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Ukraine

The political tumult in Ukraine over the past decade has had significant implications for its media environment and press freedom levels. Check out what the major indices have to say. (Scores are adjusted to a 0-100 scale)

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Ukraine: Can Trustworthy Media Win?

Friday, April 28 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT (Lunch served 12:00-12:15) National Endowment for Democracy 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004 Speakers: Tetyana Lebedyeva, Chair of the Supervisory Board, National Public Broadcasting Company Katerina Myasnykova, Executive Direc...

Are Punchlines the New Front Lines of Media Development?

Tuesday, September 22 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EDT Speakers: Dillon Case, CEO, Pilot Media Initiatives Tanja Dramac Jiries, Program Officer, National Endowment for Democracy Viktor Markovic, Njuz.net, Serbia Nkechi Nwabudike, The Other News CTV, Nigeria Jovana Avramovska, Yesterday’s Ne...

Local News in Times of Crisis

Wednesday, June 24 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EDT Speakers: Teresa Gorman, Senior Program Associate for Local News, Democracy Fund Laxmi Parthasarathy, Chief Operating Officer, Global Press James Smart, Journalist and Founder, K-Youth Media Moderator: Samlanchith Chanthavong, Associate Direc...

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