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The digitization of #localmedia opens up many new opportunities, especially through interactive formats and #citizenjournalism. It also enables the digital involvement of local businesses, which strengthens and connects local communities. The #VDL's digital initiatives are invaluable for the future of local journalism, that is why we're working together. "Local journalism is particularly close to our hearts because we see it as a special task to provide media diversity and quality journalism within the region, and increasingly digitally," says Managing Partner Christof Zahneissen. You can watch Christof's full statement if you click on the video or on the link in the comments section. Verband Deutscher Lokalzeitungen und Lokalmedien e.V. Daniela Braun #Forte4Publishing #localjournalism #mediadiversity

Wir optimieren die Content-Maschinerie um Holmes Place Austria an die Spitze zu platzieren. Getreu dem Motto: Big things have small beginnings 😎

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Aus aktuellem Anlass: (Tl;dr in English: in that post are some ideas how to support small businesses like QUEER_gesprochen?! even when you’re not in need of the main service: telling people about it, sharing/liking/comment content on social media, buy additional products or ask for vouchers, book their services for topic-related opportunities, support them during competitions like the linked one with your vote)

Exciting topic! Looking forward to gaining insights on the evolving landscape of cybersecurity amidst AI advancements, quantum computing, and geopolitical shifts! Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) ACFE German Chapter

From 29 February to 3 March 2024, STILLES ZÜRICH invites you to encounter silence. Almost forty events - most of them in English - will take place over four days at the Festival Centre Karl der Grosse and the nearby Wasserkirche. The events are divided into three categories to help you find your way around: - explore & do something: active, moving, communicative - meditate & be silent: mostly without words - look & listen: to absorb and lean back https://lnkd.in/gVGMNXK2

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💥Bodø2024, the European Capital of Culture 2024, is making waves in German media. The city’s cultural year is drawing widespread coverage - read one of many articles below (in German)👇👇 #Bodo2024 #ECC24

3 Questions to Nalan Sipar In this week's issue of our newsletter, Sham Jaff talks to Nalan Sipar about getting diverse perspectives right. Nalan has shared the wonderful news that she's received one of the prestigious John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford! So, we thought, it's time for our international audience to meet her. By the way, if you want to get this (and much more) in your inbox directly, sign up for our newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/eaBmAnS9 ___ 1) Nalan, let's take stock of the German media. As a journalist, what stories and perspectives do you find lacking? In reporting on racism, migrant perspectives are missing. In the migration debate, these perspectives are also absent. Migration and people with migrant backgrounds are often portrayed as problems, which does not reflect reality. There are successful role models, such as the Turkish entrepreneur Ismet Kobil, whose company handles 70% of TAN transactions for bank transfers and is now based in Silicon Valley. Additionally, every four years during Turkish elections, all German-Turks are criticized as "Erdoğan voters," while the opposition scarcely gets a voice. These perspectives are missing because most journalists neither understand the community nor have access to it. Public broadcasters in Germany, by state contract, are tasked with representing diverse perspectives. However, they fail to do so, even though 28% of migrants fund them through their GEZ fees [mandatory fee paid by households and businesses in Germany to fund public broadcasting services]. It's akin to migrants walking into a supermarket, admiring the products on the shelves, buying nothing, yet still paying 52 euros at the checkout. It doesn’t make sense in real life, does it? So why do public broadcasters think they can operate this way? 2) Since 2020, you have been informing the German-Turkish community through your own social media channels. What is the best way to reach new news audiences? This is the most frequently asked question in my workshop at the ARD-ZDF Media Academy [professional training and development institution associated with Germany's public broadcasters ARD and ZDF]. Broadcasters need to start producing content for these audiences. If a baker doesn't bake bread rolls, he shouldn't be surprised that no one buys from him. 3) You have recently received the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University. What would you like to work on your 10-month stay there? The application process involves several stages. I had to submit a project idea I wanted to work on, followed by interviews. My project question is: How can the German media landscape become more diverse, and what business models are suitable for this? There are various approaches in the USA that I want to explore. At the same time, with my startup being close to Silicon Valley, I am certainly in an ideal environment.

Normalität': Begrüßung der 'Ära der Schatten' und Nationalismus .... Once again, we've witnessed concerning developments in Slovakia, where the newly appointed Culture Minister, Martina Šimkovičová, has introduced contentious plans threatening to diminish funding for diverse cultural institutions and increase state authority over them. As many as 170,000 individuals have already expressed their concern by signing a petition to remove Slovakia’s recently appointed Culture Minister, Martina Šimkovičová, following her discriminatory proposals to cut funds for cultural organizations supporting diversity and collaboration with sexual minorities. These actions aim to expand state control over cultural establishments, causing widespread discontent amongst citizens. Moreover, concerns surrounding limitations imposed on media freedom and efforts to suppress anti-corruption investigations further highlight Slovakia's struggle for equal rights and transparent governance. It saddens us to witness such events unfold, threatening to reverse progress toward inclusivity and fair representation. https://lnkd.in/eZERhxN4