Highlights of the 2021 Global Media Forum
"In democratic societies where we are open to new developments, we have to keep thinking carefully about what freedom really means to us."
"Independent fact-based journalism has never been as important as it is today."
Lizzy Scharnowkse, the 'human drum machine'
Looking into the future - A fruitful endeavor?
"Flood the internet with an alternative message of hope and tolerance, because that is in short supply on the internet."
"What we want in journalism is not optimism and not cynicism, but accuracy."
"Democracy should be of the people and for the people, nothing less."
"The word 'disruption' has to be recycled. The idea of a local newspaper is disruptive. The idea to have iPhones and be on the internet is reactive."
"It's a pity that when our demonstrations, because of violence and torture, disappeared from the streets, journalists lost a bit of interest."
Will individualization end mass communication?
"We live in a microwave generation. Everyone wants everything too fast, but we have to put in the work."
"To protect freedom we also need some rules, because freedom without any rules destroys more than it makes possible"
Congratulations to Klipworks from Denmark and iCompass from Tunisia
"We don't need more news, we need better news, news we can trust, someone who cleans up the information."
It's a wrap: The first wholly digital Global Media Forum
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