Name: Media Loves Tech - Digital solutions for viable journalism in Tunisia
Start: 2019-06-12T17:15:00+0100
End: 2019-06-12T18:30:00+0100

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Media Loves Tech - Digital solutions for viable journalism in Tunisia

How can journalists and the start-up scene work together for a better journalism? This session aims to show digital solutions for viable journalism. DW Akademie, Germany's leading organization for media development, in cooperation with the Tunisian NGO, that promotes investigative journalism in Tunisia, Al Khatt will present the project MEDIA LOVES TECH. The open innovation challenge was firstly organized in 2018 to improve journalism by digital innovation and fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in media. The audience will be inspired by a show pitch and a panel discussion and will then be invited to share thoughts about the topics in question. MEDIA LOVES TECH goes RightsCon - building new communities for innovation in journalism. It will underline how digital innovation is hitting journalism in Tunisia. How new digital tools for journalism are pushing the media to innovation and giving their part to more transparency, higher quality standards, more participation, and a better citizen journalism. More information at medialovestech.com

Moderators

Ranjan Roy

Founder, The Edge Group

Speakers

Vera Möller-Holtkamp

Vera Möller-Holtkamp is a journalist and a project manager for DW Akademie, implementing media development projects in North Africa.She looks back to 15 years of experience in journalism and media development – having worked as a journalist, journalistic trainer oder project manager... Read More →

Monia Ben Hamadi

Bilal Randeree

Program Director for Africa & MENA, MDIF (Media Development Investment Fund)

Bilal Randeree es el director de programa para África y MENA en MDIF (Fondo de Desarrollo de Medios e Inversión). Dirigió SAMIP (Programa de Innovación de Medios de Sudáfrica), desde su lanzamiento en 2017, y más recientemente PRIMED (Protección de Medios Independientes para... Read More →