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The 2024 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival will gather leading journalists, editors, and publishers from around the world in Sarajevo from May 22 to 24, 2024. Under the theme “Navigating Crises: Journalism at a Turning Point”, this event will provide a vital space for media professionals, thought leaders, and innovators to explore new solutions, foster understanding, and critically examine the role of the media in addressing the great crises of our time.

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Organized by the International Press Institute (IPI).
Thursday, May 23 • 14:30 - 15:30
The weight of bearing witness: Investigating war crimes and human rights abuses

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What happens when journalists uncover war crimes and human rights abuses? Hear from seasoned journalists as they share their experiences, addressing the ethical considerations and the role of media in pursuing truth and justice.
Moderators
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Boro Kontić

Founder and director, Mediacentar Sarajevo
Boro Kontić is the founder and director (since 1995) of the Media Center - Sarajevo. He began his journalistic career as a journalist at Radio Sarajevo between 1979 and 1994. During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he worked as a reporter for Voice of America. He is the author of several radio documentaries for which he received major international awards as... Read More →

Speakers
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Cape Diamond

Journalist and Human Rights Advocate
Cape Diamond is a Myanmar-based multimedia journalist, Emmy-nominated news producer, and award-winning documentary film producer. Cape is a Sakharov Fellow of the European Parliament and a human rights advocate.Amidst the Rohingya genocide, Cape emerged as the major journalist who... Read More →
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Patricia Evangelista

Trauma journalist
Patricia Evangelista is a trauma journalist and former investigative reporter for the Philippine news company Rappler. Her reporting on armed conflict and disaster was awarded the Kate Webb Prize for exceptional journalism in dangerous conditions. She was a Headlands Artist in Residence... Read More →
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Haggai Matar

Executive Director, +972 Magazine
Haggai Matar is an award winning journalist, a political activist, the executive director of +972 Magazine and the co-director of Local Call, two independent media outlets operating on the ground in Israel-Palestine, committed to justice and equality. Haggai is a board member of the... Read More →
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Anastasiya Stanko

Editor-in-chief, Slidstvo
Anastasiia Stanko is а Ukrainian journalist and TV presenter.In 2013, she co-founded the independent media channel, Hromadske, which is registered as a non-governmentalorganization, and where she currently is a member of the General assembly.Since the early days of the Maidan Revolution... Read More →

Thursday May 23, 2024 14:30 - 15:30 CEST
Holiday Hall
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