Media Talks: How (not) to cover? Continue: next topic – LGBTQI community coverage

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On 15 July at 17:00 the series of webinars “Media Talks: How (not) to cover” will have the third session dedicated to the coverage of LGBTQI Community.

The event is supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Georgia. Invited speakers from the Netherlands and Georgia will discuss the following:
-   What positive and negative impact may media have on LGBTQI community?
-   How to cover LGBTQI community?
-   How to avoid spreading violence while covering hostile groups towards LGBTQI community?

Attendance at the event is open to all public. However, the series of webinars specifically target current and future journalists as well as other media actors. Pre-registered participants attending the majority of the events (80%), will receive the certificates of attendance.

The event will be opened by Maaike van Koldam, H.E. Ambassador of the Netherlands to Georgia and Natalia Voutova, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia.

SPEAKERS:
Nino Danelia – Professor at Ilia State University, Media researcher
Daphne Koene – Secretary of the Netherlands Press Council (Raad voor de Journalistiek)
The Media Talk is moderated by Mariam Gogosashvili, Executive Director of the Charter of Journalistic Ethics of Georgia and Tamar Kobakhidze, representative of the Council of Europe.

Registration link (only for those interested in certification): https://bit.ly/3wnceGr

Link to the event (for all persons): https://bit.ly/3wv5GW6

About “Media Talks: How (not) to cover?”

The series of webinars co-organised by the Council of Europe and Charter of Journalistic Ethics of Georgia advise the media on how to cover sensitive and challenging topics.

In general, up to 10 short webinars will be broadcast live on the Council of Europe and the Charter of Journalistic Ethics social media platforms. Each webinar will cover sensitive or challenging topics faced by journalists (stories on children, religion, demonstrations, LGBTQ persons etc.). The event will guide participants on how to ensure ethical coverage avoiding strengthening stereotypes or causing re-traumatisation and multiplication of the violence.

Each topic of the “Media Talks” will be announced in advance.

The project is supported by a number of the Council of Europe member States’ Embassies contributing to the Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia 2020-2023.

This series of webinars is organised by the Council of Europe Project “Strengthening Freedom of Media, Internet Governance and Personal Data Protection” in the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia 2020-2023.

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The Council of Europe project “Supporting Freedom of Media and Internet in Georgia” is built upon achievements of two previous EU-CoE projects in Georgia “Promoting Freedom, Professionalism and Pluralism of the Media” and “Protecting Internet Freedom through Legislation and Arrangements for multi-stakeholder Dialogue” under the Partnership for Good Governance (EU-CoE) that where implemented during 2015-2017. Those two projects’ achievements included strengthening the capacities of the broadcasting regulatory authority (National Communications Commission), journalistic self-regulatory body (Charter of Journalistic Ethics), addressing challenges linked to freedom of expression on-line, establishment of multi-stakeholder dialogue with regard to the Internet and promotion of the CoE standards on the internet and human rights.

Supporting national authorities in bringing legal and policy framework and practice on audio-visual services and media literacy in line with the CoE and European standards;
Further improvement of professionalism, responsibility and respect of ethical rules among journalists;
Supporting national authorities in further development and proper implementation of Internet related legal framework and regulations;
Strengthening the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms through the reinforcement of the protection of individuals with regard to their right to privacy and right to data protection.

Expert assessments, opinions and recommendations on the multisectorial cooperation, legal and policy framework governing the media and internet, as well as countryspecific studies and publications;
Workshops, training sessions, conferences and study visits;
Development of the GNCC webpage on Media Literacy;
Development of the handbook on Ethical Journalism

Georgian National Communications Commission;

Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics;

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;

State Inspector's Service of Georgia;

Small and Medium Telecom Operator’s Association of Georgia;

Civil Society;

Academia: Faculties of Journalism of Universities.

The project runs from 1 February 2019 until 31 January 2021