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Dear colleagues and friends,
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<div>COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on freedom of expression, access to information, and media freedom. Amidst an ongoing global decline in democratic freedoms, the pandemic has severely affected the work of media outlets and independent journalists.
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<div>Functioning media are, however, a precondition for reliable information, government accountability—and for an inclusive recovery from the repercussions of the global health crisis.
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<div>What are the most pressing challenges the media have faced during the pandemic? And how can these challenges be addressed? What can governments, donors and civil society organizations do?
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<div>The new DW Akademie discussion paper </div>
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<div><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/a-59765423" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://www.dw.com/en/a-59765423" data-linkindex="0">"COVID-19 and the global media sector. Developments and ways forward"</a></div>
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<div>highlights some of the most relevant problems and recommendations on how to tackle them.
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<span>Kind regards</span><br>
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<span style="color:#404040; font-size:10pt; font-family:Verdana,sans-serif" lang="en-US"><span style="background-color:white">Alexander Matschke<br>
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<span style="background-color:white">DW (Deutsche Welle) | Voltastr. </span></span><span style="color:#404040; font-size:10pt; font-family:Verdana,sans-serif; background-color:white">6 | 13355 Berlin | Germany</span><span style="color:#404040; font-size:10pt; font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><br>
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