Media professionals are invited to discuss the future of European journalism

Until August 7, the Berlin Non-governmental organization N-SST accepts applications from media representatives to participate in the Kanatoprokhodov media conference. Journalism in fragmented Europe ”(On the Tightrope - Journalism in a Fragmented Europe), which will be held in Moscow from September 29 to October 2.

On the N-Sost website, where applications are accepted, the conference organizers write about the growing alienation between Russia and the West, as well as within Europe, which is facilitated by misinformation, simplified feed and double standards in the press.

The Moscow media conference will become "an attempt to maintain balance, rising over disagreements, but without abandoning its beliefs and at the same time without losing the ability to understand each other."

More than a hundred representatives of the European media, including Marina Weisband, Peter Pomeransev, Irina Zigert, Susan Stuart, Dmitry Train, and Mikhail Zygar, were invited to the conference, which will be held two weeks after the elections to the State Duma, including more than a hundred representatives of the European media.

The following topics are proposed for discussion on workshops and catwalks:

• Russia and the West. How to continue communication?
• Russia and elections. How will the country go?
• From "Brexit" to "Pegida". What are the mechanisms that contribute to the growth of polarization in Europe?
• Trends in journalism. Can the quality stop propaganda?

The deadline for receiving applications for participation in the conference is August 7 . You can learn more about the procedure for applying for applications on the N-Sost website, where the online form form is also available.

Additional information can be obtained by sending a request to the conference organizers to the address
moscow2016@n-ost.org .