THE MEDIA TODAY: GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION TRENDS AND PROSPECTS

THE MEDIA TODAY: GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION TRENDS AND PROSPECTS

23 May, 17:15–18:30


Work on determining a world media agenda has long become part of modern international relations. Publications of rating agencies’ statistics and opinions and biased interpretations of national economic parameters are often used by world powers as foreign policy instruments. As before, the world media market still looks unstable. In the course of the discussion, the heads of world news agencies and mass media will analyze the main trends and challenges facing the global media community. What is the role of the mass media in the modern world? Are the media coping with the role of mediators between the state and society well enough? Do the interests of the state prevail over the need for the impartial coverage of events? Is the mass media capable of controlling the authenticity of information? What is the place of professional ethics in modern journalism? Is there truly independent mass media? Can journalists be targets of political sanctions?














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“There is no more space in today’s information and news market. If there is space, it is in the future market”.
Aram Ananyan