In the organizer's words:

Understanding and communication: Media in polarized times

Society and the media are experiencing polarized times. Many people and certainly most editorial teams want to break out of this vicious circle. But how can communication succeed in times of crisis? This is the topic of the "Cologne Forum Journalism Criticism 2024".

First panel discussion
"Power, media and people: How does communication succeed in a crisis?"
Guests: Yasmine M'Barek (DIE ZEIT), Jessica Rosenthal (SPD), Annika Sehl (Professor of Journalism Studies, Catholic University of Eichstätt)
Moderation: Christoph Schäfer, Deutschlandfunk
Followed by questions from the audience

Second panel discussion
"Between criticism, polemics and agitation: How to talk about the Middle East?"
Guests: Kai Hafez (communication studies, University of Erfurt), Christine Kensche (WELT Middle East correspondent), Nazih Musharbash (German-Palestinian Society), Deborah Schnabel (Anne Frank Educational Center)
Moderation: Sina Fröhndrich, Deutschlandfunk
Followed by questions from the audience

Further information on the program can be found on the website of the Cologne Forum for Journalism Criticism

The Forum for Journalism Criticism is organized by the Deutschlandfunk News Reaction, the editorial team "Meinung & Diskurs" and the"Initiative Nachrichtenaufklärung". Another partner is theBonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.

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