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The International Press Institute (IPI) held its 2018 annual World Congress in Abuja, Nigeria from 21-23 June 2018. Under the theme “Why Good Journalism Matters”, the World Congress affirmed the indispensable role of quality media in building strong societies, showcasing investigative stories and projects that bring positive change to individuals and communities in Africa and around the world.

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Friday, June 22 • 13:30 - 14:30
Africa Media Forum : Political Transitions and Democratic Change in Africa - New Spaces for Media Freedom

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The departure of long-time rulers in Angola, The Gambia and Zimbabwe. A peaceful change of government in Liberia. A tightly contested presidential vote in Kenya. Are recent political changes in Africa a sign of a broader democratization? Will media freedom find new spaces to prosper?  
Moderators
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Scott Griffen

Deputy Director, International Press Institute (IPI)
Scott Griffen is deputy director at the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, publishers and journalists defending press freedom since 1950. He is the author of numerous IPI reports on diverse topics related to press freedom and independent journalism and... Read More →

Speakers
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Mark Doyle

Freelance Journalist/Consultant, Former BBC Africa Correspondent
Mark Doyle is currently a freelance journalist/ consultant following an award-winning career as a BBC Correspondent and Editor, mostly in Africa. Important stories he covered for the BBC include the Genocide in Rwanda in 1994 and the wars that spread from Liberia across West Africa... Read More →
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Gwen Lister

Executive Chairperson, Namibia Media Trust
Gwen Lister is a journalist, columnist and press freedom activist. She founded The Namibian in 1985 at the height of colonial rule, making her the first woman newspaper editor in southern Africa. The newspaper was constantly the target of right-wingers because it exposed apartheid... Read More →
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Tom Mshindi

Editor-in-Chief, Nation Media Group PLC
Tom Mshindi is a graduate of the University of Nairobi School of Journalism and has an AMP certificate from Strathmore Business School and another from IESE, New York. He worked for the Nation Media Group as a journalist, rising to the position of managing editor of the Daily Nation... Read More →
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Khadija Sharife

Africa Editor, OCCRP South Africa
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Friday June 22, 2018 13:30 - 14:30 WAT
Hilton Hotel
  Africa Media Forum

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