We’re calling on #France & other #European countries to help tackle the current media extinction event, providing funds to keep public interest #journalism alive especially in low & middle-income countries
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Today @MariaRessa Nobel Peace Prize winner & co-chair @FundFreeMedia joins our panel @ParisPeaceForum on protecting public interest media as a foundation of democracy #ParisPeaceForum2021 #IFPIM at 12pm UK / 1pm Parispic.twitter.com/waewCMmS4b
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#COVID19 has turned a chronic economic crisis for independent media into a catastrophic one, while unleashing an#infodemic of#misinformationShow this thread -
Today, donors spend less than 0.3% of
#ODA per year on media development. Doubling to 0.6% would raise half a billion dollars & provide a meaningful response to the ‘media extinction crisis’#ParisPeaceForumShow this thread -
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@FundFreeMedia provides a coordinated multilateral vehicle for governments, private sector & philanthropies to maximise#fundingimpact. It will: - harmonise aid flows - channel $$s to media outlets making a difference - help them innovate towards new business modelsShow this thread -
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@MariaRessa says: ‘A world without facts means a world without truth.’ We need a step-change in international support for media to safeguard the truthShow this thread -
Watch the panel discussion live at https://youtu.be/MWA4R1qQJbc at 12pm UK / 1pm Paris.
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