Conflict journalism, the local press and a debate on the role of modern media in democracy took center stage on JW Day 4

International Journalism Week 2022 wraps up today with the announcement of iMEdD’s incubator call 2023, the European Press Awards community event and a panel discussion dedicated to Press Freedom, Independence and Sustainability.

Day 4 saw Christiane Amanpour talk to Valerie Biden Owens about the role of modern media in democracy, and Ukrainian reporters discuss the challenges of reporting in a country at war with Greek war correspondents in a panel entitled “Journalism in War Time.”

The Media Village featured a Solomon discussion on mental health in journalism, La Maison des Journalistes‘ project supporting exiled journalists, a presentation of Twitter analytics tools developed by the Data and Web Science Lab, and BIRN BiH‘s project “The Lives behind the Fields of Death.”
Attendees were also given a behind-the-scenes virtual tour of NPR’s newsroom and studios and found out about Reporters without Borders‘ Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI).
A discussion on local news, its dynamics and challenges piqued the interest of journalists from Greece and abroad, while CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour explored the role of media in democracy in a packed auditorium. The discussion was moderated by Valerie Biden Owens, Chair of the Biden Institute at the Biden School.

Read more about the 4th Day of the International Journalism Week here.