Egyptian Media Forum Discusses Challenges Facing Egyptian Media

The Egyptian Media Forum discusses the challenges, facing the Egyptian media sector.

This forum will be an opportunity for leading Egyptian media professionals to engage with counterparts from the United States and around the world.

Attendees will work to develop a framework for institutionalizing media objectivity and acceptable standards of conduct, analyzing varied methods for enhancing the professional cadre of media practitioners in public and private outlets within Egypt and elsewhere.

The Participants will examine standards of professionalism and methods for developing capacity building systems to foster high quality media, reviewing lessons from the United States, South Africa, Argentina, Indonesia and other countries.

The end goal of this Forum is to provide Egyptian policymakers and practitioners the opportunity to engage with global counterparts as they seek to advance Egypt’s media sector, as well as foster practical ties and cooperation that could aid the execution of those ideas in the near term.