May 2024 congress will gather leaders and media professionals to explore new solutions, foster understanding, and critically assess the media’s role in navigating contemporary crises.
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The 2024 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival is set to gather prominent journalists, editors, and publishers worldwide in Sarajevo from May 22 to 24.
Themed “Navigating Crises: Journalism at a Turning Point,” this event offers a platform for media professionals, thought leaders, and innovators to search for new solutions, foster understanding, and critically assess the media’s role in addressing contemporary crises. Balkan Investigative Reporting network, BIRN, is partnering with the International Press Institute, IPI, at this three-day event.
Having originated amidst global turmoil, the IPI global network, now spanning over 70 years, remains dedicated to safeguarding press freedom and upholding independent journalism as crucial in tackling common challenges.
As the world grapples with multifaceted crises, including climate change, economic inequality, geopolitical conflicts, humanitarian strife, misinformation and intense polarization, the IPI World Congress remains a vital forum for dialogue. Participants will explore the media’s role in navigating these crises and discuss a path forward, recognising the power of a free and critical press.
The festival brings together media innovators, local news outlets, and startups to share stories, network, and learn from each other’s successes and missteps. Discussions will focus on the importance of innovation, the indispensability of local news in times of crisis, revolutions in business models, and more.
The IPI World Congress also includes the IPI Award Ceremony, an annual event honouring journalists and media organisations for their contributions to press freedom, often in the face of personal risk.
Registration for the 2024 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival is now open, via the following link.
For more information about the programme visit the event page.
Media Innovation Europe (MIE) is a two-year program, funded by the European Union and led by the International Press Institute (IPI), along with Thomson Media (TM) in Berlin, the Media Development Foundation (MDF) in Kyiv, and BIRN in Sarajevo. The primary objective is to provide European newsrooms with the necessary resources, time, space, and expertise to navigate the challenges they face, reach new audiences, and secure financial sustainability.
As part of this program, BIRN has taken the lead in managing the Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants, aimed at empowering media outlets to engage their audiences in investigative reporting.