On February 13, the second MediaDay dedicated to Georgiy Gongadze Prize “The worst of times, the best of times: the ways those who tell us about Ukraine and the world change” will take place, organized in partnership with Kyiv-Mohyla Business School. Well-known journalists, editors, as well as experts, will discuss the ways the Ukrainian media field transformed. 

MEDIADAY PROGRAM:

14:00–15:00

“I stay in the profession. What is it like to publish an influential magazine in times of continuous change?”

Vitalii Sych in talk with Pavlo Kazarin.

15:15–16:15

“Freedom in speech. What is it like to tell the truth, build a reputation, and gain trust?”

Discussion involving Vakhtang Kipiani, Yevhen Hlibovytskyi, Myroslava Gongadze, Larysa Denysenko, and Natali Lyhachova. Moderator: Myroslava Barchuk.

16:30–17:30

“The path of change. What is it like to invent sustainability models for independent media”

Discussion involving Maria Fronoshchuk, Taras Prokopyshyn, Sevgil Musaieva, Bohdan Logvynenko. Moderator: Illia Kabachynsky.

17:45–18:45

"The media on itself. What is it like to make a quality product for TV and YouTube”

Discussion involving Tatiana Danylenko, Roman Vintoniv, Yanina Sokolova, Maria Sebova, Artem Albul. Moderator: Bohdan Amosov.

Due to the quarantine, the offline event will take place involving a limited audience, but all events will be broadcast on Facebook pages of kmbs, Georgiy Gongadze Prize, PEN Ukraine, powered by kmbs alumni platform, Ukrainska Pravda, Detector Media, and Lviv Media Forum.

Event registration for kmbs community (offline participation in Ideas Gallery room): http://bit.ly/3izb0lY

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Organizer: Georgiy Gongadze Prize, the award for journalists established by PEN Ukraine in partnership with kmbs, powered kmbs alumni platform and Ukrainian Pravda to support independent journalists.

The prize is awarded once a year on May 21, Georgiy Gongadze's birthday. 2019 winner was Vakhtang Kipiani, the founder of Istorychna Pravda publication and the author of the similarly-named TV program, the founder of the Press Archive Museum, author of books. 2020 winner is a publicist, TV, and radio presenter Pavlo Kazarin.

Organizational partner: Lviv Media Forum.

Information partner: Detector Media.