This week IREX and USAID will host a closeout conference for the Serbia Media Assistance Program [6] in Belgrade. The conference will gather media representatives, media associations, state institutions, international institutions and donors. Watch the livestream here Thursday, November 1 from 4:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST and Friday, November 2 from 4:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST.
Keynote speakers include Micheal D. Kirby, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister, and Bratislav Petković, Minister of Culture and Information.
Topics covered will include contemporary media law, media strategy and its implementation, media freedom, investigative journalism, social media for journalists, media market and trends, media literacy, and preconditions and critical issues for media development in Serbia. Click here to download the agenda [7]. The conference hashtag is #Serbia15.
For questions, please contact Tatjana Antic [8], Communications and Training Manager for the Serbia Media Assistance Program.