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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues,<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">as part of the initiative
</span><span lang="ES"><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/initiative-transparency-and-media-freedom-crisis-resilience-in-the-global-pandemic/a-57443977"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">“</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Transparency
and media freedom – Crisis resilience in the global pandemic</span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">”</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">,
DW Akademie is organizing a panel where regional experts in the fields of journalism, health communication and media development discuss current challenges of the media in the face of the Covid-19 crisis in South Asia (esp. Bangladesh, India and Pakistan).<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">The panel will take place on
<b>16 March 2022, 3 pm (Bangladesh) / 2.30 pm (India) / 2 pm (Pakistan) on Zoom</b>. It will be held in
<b>English. </b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">We invite media practitioners, media development experts, professionals involved in health
communication and other interested parties to join us</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">.
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<pre style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">To find out more about the event, click </span><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/covid-19-and-the-media-in-south-asia/a-60825822"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">. To register, click </span><a href="https://www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/covid-19-and-the-media-in-south-asia/if"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">. Please note: Registration is open until 14 March 11.59 pm (Bangladesh) / 11.29 pm (India)/ 10.59 pm (Pakistan). The event link will be sent to all registrants on 15 March 2022.<o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Annie Zaman</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">
– Journalist, consultant and researcher with a focus on freedom of expression and journalist safety<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Syed Nazakat</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">
– Founder & CEO of DataLEADS,</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">a digital media company
that promotes open data and democratization of information at scale<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Mohammad Al-Masum Molla</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">
– Author and reporter for the Daily Sun with a focus on</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"> contemporary affairs and in-depth investigations</span><span style="mso-ansi-language:DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Our moderator:<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Amber Rahim Shamsi
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">– An award-winning multi-media journalist and free speech advocate, with wide-ranging
experience in television, radio, online and the print media <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">The initiative:<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Media worldwide are under pressure, particularly during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In response, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and DW Akademie have launched the initiative “Transparency and media freedom – Crisis resilience in the global pandemic”. The goal is to strengthen the resilience of local
media so that people are able to make informed decisions. Find out more about the initiative on our
</span><span lang="ES"><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/initiative-transparency-and-media-freedom-crisis-resilience-in-the-global-pandemic/a-57443977"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">website</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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