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Fostering dialogue among media professionals on fair and constructive media coverage about people belonging to national minorities, including Roma and Sinti

Workshop

Date:
Location:
Warsaw, Poland
Organized by:
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM)
Source:
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Fields of work:
Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti

About

The workshop aims to facilitate dialogue among media professionals on balanced and positive media narratives about minority communities, including Roma and Sinti, with a focus on increasing media stakeholders' awareness and understanding of the importance of countering hate speech, prejudice and negative stereotypes against minority communities in the media.

Participants

The workshop will gather a group of 15 experts, including editors, representative of media organizations, media self-regulatory and regulatory bodies, and journalists, especially those who cover topics related to people belonging to national minorities, including Roma and Sinti.

Expected output

Based on the outcomes of the discussion, the organizers will develop guidelines for media professionals on reporting about people belonging to national minorities, including Roma and Sinti. These will complement existing OSCE instruments to enhance balanced and positive media narratives about national minorities, including Roma and Sinti.

Further information

This activity is a follow-up to a 2022 OSCE-wide event on countering hate speech, which provided recommendations for future work in this area.

The event is open to invited participants only.

Contact

Logo ODIHR

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

Ul. Miodowa 10
00-251 Warsaw
Poland

Phone: +48 22 520 06 00
Email: office@odihr.pl

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