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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The Afghan media sector faces an imminent economic collapse. This is one of the results of a recent survey among Afghan media workers conducted by DW Akademie and partner organizations. In February
2022, 175 respondents answered an online questionnaire. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The report can now be accessed on DW Akademie's #mediadev web resource:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/afghan-media-sector-faces-economic-collapse/a-61327013"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.dw.com/en/afghan-media-sector-faces-economic-collapse/a-61327013</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">It focuses on the financial situation of media houses and sheds light on reporting restrictions and the situation of journalists.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Respondents also shared clear recommendations for the support of media and media professionals in Afghanistan by international actors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">The survey results have been discussed in February 2022 in the Media Freedom Talk "Six Months after the Fall of Kabul", organized in cooperation with Reporters Without Borders. You can access the video
of the event here: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/media-freedom-talks-journalism-in-afghanistan/a-60631440"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.dw.com/en/media-freedom-talks-journalism-in-afghanistan/a-60631440</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please share the report and the Media Freedom Talk in your networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Elena Zondler</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:DE">Elena Zondler</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Project Manager</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:DE"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE">Policy and Learning<br>
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</span>13355 Berlin<span style="color:#0080FF"> | </span>Germany<br>
<a href="mailto:elena.zondler@dw.com"><span style="color:blue">elena.zondler@dw.com</span></a><br>
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