13:00 – 13:45 – The final day of the summit will open with a keynote from Veronika Munk, Editor-in-Chief of Telex, who will talk about leading a successful independent media outlet in the most captured environment in Europe and how that is impacting the election campaign and prospects of free and fair elections.
14:00 – 14:45 – During this session, we will hear from contributors to two reports from the International Press Institute (IPI) on media capture in Czech Republic, and Bulgaria and prospects for reform following changes in government.
15:30 – 16:15 – Local news media play a critical role in informing citizens and enabling democratic participation, especially concerning particular topics of local interest. Local and regional outlets however are facing tremendous challenges, including declining audiences and increasing financial pressure, while not being immune from the problems facing the media more generally, such as increasing hostility against their journalists. What is at stake when local reporting is lost and how can we turn the tide on this trend?
16:30 – 16:50 – Spotlight interview with independent Ukrainian journalist and researcher Olga Tokariuk.
