[FoME] INVITATION Panel discussion & online workshop: “Colmena – Crisis-proof reporting for local media with open source software”

Do Apr 21 16:29:28 CEST 2022

Dear members of the FOME-List,

we would like to invite you to the upcoming event by DW Akademie on April 28th and 29th. On those days we will discuss and present the development of an exiting digital toolbox made for and co-created with community media outlets from the Global South.

Due to ongoing Corona restrictions on-site participation is quite limited but if one of you should be in Berlin and wants to engage with our guests and co-creators directly, just let me know. Otherwise, hope to see you online.

Kind regards,

Nils

INVITATION: Online panel discussion on April 28, 2022:
“Celebrating Colmena – Crisis-proof reporting for local media with a new open source software”

In times of crisis, viable information saves lives. But how can we ensure that local media sustain their reporting in challenging times?

DW Akademie, together with its Mexican partner organization REDES A.C., is launching Colmena – an open-source solution for local and community media.

For this reason, we would like to cordially invite you to our online discussion

“Celebrating Colmena – Crisis-proof reporting for local media with a new open source software”.

The event will take place on April 28, 2022, 18.00 CEST on Zoom (Guatemala: 10:00; Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador and Peru: 11:00; Bolivia and Venezuela: 12:00; Brazil: 13:00; Burkina Faso and Ghana: 16:00; Kenya: 19:00). It will be held in English with simultaneous translations in Spanish, French and German.

Together with our international experts, journalists and community reporters from around the world, we want to discuss the role local media play in times of crisis, about access to information and digital rights especially for rural populations, as well as how a digital solution like Colmena can be a game changer in keeping communities informed.

The panel members

  *   Michelle Nogales, Bolivia – CEO and co-founder of Muy Waso, the first feminist digital magazine of culture and entertainment

  *   Gladys Kinyua, Kenya – journalist and presenter at community radio station Radio Amani, Nakuru County

  *   Natascha Schwanke, Germany – Director of Media Development, DW Akademie

  *   Geraldine de Bastion, Germany – Founder of Global Innovation Gathering (GIG) and digital rights activist

Moderation: Mirjam Gehrke, Germany – DW journalist

To register, click here<https://www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/celebrating-colmena-crisis-proof-reporting-for-local-media-with-a-new-open-source-software/if>. Please note: Registration is open until April 25, 2022. The event link will be sent to all registrants on April 27, 2022.

Sneak-peek sessions, April 29: Explore Colmena with us!

On Friday, April 29, 2022, you have the chance to discover the new open-source software Colmena together with the creators and collaborators behind it.

Register for the sneak-peek sessions on Zoom here:

  *   9.00 CEST (French)

  *   11.00 CEST (English)

  *   13.00 CEST (Spanish)

We invite local and community journalists and media professionals from all across the globe, as well as human rights defenders and anyone interested to join us.

The Colmena project is part of the global initiative “Transparency and media freedom – Crisis resilience in the global pandemic”<https://www.dw.com/en/initiative-transparency-and-media-freedom-crisis-resilience-in-the-global-pandemic/a-57443977>, launched by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and DW Akademie. The open source software Colmena is a co-creation with local and community media from Latin America and Africa. Learn more about it here.

If you have questions or would like to contact us, please write to: vivienne.gager at dw.com<mailto:vivienne.gager at dw.com>

Nils Brock
Program Director
Latin America

DW (Deutsche Welle) | Voltastr. 6 | 13355 Berlin | Germany
T +49.30.4646.8579<tel:+493046468579> | nils.brock at dw.com<mailto:nils.brock at dw.com>

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