Episode 6 of the CFOM podcast is the first of three episodes recorded at Voices - The European Festival of Journalism and Media Literacy.
The festival, held this year in Zagreb, Croatia in February, is organised by a range of organisations engaged in media freedom and literacy and developments in journalism, including the EBU, The European Federation of Journalists and the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom. It aims to “celebrate the pivotal roles journalism and the informed public play in societies while fostering critical thinking around disinformation”.
Presenter Dr Gemma Horton spoke to several of the speakers and attendees to get their views on the state of journalistic freedom:
Samrita Menon, Associate Programme Specialist in the Media and Information Literacy Unit at UNESCO, on techniques to increase public trust in journalism and what journalists can learn from influencers and vice versa.
Divina Frau-Meigs, professor of media and information and communications technology sociology at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, France, on the attacks the media are facing around the world which is undermining trust in journalism.
Clothilde Le Coz works for French NGO Journalisme & Citoyenneté, part of the consortium behind the festival. She spoke about the work she does to help journalists connect with the general public, and how journalists can make their work even more useful for audiences.
Damian Tambini, Distinguished Policy Fellow in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics, questions whether a decline in trust is necessarily a bad thing for journalism, and whether the industry should be more open to critique and regulation.
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Presented by Dr Gemma Horton
Produced by Anna Jones
