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Dear colleagues,</div>
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We are pleased to invite you to the <span style="font-weight: 590;">First DW Freedom Talk</span> on the topic:
<span style="font-weight: 590;">Media in Crisis: Safeguarding the Watchdogs amidst Global Authoritarianism</span>.</div>
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<b>Event Details:</b></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 590;">Date:</span> June 2, 2025<br>
<span style="font-weight: 590;">Time:</span> 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight: 590;">Location:</span> Publix, Hermannstr. 90, Berlin</div>
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<b>About the Event:</b></div>
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Media worldwide are in crisis. Journalists were caught off guard when the US withdrew an estimated $268 million from global media support this year, threatening their livelihoods and critical work. This financial shock hit when independent media were already
struggling to survive, with ad revenues drying up. Media development organizations worldwide, protecting journalists and advocating for freedom of expression, are equally affected. With authoritarianism on the rise—even in stable democracies within the EU
and America—supporting media development is now more crucial than ever to safeguard democracy and ensure societal security.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This </span><span style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><b>DW Freedom Talk</b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> takes a close look at the threats facing independent media around the globe. Highlighting key findings from
DW Akademie’s new <a href="https://akademie.dw.com/en/the-state-of-media-development-vis-%C3%A0-vis-the-oecd-principles/a-71897327" id="OWA188887fc-71b3-06fc-af6c-e2a97e1a4df3" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://akademie.dw.com/en/the-state-of-media-development-vis-%C3%A0-vis-the-oecd-principles/a-71897327" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">
State of Media Development Report</a>, we will discuss what different stakeholders can do to tackle this crisis.</span></div>
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<b>Speakers:</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); font-weight: 590;">Tamar Kintsurashvili</span>, Executive Director of Media Development Foundation, Georgia, and DW Freedom of Speech Award winner 2025</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr;">
<span style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); font-weight: 590;">Christian Mihr</span>, Deputy Secretary General of Amnesty International Germany</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr;">
<span style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); font-weight: 590;">Dr. Ines Drefs</span>, Senior Consultant, DW Akademie</li></ul>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Moderated by:</b><br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); font-weight: 590;">Carsten von Nahmen</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Managing Director of DW Akademie</span></div>
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<b>Registration:</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Capacity is limited, please register<b> </b></span><span style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><b><a href="https://eventmanager.app/oDGsIZPH" id="OWA6ceeafee-11d5-12cc-08fd-45bf95c0b24a" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://eventmanager.app/oDGsIZPH" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">here</a></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> until
<b>June 1st, 11:59 pm</b>. </span></div>
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We look forward to having you.</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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