“Journalism is a pillar of democratic societies, but it faces serious sustainability problems. How can it be financed?” This is the motto of "Media Financing" conference, which takes place on December 2nd and 3rd, at Cidadela de Cascais.
The director of Sul Informação is one of the guests to speak at this conference, promoted by the Union of Journalists, with the support of Cenjor, Institut Français and FLAD – Luso Americana Foundation for Development, and with the high sponsorship of the President of the Republic.
Elisabete Rodrigues will be one of the speakers at the roundtable on "Regional and Local Press: Difficulties and Opportunities", which will also include the presence of Nuno Francisco, director of Jornal do Fundão, Luís Mendonça, director of the Regional Information Chain (Trás-os-Montes ), João Nazário, director of Jornal de Leiria, Carlos Rui Abreu, director of «Notícias de Fafe», and also Américo Aguiar, of Rádio Renascença.
The two-day conference will be moderated by journalist Ana Isabel Costa and includes six roundtables: “State: what role it has and what role it should play”, “Business and Management Models: difficulties and opportunities”, “Media Financing: proposals policies", "Social responsibility of large platforms", "Regional and Local Press: Difficulties and Opportunities" and "Social responsibility and alternative models".
There will also be three guest speakers: Julia Cagé, member of the board of directors of Agência France Press and author of several books, including “Salvar os Media” and “The Price of Democracy”, Rodrigo Tavares, founder and president of Granito Group, group dedicated to advancing the sustainable economy; as well as Paul Seiger, founder and CEO of Pro Publica, a non-profit, nonpartisan, New York-based newsroom dedicated to exposing abuses of power or public interest.
In closing, Adelino Gomes, rapporteur of the conference, will present the summary of the two days, in key ideas.
After the final intervention of Sofia Branco, president of the Union of Journalists, the closing will be done by the President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Conference Objectives:
“Journalism is a fundamental pillar of democracy, a commitment to freedom and independence, plurality and diversity, human dignity and social well-being.
Journalism is not reduced to the duty of informing, but it is responsible for scrutinizing the powers, watching over them, attacking them with responsibilities, denouncing unfulfilled promises.
However, this is a mission under threat – due to unemployment, precariousness, excessive concentration. The sector's sustainability difficulties put journalism's independence at risk. It is, therefore, urgent to debate the issue of media financing in Portugal.
The Union of Journalists calls everyone – the State, companies, public and private, large or small, national, regional or local, journalists and society – to go beyond diagnosis, pointing out paths and solutions».
Click here for the Conference program
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