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Global Media Forum (GMF)

The Global Media Forum is an annual gathering of journalists and media experts from around the world. DW has hosted the event in Bonn since 2007.

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Roboter Sophia

Can AI create real art?

Robots have the potential to transform our everyday — including human-defined creativity. But always for the better?
CultureMay 29, 2019
Camilla Warrender and Anurag Wakhlu from Newscoop

Newscoop: A Facebook for news

The Amsterdam-based startup aims to democratize news by leveraging a global network of citizen journalists.
BusinessMay 28, 2019
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DW award for Anabel Hernández

Mexican journalist and author Anabel Hernández has received the DW Freedom of Speech Award.
May 28, 201902:11 min
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DW's Global Media Forum 2019

The 2019 Global Media Forum has kicked off with opening remarks by German President Steinmeier.
PoliticsMay 27, 201902:04 min
Freedom of Speech Award 2019 | 2019 Winner: Anabel Hernández (Journalist, Mexico)

'They want us silenced but we are still standing'

Mexican journalist Anabel Hernández was awarded the 2019 DW Freedom of Speech Award at the Global Media Forum in Bonn.
MediaMay 27, 2019
Anabel Hernández

'Why do they want to silence us?'

DW's Freedom of Speech Award winner Anabel Hernandez has warned against organized crime, calling for truth and justice.
SocietyMay 27, 2019
Dancing in the Streets, Everyday Africa

'Everyday Africa': Street photography beyond the stereotypes

"Everyday Africa" is a photography collective that bucks the cliches. DW's Global Media Forum highlights their work.
CultureMay 27, 201910 images
GMF 2019 opening ceremony with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Social media has a 'clear responsibility'

At the Global Media Forum, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned of complacency within politics and the media.
PoliticsMay 27, 2019
Plenary Session: Who’s got the power in the media landscape? Part 2

GMF 2019 looks at 'shifting powers'

Who holds the power in politics and society? That is the question to be examined at DW's Global Media Forum.
MediaMay 26, 2019
A participant at boot camp for media startups organized by DW

Media startups learn the art of selling ideas

Selling a business idea is never easy, let alone getting an investor to fund your dream project.
BusinessMay 24, 2019
Bildkombo Statements zur Barcelona Lastwagenattacke

Picking up the pieces of the new world (dis)order

DW's Christian Trippe asks who will pick up the pieces and reassemble the world's "great strategic puzzle?"
MediaMay 23, 2019
dw freedom Wa Lone Kyaw Soe Oo Maria Ressa

Meet DW's champions of free speech

DW is working to raise awareness of the detention and intimidation of journalists, activists and bloggers.
PoliticsMay 21, 2019
DW Boot Camp for Media Startups

GMF start-up boot camp: the contestants

For the first time, DW's Global Media Forum is running a boot camp for media startups. Here are this year's contestants.
MediaMay 20, 201912 images
GMF Simone Jost-Westendorf (Dorothea Näder/Landesanstalt für Medien NRW)

GMF Bootcamp: The jury

DW's Global Media Forum is running a boot camp for media start-ups. Meet the people you will have to convince.
MediaMay 17, 20196 images
GMF Paulo Fernandes (Privat)

GMF Bootcamp: The coaches

DW's Global Media Forum is running a boot camp for media start-ups. Meet the coaches that'll accompany those accepted.
MediaMay 17, 20197 images
Chani Guyot (Fernando Gutiérrez)

Speakers at the Global Media Forum 2019

Experts from all over the world attended the Global Media Forum in 2019 to weigh in on the debate on shifting powers.
PoliticsFebruary 12, 201910 images
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A Glimpse of the 2018 Global Media Forum

The GMF is one-of-a-kind gathering that brings together the best and the brightest decision-makers and influencers from the worlds of journalism, digital media, politics, business, civil society and academia.
MediaAugust 24, 201803:00 min
DW Sendung Shift Welthungerhilfe Child Growth Monitor

Digital technology against inequality

Apps open up new opportunities in the developing world.
CultureJune 25, 201804:09 min
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Shift - Living in the Digital Age

Technology against inequality, making millions with a free game and a life-size football sticker.
LifestyleJune 20, 201812:01 min
Participants in a session at the Global Media Forum 2018

Media toolkit grows as does chance to combat inequalities

Around the world, media are under pressure to harness the power of new technologies to reach the public.
SocietyJune 13, 2018
A Somali girl collects water from a well at the Tawakal IDP camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia

Can there be equality for all in Africa?

On the 77 percent this week, will we ever have a world of equality or is that just a fantasy?
June 13, 201819:59 min
Interview mit Gerald Asamoah

Gerald Asamoah calls on fans to stand up to racism

Gerald Asamoah has called on football fans to show "moral courage" in combatting racism in the game.
SportsJune 13, 2018
Indien Vergewaltigung Proteste

#MeToo: Beyond the Hollywood bubble

The #MeToo movement has been lauded as a catalyst for change. But what effects has it really had for women worldwide?
FilmJune 13, 2018
Freedom of Speech Award

Zibakalam: Hope for future of democracy in Iran

DW's Freedom of Speech Award goes to Iranian political scientist Sadegh Zibakalam, who faces jail for speaking his mind.
PoliticsJune 12, 2018
A man wears a 'Make America Great Again' cap

'America First' offers opportunities abroad

Donald Trump may be able to point to at least one foreign policy achievement during his presidency: frustrating experts.
PoliticsJune 12, 2018
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GMF: Hamid Karzai address

'Peace With the Taliban: A Compromise on Human Rights?' - Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks to a Global Media Forum panel in Bonn, Germany. The motto of this year's GMF conference is 'Global Inequalities.'
June 12, 201825:13 min
Keynote: Hamid Karzai (Former President of Afghanistan, Afghanistan)

Hamid Karzai hopeful for 'permanent peace' with Taliban

The former Afghan president insists that the West, including Germany, must admit their failure in the war-torn country.
PoliticsJune 12, 2018
Police block off the site of a car bomb in Alexandria, Egypt

If the media won't report on terrorism, who will?

The international media gives short shrift to terrorism outside the West. Reporters at the GMF discuss why.
TerrorismJune 11, 2018
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GMF: Tom Buhrow address

WDR's director general speaks at the opening ceremony of DW's annual Global Media Forum.
June 11, 201824:23 min
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Global Media Forum opens

Several speakers expressed support for a free press and its role in the face of digitization.
PoliticsJune 11, 201802:56 min
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GMF: Michelle Müntefering address

The minister of state at Germany's Federal Foreign Office speaks at the opening ceremony.
June 11, 201825:47 min
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GMF: Mariya Gabriel address

The EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society speaks to the audience at the opening ceremony.
June 11, 201819:35 min
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GMF 2018: Armin Laschet address

NRW's state premier speaks at the opening ceremony of the annual Global Media Forum.
June 11, 201817:37 min
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GMF: Peter Limbourg address

Deutsche Welle's Director General speaks at the opening ceremony of the annual Global Media Forum.
June 11, 201808:26 min
Opening ceremony / Peter Limbourg (DW, Director General, Germany)

GMF: Pluralist media 'needed more than ever'

At the opening of the 11th Global Media Forum, speakers stressed the importance of information and media literacy.
MediaJune 11, 2018
Logo for Global Media Forum GMF 2018

GMF 2018 deals with global inequality

Participants will discuss how media outlets can address the issue and show what can be done to alleviate such problems.
SocietyJune 10, 2018
Global Media Forum 2015 Plenary Chamber Afric@online Ebele Okobi

GMF 2018 Speakers

This year's theme is Global Inequalities
MediaMarch 28, 201810 images
Deutschland Bonn - Deutsche Welle GMF 2017 - Mikhail Khodorkovsky (DW/K. Danetzki)

Speakers of 2017

November 23, 201710 images
DW Sendung Shift Arabische Onlinesatire

Arab online satire

Online satirists and cartoonists are fighting dictatorship in Middle East.
Digital WorldOctober 9, 201704:31 min
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GMF: The future of media begins here

See how media professionals and protagonists came together and discussed "Identity and Diversity" at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2017.
October 9, 201702:00 min
Zitat-Tafel Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Top Speaker GMF 2017

Top Speaker GMF

September 28, 20178 images
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How is civil society involved in a democratic process in the EU?

Richard Walker's interview with Irini Pari and Dirk Bergrath, Members of the Communication Group of European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) .
August 22, 201710:42 min
Keynote: Hannes Sjoblad: How technology is transforming human identity

How to become a cyborg

Vast leaps in technology mean that editing the human genome could get as easy as editing text on your smartphone.
ScienceJuly 19, 2017
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Keynotes

July 18, 201753:46 min
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Keynote

July 18, 201718:18 min
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Keynotes

July 18, 201752:35 min
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White House Correspondents win DW Freedom of Speech Award

July 18, 201786:54 min
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The End of Privacy

hosted by Deutsche Welle
July 18, 201752:27 min
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Satire as a weapon

hosted by Deutsche Welle
July 18, 201755:55 min
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Opening Ceremony

July 18, 201770:25 min