United States Agency for Global Media

Event

Ukrainian Journalists at War – a discussion with media experts

World Press Freedom Day at IREX

May 4, 2023

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine forever changed the media landscape in the country. Thousands of Ukrainian journalists had to become war correspondents overnight, and according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 13 journalists have already been killed in the war so far. Despite the challenges, journalists in Ukraine continue to cover the invasion and provide crucial information to their people, despite experiencing the impacts of war themselves.

On May 4, IREX and the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) hosted a unique and comprehensive look at how Ukrainian media have adjusted to covering the war in its first year. Ukrainian Service Chiefs from Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Chief Editor of UA:Chernihiv discussed their experiences working to cut through the rumors and disinformation to provide fact-based, reliable news and information.

 

Event Information

May 4, 2023, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.



Streamed online

About the hosts

USAGM

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is an independent federal agency that oversees five public service broadcasters Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Marti), Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa), as well as the Open Technology Fund which provides internet censorship circumvention tools. USAGM programming has a measured audience of 410 million in 63 languages.

IREX

IREX is a nonprofit organization committed to global development and education, focusing on people and communities since 1968. IREX works with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: empowering youth, cultivating leaders strengthening institutions, and extending access to quality education and information. Work includes reducing corruption, stopping disinformation, and building social trust.