Media as transformative power in EU accession process
Programme of ‘WB Media Days‘
Tirana, 8-10 November 2017
8 November (evening): Welcome reception hosted by the Albanian Government
9 November (9:30 – 18:00)
Opening by Commissioner and PM Albania
Grand Panel: Media as transformative power in EU accession process
Role of media for transformation; new business models for media independence; media in times of fake news and post-truth; quality and responsibility – overcoming polarisation.
Participants: Commissioner, CEOs of EU media houses, visible media personalities from WB, NEAR representative
Workshops:
- Media & market: new business models
- Media in digital age: professionals mastering the change
- Professional quality: new media training needs
- Media freedom in societies in transition
- Words that hurt: media and reconciliation
- Media policy: implementation of reform
10 November (9:00 – 13:00)
Presentations from the workshops.
Plenary with experts: ‘Next steps to move forward’
Closing by the Commissioner