On May 15, Voronezh will host the now traditional open media forum. Guests will enjoy a rich program with the participation of Russian and foreign speakers, seminars, lectures and round tables.
Today, many people know about the existence of information warfare. Although at first glance it is invisible, because it is not tanks and missiles that are used on the battlefield. The main weapon in this war is information – true and false. The main goal is to influence the minds and worldview of people. This martial arts actively uses not only traditional platforms such as television, newspapers, radio, Internet portals, but also social networks. And it can sometimes be very difficult to discern where the manipulation is and where the truth is.
Therefore, it is so important to know the enemy’s operating methods and work ahead. Journalists must clearly understand what place Russia occupies in world politics, economics and public life, why it is so important to preserve their interests and ensure national security, while simultaneously promoting their initiatives in the international arena.
Domestic media now face many important tasks, including building international relations with representatives of new regions of the Russian Federation and other countries. This will be the focus of the XII Voronezh Open Media Forum, which will be held in the capital of the Black Earth Region on May 15, 2024.
The media forum will include lectures, discussions, trainings and seminars with the participation of regional, federal and international experts. Free events will be held at the SPARTAK cinema and the Voronezh House of Journalists (Lenin Square, 14).
Organizers: Government of the Voronezh Region, Voronezh regional branch of the Union of Journalists of Russia and the Regional House of Journalists.
PROGRAM of the XII Voronezh Open International Media Forum:
The grand opening will take place in the large hall of the Spartak cinema. Representatives of the Government of the Voronezh Region, the Regional Duma, editors-in-chief of Voronezh media, and journalists will take part in the panel discussion.
Immediately after the opening, parallel events will begin at two venues – in the House of Journalists and in the Spartak cinema.
At the House of Journalists, the editor-in-chief of the magazine “Journalism and the Media Market”, secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia Vladimir Kasyutin will give a lecture on the topic “Print and publics of a local newspaper – 2024: projects and topics – how to lead the audience.” Together with the founder of the newspaper Lev Komov (Svobodnaya Pressa Publishing House), Vladimir Leonidovich will analyze the practical case “Secrets of the longevity of the paper press using the example of the Moyo newspaper.”
Voenkor NTV, member of the Central Staff of the National Front, collector of the “Everything for Victory!” fund. Ilya Ushenin will speak on the topic “Military journalism – difficulties and prospects of the profession.”
During the seminar, Nika Lisitsa, head of the Internet communications department of the Popular Front Producer Center, and Ksenia Korenko, head of the SMM of the Popular Front Producer Center, will talk about the rules for covering emergency incidents in the media.
Media representatives from new regions, Voronezh and federal journalists will gather at a round table to discuss journalism in the “new” territories of the Russian Federation in the conditions of the Northern Military District.
And at the end of the day, another interesting lecture awaits you from media lawyer Svetlana Kuzevanova. She will tell you what’s new in the legislation on media and advertising.
A panel discussion will be held at the Spartak cinema on the topic: “The role of the media in conditions of global turbulence. The place of Russia and the Russian-language media segment in global information flows. New countries where the voice of Russia is heard.” Moderator: Vladimir Slatinov – Doctor of Political Sciences, Head of the Department of State and Municipal Administration of KSU. Participants: Rosen Ilchev (Bulgaria) – director of the Bulgarian TV channel and information website EUROCOM.BG, Irina Gasnikova (Kyrgyzstan) – editor of the information portal Snob.kg, Hayat Rogani, (Pakistan) – director of the research and development center “MAFKURA”, screenwriter and theater director director, Yekken Takieddin (Algeria) – linguist, Ismat Tursunov (Tajikistan), deputy director of the Institute of Economics and Demography of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan.
Guests of the forum will meet with Grigor Grigoryan (Armenia), international journalist, former head of the Food Safety Service of Armenia, an international expert on diseases transmitted from animals to humans, the author of sensational investigations about the work of US biological laboratories in Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan and other countries. The topic of his speech: “Biowars as a factor of influence on the media field, society and the state. Examples of the US’s covert use of biological weapons, including in the territories bordering the Russian Federation. Investigations by journalists and experts in this field”
There will be another panel discussion on the topic: “Social networks and instant messengers as a tool for global communication and information warfare.” Moderator: Sergey Agapov, winner of the All-Russian press competition “Media As”, ex-head of the Tsargrad Armenia branch, international journalist. Participants: Atanas Stefanov (Bulgaria) – representative of the public organization “Friends of Russia and the entire Orthodox world”, Patrick Poppel (Austria) – representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia in Austria, general secretary of the public organization “Suvorov Institute”. Internet journalist, political scientist. – Dane Cankovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), head of the public organization “Our Choice”. Coordinator of Serbian communities in Europe Tom J. Wellbrock (Germany) – independent journalist, founder and editor of the news portal NEULANDREBELLEN.de, expert in the field of alternative media in Europe, public figure. Vladimir Slatinov – Doctor of Political Sciences, Head of the Department of State and Municipal Administration of KSU.
Misha Djurkovic (Serbia), director of the Belgrade Institute of European Studies, Doctor of Science, author of the new scientific collection “Fascism in our era” will give a lecture on the topic: “The situation in Europe on the eve of the June elections to the European Parliament. The image of Russia in the media field of Serbia and the EU states.”
At the end of the forum, participants will meet with Antoine Gamelin (France), journalist and teacher. Topic of the speech: “French media view of the balance of political forces in Europe. Realities and expectations of Europeans regarding the Russian Federation.”
Additional block: speeches by students of the Vector school with proposals for the implementation of new options for international communication and methods of organizing educational leisure for young people.
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