Journalist safety in Europe was thrown into the spotlight in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with at least 10 journalists killed since 24 February. Outside of Ukraine, Europe remains an increasingly hostile environment for journalists to report from. From online attacks to physical violence, Day 1 of the Summit highlights threats to journalists in EU Member States and candidate countries, sparking conversations on initiatives to support journalists in exile, reporting from a conflict zone, surveillance and spyware, and harassment in the newsroom.
01:40 – Opening Remarks
Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission (01:40 – 10:30)
Nataliya Gumenyuk, Director, Founder, Public Interest Journalism Lab. The challenges and resilience of Ukrainian media during the war (18:55 – 59:39)
Rebecca Harms opens the panel “How to support Ukrainian journalists’ work” and addresses the first question “Is the support for Ukrainian journalists sufficient?”
(01:13:00 – 01:20:59)
Kateryna Sergatskova, Editor in Chief, Zaborona Media (01:21:03 – 01:31:40)
Oksana Romaniuk, Institute of Mass Information (01:32:37 – 01:40:47)
Vassili Golod, Correspondent, ARD in Kyiv (01:42:45 – 01:48:09)
Kateryna Sergatskova, Editor in Chief, Zaborona Media “Could there be more direct cooperation for Ukrainian journalists?” (01:49:14 – 01:52:56)
Oksana Romaniuk, Institute of Mass Information “Can Ukrainian journalists compete the Western colleagues” (01:53:33 – 01:59:38)
02:11:18 – The panel “A view from the outside: Reporting in exile”
Welcoming Remarks by Xhemajl Rexha, Chairperson, Association of Journalists of Kosovo (02:11:18 – 02:13:45)
Introductions:
Tatsiana Ashurkevich, Political Journalist and Observer, (02:13:45 – 02:16:36)
Matthew Kasper, Publisher, Meydan TV Co-Director, Vereinigung für die Demokratie e.V. (02:16:45 – 02:19:33)
Alina Toropova, Journalists-in-Residence Programme Manager, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (02:19:43 – 02:25:00)
A view from the outside: Challenges of reporting in exile – Tatsiana Ashurkevich, Political Journalist and Observer (02:25:25 – 02:28:59)
From the outside looking in: Reporting in exile – Matthew Kasper, Publisher, Meydan TV Co-Director, Vereinigung für die Demokratie e.V. (02:29:05 – 02:32:38)
From the outside looking in: Supporting exiled journalists – Alina Toropova, Journalists-in-Residence Programme Manager, ECPMF (02:33:01 – 02:34:02)
Psychological difficulties of the journalists in exile – Discussion (02:34:45 – 02:37:40)
Journalism from outside of the country: challenges and results – Discussion (02:44:43 – 02:48:17)
How supporting programs can help – Alina Toropova, Journalists-in-Residence Programme Manager, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (02:48:34 – 02:50:18)
How journalists in exile help each other (02:51:00 – 02:54:24)
03:10:48 – The panel “Surveying the landscape: Initiatives to counter spyware”
Welcoming remarks by Dimitri Bettoni, Editor and Researcher, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (03:10:48 – 03:13:43)
The EU Media Freedom Act (proposal) – Prof. em. Dirk Voorhoof, Professor, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University (03:13:43 – 03:19:44)
Criticism towards EU institutions keeping an eye on surveillance – Eugenia Siapera, Professor of Information and Communication Studies, Head of the ICS School University College Dublin (03:22:00 – 03:26:00)
Examples of good legal protection – Prof. em. Dirk Voorhoof, Professor, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University (03:27:10 – 03:30:27)
Is there hope to see safety and security – Eugenia Siapera, Professor of Information and Communication Studies, Head of the ICS School University College Dublin (03:30:27 – 03:32:55)
03:41:30 – 03:56:30 – #MediaToo: Harassment in the newsroom, Interview
Eleni Stamatoukou, Journalist, BIRN
Neus Vidal, Monitoring Officer, ECPMF
