16th OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference on strengthening media freedom in the region, to be held in Tbilisi on 9 and 10 October

Baku/01.10.19/Turan: Media professionals, government, civil society, renowned international experts and journalists will gather for the 16th OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference (SCMC) in Tbilisi on 9 and 10 October, to discuss the current media freedom developments and the changing digital media landscape in the region.

Four expert panels will address the following topics at the event: news creation, quality journalism and the distribution of media in the age of digital reporting; the safety of journalists in times of political change; the regulatory environment for media freedom and media pluralism; and a general overview of media freedom developments in the region. Journalists are invited to cover the 16th SCMC, a two-day conference organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, will open the conference, together with Georgian Foreign Minister, David Zalkaliani; starting at 09:30 am on Wednesday, 9 October, at the Marriott Hotel Courtyard, 4 Freedom Square, Tbilisi. Journalists wishing to attend and report on the conference are required to send an e-mail confirming their attendance to lusine.apresyan@osce.org no later than 7 October. The presentation of a valid ID is required for accreditation at the venue. Journalists covering the conference will have the opportunity to meet with Representative Désir at 11:00 am Wednesday, 9 October at a press briefing. -06D-