Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the aftermath of 911 He also is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books ranging in topics from nuclear proliferation and international bank fraud to the Holocaust and new urban planning
GORBUNOVA Inga Inga Gorbunova publisher editor and journalist has spent 30 years in the media industry She started as a reporter in the local Latvian newspaper Sports and used to be a member of the International Association of Sports Journalists In 1991 Inga Gorbunova started to work in the Peoples Front newspaper Atmoda From 1997 to 2007 she worked as the editor-in-chief of Latvias first weekly magazine IEVA (which has the largest audience in the Latvian media market) Currently as of 2007 Inga Gorbunova is the Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-chief of magazine publishing house Dienas Žurnāli
Itrsquos about people in journalism About their enthusiasm creativity honesty and courage About responsibility About authenticity and the ability to tell stories that speak to thousands
GRESTE Peter Peter Greste is a Latvian-Australian journalist and correspondent After having worked in London Bosnia and South Africa he went in 1995 to Kabul Afghanistan where he was a correspondent for the BBC and Reuters after which for a year he was based in Belgrade after that he worked in London and then in Mexico and Santiago In 2001 Peter Greste returned to Afghanistan to cover the outbreak of the war After Afghanistan he worked across the Middle East and Latin America From 2004 he was based in Mombasa Kenya then Johannesburg South Africa followed by Nairobi Kenya where he has lived since 2009 In 2011 he won a Peabody Award for a documentary on Somalia He is a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in Africa In December 2013 he was arrested in Cairo with two other colleagues and released only more than one year later from prison after he was found guilty of spreading false news On 19 February 2015 Peter Greste won a special Royal Television Society award for their sacrifices to journalism
Journalism thrives when reporters are able to work without draconian constraint Free media is key to free society free debate free ideas
GRIZZLE Alton Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communication and Information He is co-manager of UNESCOrsquos global actions on media and information literacy (MIL) and gender and media Alton Grizzle has diverse education and experience in the fields of education management information systems and media and communication He has conceptualized and spearheaded many projects in media development communication for development and MIL He holds various university degrees and is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he is carrying out research on citizensrsquo response to MIL competencies
HOFFMAN Nadine Nadine Hoffman is currently the International Womenrsquos Media Foundationrsquos Deputy Director of Programs where she develops and implements the organizationrsquos diverse portfolio of programs The IWMF works to strengthen the role of women journalists around the world Prior to joining the IWMF Nadine Hoffman was the acting director of the Leadership Council for Human Rights an organization focused on global womenrsquos empowerment At LCHR she implemented programs in Egypt and Iraq She holds a masterrsquos degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelorrsquos degree in English from Gettysburg College She also completed a human rights law certificate program at American Universityrsquos Washington College of Law
ldquoFor journalism to thrive women must be equally represented at every level of the news industryrdquo
ISMARTONO Yuli Yuli Ismartono is Publisher of TEMPO English a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta Indonesia Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training government relations and community development She is also managing editor of AsiaViews a monthly supplemental magazine distributed by publications in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) She also serves as a member of various organizations such as the International Advisory Council at APCO Worldwide Inc is a member of the Governing Board of the New York-based Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI) and a founding member of Junior Prestasi Indonesia
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
FRANTZ Doug Doug Frantz was a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 35 years before joining the US State Department in September 2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Previously he worked for then-Senator John Kerry as deputy staff director and chief investigator of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee He reported from 40 countries and covered every conflict from the first Gulf war to the Afghan war Doug Frantz was national security editor of The Washington Post managing editor of the Los Angeles Times and investigations editor at The New York Times He was Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the aftermath of 911 He also is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books ranging in topics from nuclear proliferation and international bank fraud to the Holocaust and new urban planning
GORBUNOVA Inga Inga Gorbunova publisher editor and journalist has spent 30 years in the media industry She started as a reporter in the local Latvian newspaper Sports and used to be a member of the International Association of Sports Journalists In 1991 Inga Gorbunova started to work in the Peoples Front newspaper Atmoda From 1997 to 2007 she worked as the editor-in-chief of Latvias first weekly magazine IEVA (which has the largest audience in the Latvian media market) Currently as of 2007 Inga Gorbunova is the Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-chief of magazine publishing house Dienas Žurnāli
Itrsquos about people in journalism About their enthusiasm creativity honesty and courage About responsibility About authenticity and the ability to tell stories that speak to thousands
GRESTE Peter Peter Greste is a Latvian-Australian journalist and correspondent After having worked in London Bosnia and South Africa he went in 1995 to Kabul Afghanistan where he was a correspondent for the BBC and Reuters after which for a year he was based in Belgrade after that he worked in London and then in Mexico and Santiago In 2001 Peter Greste returned to Afghanistan to cover the outbreak of the war After Afghanistan he worked across the Middle East and Latin America From 2004 he was based in Mombasa Kenya then Johannesburg South Africa followed by Nairobi Kenya where he has lived since 2009 In 2011 he won a Peabody Award for a documentary on Somalia He is a correspondent for Al Jazeera English in Africa In December 2013 he was arrested in Cairo with two other colleagues and released only more than one year later from prison after he was found guilty of spreading false news On 19 February 2015 Peter Greste won a special Royal Television Society award for their sacrifices to journalism
Journalism thrives when reporters are able to work without draconian constraint Free media is key to free society free debate free ideas
GRIZZLE Alton Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communication and Information He is co-manager of UNESCOrsquos global actions on media and information literacy (MIL) and gender and media Alton Grizzle has diverse education and experience in the fields of education management information systems and media and communication He has conceptualized and spearheaded many projects in media development communication for development and MIL He holds various university degrees and is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he is carrying out research on citizensrsquo response to MIL competencies
HOFFMAN Nadine Nadine Hoffman is currently the International Womenrsquos Media Foundationrsquos Deputy Director of Programs where she develops and implements the organizationrsquos diverse portfolio of programs The IWMF works to strengthen the role of women journalists around the world Prior to joining the IWMF Nadine Hoffman was the acting director of the Leadership Council for Human Rights an organization focused on global womenrsquos empowerment At LCHR she implemented programs in Egypt and Iraq She holds a masterrsquos degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelorrsquos degree in English from Gettysburg College She also completed a human rights law certificate program at American Universityrsquos Washington College of Law
ldquoFor journalism to thrive women must be equally represented at every level of the news industryrdquo
ISMARTONO Yuli Yuli Ismartono is Publisher of TEMPO English a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta Indonesia Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training government relations and community development She is also managing editor of AsiaViews a monthly supplemental magazine distributed by publications in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) She also serves as a member of various organizations such as the International Advisory Council at APCO Worldwide Inc is a member of the Governing Board of the New York-based Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI) and a founding member of Junior Prestasi Indonesia
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
GRIZZLE Alton Alton Grizzle works at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as Programme Specialist in Communication and Information He is co-manager of UNESCOrsquos global actions on media and information literacy (MIL) and gender and media Alton Grizzle has diverse education and experience in the fields of education management information systems and media and communication He has conceptualized and spearheaded many projects in media development communication for development and MIL He holds various university degrees and is a PhD candidate at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he is carrying out research on citizensrsquo response to MIL competencies
HOFFMAN Nadine Nadine Hoffman is currently the International Womenrsquos Media Foundationrsquos Deputy Director of Programs where she develops and implements the organizationrsquos diverse portfolio of programs The IWMF works to strengthen the role of women journalists around the world Prior to joining the IWMF Nadine Hoffman was the acting director of the Leadership Council for Human Rights an organization focused on global womenrsquos empowerment At LCHR she implemented programs in Egypt and Iraq She holds a masterrsquos degree in journalism from Emerson College and a bachelorrsquos degree in English from Gettysburg College She also completed a human rights law certificate program at American Universityrsquos Washington College of Law
ldquoFor journalism to thrive women must be equally represented at every level of the news industryrdquo
ISMARTONO Yuli Yuli Ismartono is Publisher of TEMPO English a weekly news and current affairs magazine based in Jakarta Indonesia Yuli Ismartono is an expert in media issues and media training government relations and community development She is also managing editor of AsiaViews a monthly supplemental magazine distributed by publications in the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) She also serves as a member of various organizations such as the International Advisory Council at APCO Worldwide Inc is a member of the Governing Board of the New York-based Natural Resources Governance Initiative (NRGI) and a founding member of Junior Prestasi Indonesia
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
JAUNALKSNE Ilze Ilze Jaunalksne is a journalist and anchor of Latvias top current affairs TV program DeFacto She is a trailblazer in the fight against political corruption in Latvia In March 2006 Ilze Jaunalksne broke the story of a vote buying scandal involving prominent national political leaders from several parties Her report led to the indictment of several high-ranking political figures and forced the resignation of a minister In 2007 she was acknowledged the International Women of Courage award
KARKLINS Janis Before assuming duties as the Assistant Director General of Communication and Information of UNESCO Janis Karklins served as the Latvian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and UNESCO He was as well the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva where he served as the First Vice-Chairman and one year later as Chairman of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Janis Karklins also served as the Vice-President of the Preparatory Committee of the Geneva Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and was President of the Preparatory Committee of the Tunis Phase of WSIS
ldquoEven in the digital age professionalism remains the foundation of the journalismrdquo
KAYE David David Kaye has been appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in August 2014 He is clinical professor of law at the University of California Irvine School of Law David Kaye co-founded the International Human Rights Program of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law and founded its International Justice Clinic working on projects dealing with accountability for international crimes around the world
KHEDIR Chadia Chadia Khedir is director of public TV channel Watania2 Tunisia She has worked as a journalist and reporter for 18 years and she produced youth and cultural programs for TV and radio She was also journalist for the National Tunisian Television and professor at the Institute of Media and Information Sciences Chadia Khedir is now preparing her PHD about access to information and investigative journalism in Tunisia
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
KILMAN Larry Larry Kilman is the Paris-based Secretary General for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) the global organization representing more than 18000 publications 15000 online sites and over 3000 companies in more than 120 countries With WAN-IFRA and its precursor the World Association of Newspapers since 1998 Larry Kilman has had a privileged position from which to witness the evolving newspaper business Before that he had a long career in the news business on three continents notably with the Associated Press Agence France-Presse and Radio Free Europe
KUCS Arturs
Arturs Kucs is Head of the University of Latvias Human Rights Institute He conducts research on human rights limitations and horizontal effect of human rights minority rights media rights hate speech genocid e denial laws as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and its implementation at the national level
KUMAR Keval Keval Kumar is Adjunct Professor at MICA Ahmedabad He has formerly been professor and director of Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication as well as reader and HOD at the Department of Communication and Journalism University of Pune where he continues to guide PhD students He has been Visiting Professor at the Institute for Media Studies Siegen University Siegen and Jacobs University Bremen Keval Kumar has also taught at Ohio State University Columbus (USA) and Bahrain Training Institute Bahrain He was President of the Media Education Research Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) from 1998 to 2006 and is an Associate Member of ORBICOM the Association of UNESCO Chairs in Communication
ldquoRejoice The Press Never Stopsrdquo ldquoJournalism Zindabaadrdquo
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
LACE Iluta Iluta Lace is a social worker a trainer and feminist - activist involved in womenrsquos rightsrsquo organizations She has started the nongovernmental organization ldquoMartardquo a Resource Centre for Women aiming to enable them to successfully realize their goals Iluta Lace is actively involved in facilitating amendments in the legislation to prevent violence against women and to promote gender equality She provides expertise on womens rights in post-Soviet countries like Russia Moldova Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and helps to facilitate the founding of institutions and organizations for the support of women especially when victims of trafficking
ldquoJournalism has a crucial role on how it challenges peoplesrsquo minds to acquire new knowledge and to break stereotypes about women and men in their messages Journalism can use its influence to build womenrsquos self- esteem as well as social value Journalism can thrive only by being free from stereotypesrdquo
LAMBRINIDIS Stavros Stavros Lambrinidis is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since September 2012 In 2011 he was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and between 2004 and 2011 he was Member of the European Parliament with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK) and served as Head of the PASOK Delegation to the EP Stavros Lambrinidis held various positions in the Greek national service and within the European Body He was for example elected Vice-President of the European Parliament in 2009 in charge of the Bureaus International Relations and the Parliamentrsquos Communications Policy He was also responsible for the Bureaus Transatlantic Relations and for relations with International Organizations
LANZA Edison Edison Lanza is the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression since October 2014He has served as a journalist in several media outlets leaded emblematic cases related to the right of freedom of expression before the Inter-American Human Rights System and integrated directed and founded several non-governmental organizations which defend the right to freedom of expression Edison Lanza has co-founded and presided the Center for Archives and Access to Public Information CAInfo co-founded the Media and Society Group and has been a member among others of the Working Group on the Inter-American System of Human Rights of the OAS IFEX-ALC alliance in defense of freedom of expression
ldquoJournalism requires a favorable environment and social practices to avoid inhibitions or self-censorship out of fear of violence or unlawful retaliationsrdquo
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
LEKSONO Ninok Ninok Leksono is journalist and Rector of the Multimedia Nusantara University He is a member of Indonesiarsquos Press Council and a member of Indonesiarsquos Committee for National Innovation (KLN) His main interests are media study science and technology as well as arts and cultures Ninok Leksono holds university degrees form Bandung Institute of Technology Kingrsquos College University of London and a PhD from the University of Indonesia Since 1986 he has been a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London Ninok Leksono has received several awards among them the UNESCO Award for the advancement of Press Freedom
LEON Juanita Juanita Leoacuten is the founder and director of La Silla Vaciacutea an independent media outlet on politics and power in Colombia The site features original investigative pieces multimedia content opinion and commentary and hosts debates It combines professional reporting and reader-generated content She is the author of two books on the war in Colombia Her latest one ldquoCountry of Bulletsrdquo won the third prize for the Lettre Ulysses Award Juanita Leoacuten was the launch editor of Semanacom and Flypmediacom She was a 2006 Nieman fellow at Harvard University and has taught journalism at the New York University School of Journalism and the University of Los Andes in Colombia Juanita Leoacuten is an open Society fellow
ldquoJournalism will thrive if we stop thinking that its survival depends on the media It will survive outside of the mediardquo
LOČMELE Nellija Nellija Ločmele is Editor in chief and member of the board of IR magazine She previously held the same position at Dienas Meiji and Diena regional media group She has started her journalistic career in 1992 as a political reporter for Neatkarīgā Cīņa Her core competences are journalism media product development and management Nellija Ločmele holds a bachelorrsquos degree in philosophy a bachelorrsquos degree in Journalism and Communication as well as a masterrsquos degree in political science all from the university of Latvia
ldquoJournalism can thrive by telling great stories that make you feel more at home in this ever changing world Be relevantrdquo
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
MALCOLM Jeremy Jeremy Malcolm joined the team of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2014 to lead their projects aiming to help pass more balanced intellectual property laws and policies for Internet users and open innovators His last position was in Malaysia working for the global NGO Consumers International coordinating its program Consumers in the Digital Age Jeremy Malcolm graduated with degrees in Law and Commerce in 1995 from Australias Murdoch University and completed his PhD thesis at the same University in 2008 on the topic of Internet governance He is admitted to the bars of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (1995) High Court of Australia (1996) and Appellate Division of New York (2009) He is a former co-coordinator of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus founder of Best Bits and currently a Steering Committee member of the OECD Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council
ldquoAs the media behind professional and citizen journalism change the bedrocks of freedom of the press and protection of sources remain vital
MAYER Wolfgang Wolfgang Mayer is member of the IFJ Administrative Committee and was during recent ten years member of the German Press Council Reporting on economic issues for 30 years he was also involved in journalistsrsquo training at home and in other countries
ldquoJournalism must be qualified and credible and follow ethical standardsndash in traditional and online media Restrictions from the state and undue working conditions must be stoppedrdquo
McAlister Matt Matt McAlister is head of the Guardians development network from the end of April leading a new project to offer data and tools for external developers He has worked on open development projects since he joined Yahoo in August 2005 including RSS and social media initiatives and taking a hand in the popular Hack Day London event for the developer community Matt McAlister has also worked as general manager for the online media title InfoWorld and spent nearly four years at The Industry Standard recruited as the first employee of the influential tech business
magazine in 1997
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
MELBARDE Dace Dace Melbarde has been the Latvian Minister of Culture since 2013 Between 2009 and 2011 she was Country Manager of the British Council in Latvia Before that she served as Under-Secretary of State on Cultural Policy issues of the Latvian Ministry of Culture and from 1999 to 2004 Dace Melbarde was appointed Secretary-General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO contributing successfully to its promotion within Latvia and UNESCO She is a recognized expert of the Latvian National Development Plan She received numerous awards such as the Spidola Award by the National Cultural Foundation for the Excellence in the Management of Culture in 2005
MENDEL Toby Toby Mendel is Executive Director of the Center for Law and Democracy Prior to founding the Centre for Law and Democracy in January 2010 he was for over 12 years Senior Director for Law at ARTICLE 19 He has provided expertise on these rights to a wide range of actors including the World Bank various UN and other intergovernmental bodies and numerous governments and NGOs in countries all over the world Before joining ARTICLE 19 he worked as a senior human rights consultant with Oxfam Canada and as a human rights policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) He has published extensively on a range of freedom of expression right to information communication rights and refugee issues including comparative legal and analytical studies on public service broadcasting the right to information and broadcast policy
MIR Hamid Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist news anchor and security analyst He writes columns for Urdu as well as English newspapers both national and international On Geo TV he currently hosts the political talk show Capital Talk Hamid Mir became internationally known due to his interviews with Osama bin Laden after September 11 attacks During his journalist career he also interviewed various world leaders such as John Kerry Hillary Clinton Colin Powell and Shimon Peres He discovered and interviewed Malala Yousafzai in 2009 who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 Under the Musharraf regime he was banned from TV in 2007 Because of his work he was several times severely attacked For his valuable journalist work he was awarded with Pakistans second highest civil award
ldquoJournalism can only thrive by playing the role of a fearless and honest watchdog committed to truth equality and freedomrdquo
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
MIR Juan Barata Juan Barata Mir is the Principal Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Research Fellow at the Central European University Before that he was a professor at various universities in Spain Italy and the United States His writings and research interests include topics such as freedom of expression media regulation public service broadcasting and political and legal media transitions He has provided assistance to several institutions and organizations regarding these issues in countries such as Thailand Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Jordan Albania Hungary Dominican Republic Colombia and the United States He has been Head of Presidents Cabinet (2005-2009) and Secretary General of the Catalonia Audiovisual Council (2009-2011) He has also provided assistance to the OSCE (2004) and the Council of Europe (2012 and 2013)
MJAHED Younes Younes Mjahed is currently Senior-Vice President of the IFJ and President of the Moroccan National Syndicate of Journalists (SNPM) He is a working journalist at the daily Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki and previously worked at the Spanish Press Agency EFE He is also very active at the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) Younes Mjahed was in prison for 10 years because of his political views He is determined to lead his union and contribute to journalism through his writing and activism
MOJEED Musikilu Musikilu Mojeed is an award-winning investigative journalist and Managing Editor at Nigerias multimedia newspaper Premium Times He was until 2011 Investigative Editor at Nigeriarsquos NEXT newspaper where he directed the groundbreaking investigative work of that newspaper He also coordinated the papers WikiLeaks coverage A recent Ford Foundation International Fellow at The City University of New York he has reported extensively on corruption human rights and human trafficking and is one of Africas most regarded investigative journalists He is well known for exposing government and corporate corruption in his country A winner of several awards including the FAIRrsquos Editorrsquos Courage Award a Stanford journalism fellowship the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award and a Ford Foundation Fellowship Musikilu Mojeed was on the board of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters and is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
MOUKRIM Maria Maria Moukrim has been working as a journalist for 15 years She is a co-founder of the first independent Moroccan newspaper the weekly Assahifa (1988-2000) and
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
she is editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Ayam (2000-2012) Maria Moukrim is also President of the Moroccan Association for Investigative Journalism Since 2012 she has been CEO of the independent website febrayercom
NAKITARE Racheal Rachel Nakitare President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a seasoned broadcast journalist with over 25 yearsrsquo experience in media and communication She is the head of the Current Affairs and Documentaries unit and Coordinator of the Parliamentary Broadcasting unit at KBC Racheal Nakitare trains women leaders on secure online communications engages policy makers on laws that address technology based violence against women and girls especially women journalists She is also involved in research work about the establishment of gender inequalities and stereotyping in the media and web enabled ICTs for women
ldquoFor Journalism to thrive the practitioners must uphold basic ethical tenets while embracing dynamism in technology and ensuring responsibility and accountability to the people they tell the storiesrdquo
NOORLANDER Peter Peter Noorlander is chief executive officer of the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) He has overall responsibility for MLDIs work and directs its strategies Peter Noorlander is a lawyer who has specialized in the fields of media law and human rights He has litigated at various national and international courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee and has won standard-setting cases on issues ranging from licensing of media to excessive defamation awards Prior to joining the Media Legal Defence Initiative he was Senior Legal Advisor for the Open Society Foundations Media Program and from 2001-2007 he served as legal officer and then senior legal officer at ARTICLE 19 the global freedom of expression organization
ldquoFree reporting by everyone for everyone mediadefencerdquo
NELSON Mark Mark Nelson is a former journalist and development specialist who has written extensively on the role of media in development Nelson joined CIMA from the World Bank where he spent 17 years as a governance and capacity development expert Before moving to Washington in 2004 Nelson served as head of the World Bank Institutes European office in Paris where he focused on democratic governance including the role of the media From 1985 through 1996 Nelson was European diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal based in Brussels Berlin and Paris
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
OJO Edetaen Edetaen Ojo is Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda in Lagos which works to promote and defend freedom of expression in Nigeria He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Accra-based regional freedom of expression organization the Media Foundation for West Africa He currently chairs the Working Group on the African Platform on Access to Information (APAI) which has its Secretariat in Windhoek Namibia His involvement in international human rights includes previous positions in the advisory group for the BBC World Service Trust-led Africa Media Development Initiative (AMDI) and the Task Force of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) He also serves as Convener (Chair) of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) a global network of organizations with its secretariat in Toronto Canada
ldquoJournalism is under relentless attack it is being stifled all around the world Let us give it a breath of fresh air by removing barriers to its freedom and independencerdquo
OLLIVIERRE Corletha Corletha Ollivierre is member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and General Manager of National Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the Grenadines She has worked as St Vincent Bureau Chief of the Caribbean News Agency- CANA part time as Assistant Editor at the Searchlight Newspaper in St Vincent and is currently also chair of the Board of Directors of Interactive Media Limited Previously she has taught at the Primary School level but resigned after 10 years and joined the staff of the National Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 Corletha Ollivierre volunteers with a support group of parents of children with disabilities as facilitator and is actively involved working with the youths in her church
ldquoSociety is best served in an environment of journalistic freedom and equality of opportunities for men and women that allows for advancement on merit and that is always undergirded by an application of the ethics of this noble professionrdquo
OROZCO Guillermo Guillermo Orozco is a Senior Researcher of TV Reception Analysis and Media Education at the Social Communication Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara Meacutexico He is UNESCO Professor of Communication International Co- Coordinator of OBITEL Iberoamerican Observatory of TV Fiction and Academic Coordinator of TVMORFOSIS a major annual university forum focused on research and broadcast seminars about transformations of TV and its audiences Guillermo Orozco is editor and coeditor of various publications concerning audiovisual media
ldquoJournalism will thrive when audiences are invited to involve themselves in the news its stories and editorials to an extent that leads them to become creative prod-usersrdquo
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
PANSIERI Flavia Flavia Pansieri was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 15 March 2013 In the past 30 years she has held a number of increasingly responsible positions in a number of UN system agencies and in various countries and headquarters locations Most recently Flavia Pansieri served as the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) Programme Prior to joining UNV she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Yemen For UNDP Flavia Pansieri has worked in China Bangladesh and Myanmar followed by positions at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Laos and Vienna Flavia Pansieri a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Milan University and one in Chinese Language and Literature from Venice University
PRADALIEacute Dominique Dominique Pradalieacute is a journalist in the public broadcasting She has been the Editor-in-Chief at France 2 for over 20 years and is responsible of news magazines and special operations She is also Secretary General of the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) the first journalistsrsquo union in France which she is member throughout her professional career Dominique Pradalieacute focuses in particular on issues related to ethics freedom of information and expression as well as to the international sector
ldquoQuality reporting that is accountable extensive and pluralistic has to be guaranteed by the journalists deserving this title In this regard their responsibility towards the citizen takes priority before anything elserdquo
RADSCH Courtney Courtney C Radsch PhD is a free expression advocate who works at the nexus of media activism and technology Dr Radsch is the Advocacy Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Prior to that she worked for UNESCO where she edited its flagship publication World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development and Freedom House where she directed the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign and led media assessment and advocacy missions to dozens of countries Dr Radsch previously worked as a journalist holding positions with Al Arabiya the New York Times and the Daily Star in Lebanon She is the author of dozens of book chapters articles and the forthcoming book Digital Dissidence Cyberactivism and Political Change in Egypt
ldquoJournalism thrives when when governments allow criticism amp dissent regardless of platform reduce impunity and FreeThePress pressuncuffedrdquo
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
RAUDSEPS Paul Pauls Raudseps is one of Latvias leading journalists and commentators He was one of the founders of Diena where he worked for almost 19 years as managing editor and editorial page editor He left Diena in October 2009 to help found the weekly news magazine Ir Pauls Raudseps has a degree in Russian and Soviet Studies from Harvard University and moved to Latvia in 1990 to work for the Popular Front the organization that led the fight for Latvian independence
More than ever journalists need a sense of missionrdquo
RESSA Maria Maria Ressa is the CEO and executive editor of Rappeler a social news network that uses a hearts-and-minds approach to news through a unique mood navigator combining professional journalism with citizen journalism and crowdsourcing Maria Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for nearly 30 years most of them as CNNrsquos bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta She was CNNrsquos lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote ldquoSeeds of Terror An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaedarsquos Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asiardquo In 2005 she took the helm of ABS-CBN News and Current affairs in the Philippines
ldquoTechnology gives journalism new power that allows journalists to go beyond telling stories to creating communities that can be moved to action The basics the discipline of journalism remains the same but its reach increases exponentially in both the physical and virtual worldsrdquo
RINKEVICS Edgards Edgars Rinkēvičs is Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 25 2011 He was Head of the Chancery of the President of Latvia from October 2008 till October 2011 He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia from August 1997 till October 2008 He also worked as Chief of the Office for organizing the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government which took place in Riga 2006 Edgards Rinkēvičs graduated from the University of Latvia and received his Masterrsquos degree in Political Science in 1997 From 1999-2000 he also studied at the US National Defence University Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has a graduate degree in National Resource Strategy
ldquoQuality journalism can thrive but only in a relatively safe environment and with sustainable long-term financing It has to be constantly nurtured and never - taken for grantedrdquo
RONDEROS Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Ronderos is Director of Program for Journalism Open Society Foundation and also the founder and editor-in-chief of VerdadAbiertacom a specialized site in the coverage of Colombias armed conflict which has received four national awards including the 2013 Simoacuten Boliacutevar awardMaria Teresa Ronderos is also editorial counsel for Semana Colombiarsquos leading news magazine and columnist at the daily newspaper El Espectador She has been managing editor of Semana editor of Semanacom political editor of El Tiempo and directed the television
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
investigative program Testimonio Maria Teresa Ronderos is a member of the board of directors of Colombias Foundation for Freedom of the Press and for New Yorkrsquos Committee to Protect Journalists and the Gabriel Garciacutea Maacuterquez Foundation for New Journalism
ROŽUKALNE Anda Anda Rožukalne has worked as a journalist and editor at various Latvian media outlets for more than 20 years She is head of the journalism study programme at the Faculty of Communications of the Rīga Stradins University was among the founders of the Latvian Association of Journalists She has actively taken part in the drafting of laws related to Latviarsquos media environment and she regularly analyses processes in Latviarsquos media sphere in media critiques scholarly publications and interviews Anda Rožukalne is a member of the Baltic Association for Media Research (BAMR) and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMA)
ldquoJournalism will thrive if it keeps alive courage to change the worldrdquo
SAMADI Wadia Wadia Samadi is the editor-in-chief for Wadsamcom Afghanistanrsquos first business news portal focusing on news pertaining to Afghanistanrsquos economic development economic challenges and the government and world communityrsquos approach to these challenges She works to promote a positive image of Afghanistan by highlighting economic and business progress Wadia Samadi is also the policy administration manager at the Insurance Corporation of Afghanistan the countryrsquos first private commercial insurance company She has always been interested in playing a part in the economic development of Afghanistan especially in the areas of media and insurance
ldquoFor journalism to thrive gender equality should be addressedrdquo
SCHNEIDER Laura Laura Schneider is a project manager for Deutsche Welle Akademies Research and Development department Her PhD from Hamburg University focused on tools for measuring media freedom internationally Laura Schneider has worked as a consultant for UNESCO as an analyst for Freedom House and as a project manager for the International Media Center in Hamburg She was previously a freelance journalist for several German media outlets and a newspaper and radio correspondent based in Mexico
ldquoJournalism can thrive when JeSuisCharlie is not hype but a constant commitment by everyone to respect and promote free and critical mediardquo
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
SHARIFI Najib Najib Sharifi is president of Afghan Journalists Safety Committee and Afghan Voices and has worked for leading news organizations including The New York Times BBC CNN and National Public Radio Sharifi has also served as senior political officer for the Office of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan as well as an active medical practitioner He was recently awarded the title of Peace Hero by the Peace Museum in Vienna Austria which is part of the Windows for Peace
project
SHUKKEIR Yahia Yahia Shukkeir is a Jordanian journalist and media law expert He earned his Masterrsquos Degree in Law with Distinction in 2012 following a BA in Journalism in 1984 At present he is a columnist at Alarab Alyawm newspaper He also is team leader to assess the Jordanian media landscape based on UNESCO media Development Indicators He has authored several books on media laws and freedom of expression besides training with many local and international NGOS
SPRIŅĢE Inga Inga Spriņģe is an investigative journalist broadcaster and one of the two founders of ReBaltica the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism that helped to introduce the topic of the social inequality in the Latvian politics and public discourse She also hosts weekly TV show 1to1 in Latvian Public Television Inga Spriņģe won the Best Investigative Journalism award from the Latvian Journalism Association and was named as one of the outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe in the project NewEurope 100 supported by Google and Financial Times in 2014 She is also a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
ldquoQualitative journalism is like a weed in the garden - one can try to destroy it but it always comes back because of passionate journalists and passionate readers who cant live without professional contentrdquo
STAEVSKA Anna Anna Staevska is an Associate Director at Albany Associates She has developed and administered numerous regulatory media development and training projects in Iraq Jordan Afghanistan Kosovo Rwanda DRC Sudan and South Sudan She developed and organized two Master Classes in Broadcast Regulation in France and the UK where representatives of regulatory authorities from all over the world had the opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss broadcast regulation Before joining Albany in 2007 Anna Staevska worked in the fund department of Standard Bank where she oversaw large investment projects
ldquoThrough the wide-eyed curiosity of the young a media environment that admits and defends opposing views and practitioners armed with rat-like cunning ndash that is how journalism thrivesrdquo
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
STANKO Anastasia Anastasia Stanko is journalist host and co-founder of Hromadsketv Previously she worked for the First National Channel TVi She is a co-founder of the journalist movement ldquoStop Censorshiprdquo and member of the scout organization ldquoPLASTrdquo In the past months she has covered the annexation of Crimea and the events in the Eastern Ukraine especially the Donbass region Anastasia Stanko holds a degrees in journalism from Lviv University the Kyiv Mohyla School of Journalism and the Ukrainian School of Political Studies
STEIGER Paul Paul Steiger was the founding editor-in-chief CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012 As Executive Chairman he remains actively involved in strategic issues development representing ProPublica in public venues and consulting with management on business and editorial issues He previously served as the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal and he worked as a reporter the Washington economics correspondent and the business editor for the Los Angeles Times as well as for the Wall Street Journal Paul Steiger is a trustee of the John S and James L Knight Foundation a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and from 2005 to 2011 the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists Paul Steiger has received numerous awards and distinction for his achievements
ldquoFor journalism to thrive we need to search hard for new revenue models fight hard against those who would abuse and even kill reporters in hopes of suppressing truth and support the brave young storytellers who are entering the field equipped only with phones and determinationrdquo
STORM Hannah Hannah Storm is director of the International News Safety Institute the news industryrsquos safety body which provides advice and training to journalists working in dangerous places from war zones to natural disasters She is eg responsible for INSIrsquos ground-breaking publication No Womans Land - On the Frontlines with Female Reporters the first book dedicated to the safety of women who work in the media Before joining INSI in 2010 Hannah Storm worked as both a freelancer and a staff journalist for a number of broadcasters and news organizations including ITN Reuters the BBC and The Times reporting producing and fixing overseas She as a strong gender focus in her work and has cooperated with UN Women and the WFP on various projects
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
TATOMIR Biljana Biljana Tatomir is the Deputy Director of International Media Support (IMS) and Director of Programme Strategy and Policy She has twenty years of experience in the media development in her native country Croatia Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of issues related to media development in post-conflict countries emerging democracies and closed societies in various regions of the world She holds MA in Political Science from the University of Zagreb Croatia and completed a series of courses on Middle East politics at the American University in Cairo
TAWAHINA Ahmad Khader Abu Ahmed Tawahina is psychologist and has been General Director at the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP) since 2004 GCMHP is a nongovernmental organization founded in 1990 which provides mental health services to the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Apart from his work for GCMHP Ahmed Tawahina regularly gives lectures and training courses on mental health related issues and has a notable publishing activity on psychological questions and especially on the situation of the Palestinian population exposed to crisis and war Ahmed Tawahina holds degrees in psychology and a diploma in psychotherapy from the Ain Shams University Cairo and from Tel Aviv University
TURK Karmen Karmen Turk is a lawyer with a focus on the law of intellectual property and media She began as an attorney in 2009 and has previously gained work experience from the Estonian Public Broadcasting and different private companies She participates in a number of organizations that deal with the protection of human rights open access as well as press freedom eg the United Nations Internet Governance Forum Karmen Turk holds a Masterrsquos degree from the University of Tartu and is currently working on a doctorate thesis
WAKABI Wairagala Wairagala Wakabi joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) as a Research Associate in January 2006 and has since led and coordinated ICT policy research across various countries in east and southern Africa Holding degrees in Informatics (Oumlrebro University Sweden) and in Journalism amp Media Studies (Rhodes University South Africa) Wairagala Wakabi has also been involved in various collaborative researches with African Asian and North American think tanks and NGOs
ldquoJournalism thrives when media practitioners have no fear that their communications over telephone computers and social media are monitored because of their professional workrdquo
ldquoJournalism is the
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
programs at PBS and Radio FERN
WHITE Aidan
Aidan White is the former General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (EJN) which he led for 24 years until March 2011 Previously he was a journalist for The Guardian in London In 2012 he founded the Ethical Journalism Network a global coalition of media organizations and journalism support groups promoting ethics good governance and self-regulation across all platforms of media He has played a key role in the creation of global networks for press freedom (IFEX 1993) and news safety (INSI 2003) He has extensive experience of the United Nations system and its agencies and he played a key role in the advocacy that in 2006 led the UN Security Council for the first time to adopt a resolution (1738) on the rights of journalists in conflict zones
conscience of democracy It will survive and prosper as long as it remains independent and sticks hard to its ethical baserdquo
ZELČE Vita Vita Zelče is professor at the Department of Communication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Latvia She has published on media history social memory commemoration and history of women She is author and editor of 15 books
ZORICA Mihaela Banek Mihaela Banek Zorica is a professor at Department of Information and Communication Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Zagreb in Croatia She is a Chair of the Media and communication and teaches on undergraduate graduate and postgraduate level subjects related to knowledge organization e-learning school libraries media and information literacy She has been working on several international and national projects participated on national and international conferences on their program and organizing committee Her research is published in journals and conference proceedings and she is the author of several books and book chapters In 2010 Mihaela Banek Zorica received the IASL School Librarianship Award and the University of Zagreb e-Learning Award for a course with the best utilization of social software in e-learning Currently she is a Vice President of the IASL and the executive board of the ENSIL foundation
ZUROVAC Ljiljana Ljiljana Zurovac has been Executive Director of the Press Council in Bosnia-Herzegovina since September 2005 An expert on media self-regulation and ethics she established a new Press Council for all print and online media in Bosnia-Herzegovina In the context of the Press Council she has also established educational programs on media ethics and press freedom as well as on media literacy for diverse audiences She had previously worked for six years as program Director at the Media Plan High College of Journalism Between 1980 and 2008 she worked as an active radio and TV journalist editor and host of live
Only a society that demands the truth sets the ground upon which journalism thrives
