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<span style="color: black;">We are pleased to invite you to our </span><span style="color: rgb(60, 64, 110);"><b>DW Freedom Webinar</b></span><span style="color: black;"> on the topic:<b> </b></span><span style="color: rgb(60, 64, 110);"><b>Navigating Media
Development Challenges in Eastern Europe and Central Asia</b></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Date: July 10<sup>th</sup></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Time: 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM (CET)</span></p>
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<b>About the Event:</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">The challenges for media support in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are growing. Regional instability, hostile legislation, flight and migration, widespread funding cuts and changes in how citizens search for and
obtain their information all add up to a complex scenario which can be difficult to master. DW Freedom invites you to a webinar to discuss these issues and possible solutions. The webinar will present results and insights from the
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://akademie.dw.com/en/the-state-of-media-development-vis-%C3%A0-vis-the-oecd-principles/a-71897327" id="OWA57781bc0-9b8b-14db-14bc-fb61a8e7fa4b" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://akademie.dw.com/en/the-state-of-media-development-vis-%C3%A0-vis-the-oecd-principles/a-71897327" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">State
of Media Development Report</a></u></i></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> for the Eastern Europe/Central Asia region.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(60, 64, 110);"><b>Guest</b></span><span style="color: black;">: Giorgi Jangiani, media development consultant, Georgia</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(60, 64, 110);"><b>Moderated by: </b></span><span style="color: black;">Dennis Reineck, senior consultant at DW Akademie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">We look forward to seeing you!</span></p>
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Kind regards,</div>
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