The 2019 edition of the world congress of the International Press Institute (IPI) #IPIWOCO has held in Geneva with the theme Building alliances for Independent media
IPI annually holds a high-profile World Congress, gathering editors, media executives and leading journalists from globally-renowned media outlets.
The congress was held in Abuja, Nigeria in 2018.
In our usual practice of bringing you highlights of the presentations and discussion at global international media programmes, find below major quotes from the IPI congress.
Nobody can tell the story of my people better than me
“I want to collaborate but as an equal partner. Nobody can tell the story of my people better than me.” – A fascinating presentation by @anasglobal at the #IPIWoCo in #Geneva on his collaborations with major international media incl @BBCNews and @AlJazeera
We won’t forget imprisoned, killed journalists
“For any journalist who is imprisoned, killed, silenced in any way, the biggest fear is to be forgotten. If the world forgets, it becomes easy to silence journalists. We won’t forget them.” @SpillmannMarkus
Small and large media need to work together
When large and small media work together worldwide to break stories: a good example of collaboration on investigative journalism by
@DanWatchDK with our partner @FrontierMM #IPIWoCo
Hold those who attack journalists to account
“When journalists are targeted, society as a whole pays a price”
@UNOG_DG Michael Møller opens #IPIWoCo 2019 with the call to hold those who attack journalists to account.
Traditional media slow compared with social media
“Facebook, Twitter and Google are fast and we are slow. That’s one of our main challenges dealing with fake news” says @PascalDoucetBon , deputy head of Information @Francetele #IPIWoCo
We need to be fast, right to gain public trust
“To gain the public’s trust, we need to be fast, we need to be right and we need to be where the audience is”,
@GinnaLindberg of @sverigesradio at #IPIWoCo panel on trust in public service broadcasting @EBU_HQ
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We need to be where the audience is
“We need to come out of our journalistic bubble and be where the audience is”, @vrancki of @vrtnws says on building trust in public media at #IPIWoCo. @vrtnws is investing in young audiences, with new projects on Instagram and YouTube. @EBU_HQ
Readers need to understand our decision-making process
“Transparency is the new logic of media. Readers need to understand our decision-making process.” @willesusanne of @SRF underscores the importance of connecting with audiences on #IPIWoCo panel @EBU_HQ @SRGSSR
If local reporters can’t hold officials accountable then major news media can’t either
Caroline Bannock of Guardian says the economic demise of local journalism reverberates to national coverage since readers think that if local reporters can’t hold officials accountable then major news media can’t either…#IPIWoCo
We provide context for trusted journalism
“In a profession more & more under pressure, our Members are one of the most reliable institutions to work for, providing permanent jobs for
#journalists and thus providing the context for trusted #journalism” @jeanphilip opens Day 2 of #IPIWoCo
Without facts, you can’t have democracy
@mariaressa in the UN hall: Without the facts, you don’t have anything. Without facts, you can’t have democracy. You can segment everyone so the voice with the loudest megaphone wins. #IPIWoCo
We should give journalists the time to produce quality reporting
“Public service broadcasters that receive public funding have a specific responsibility: to keep investing in
#journalism & give journalists the time to produce quality reporting. Rest assured @SRGSSR is taking this approach” Gilles Marchand at @globalfreemedia’s #IPIWoCo
Government criticism is making journalists vulnerable
@abbasz55 , editor of Dawn in Pakistan: We used to take pride in the fact that the government criticised our newspaper. We felt we must be doing something right. But now in this poisonous atmosphere, it is making my journalists hugely vulnerable. #IPIWoCo @globalfreemedia
We need to explain why and how we do things
Transparency is a new logic of media says Susanne Wille of SwissTV — we need to explain why and how we do things
