Name: Global Voices, Shared Struggles: The Power of Support in Journalism
Start: 2024-10-08T13:00:00+0200
End: 2024-10-08T13:50:00+0200

Tuesday October 8, 2024 13:00 - 13:50 CEST

English

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Join us for the opening plenary session of the Mental Health in Journalism Summit where we explore the transformative power of global solidarity in journalism!

This session will bring together voices from different corners of the world to discuss how unity and support across diverse journalistic landscapes can foster resilience, enhance mental health support, and drive meaningful change in the field.

Moderators

Mar Cabra

Executive Director, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, The Self-Investigation

Mar is one of the co-founders of The Self-Investigation. She is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, digital wellness educator and Acumen fellow working on raising awareness on how technology is changing the way we interact with ourselves, each other and as a society. She writes a... Read More →

Speakers

Youmna ElSayed

Al Jazeera English Correspondent in Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera Media Network

Youmna ElSayed, Awards winning journalist and Al Jazeera English Correspondent in the Gaza Strip. I’m a mother of 4 children. In addition to the awards earned for my coverage of the Gaza war, I have received the Human Rights token for my advocacy for Human Rights and Dignity. I... Read More →

Asif Khan

Country Representative DW Akademie (for Pakistan), DW Akademie

Asif Khan was instrumental in launching the world’s first open-to-all psychological well-being centers for journalists, a pioneering initiative by DW that provided counseling and support to hundreds of journalists over six years in Pakistan. As the Country Representative of Deutsche... Read More →

Jessica Mahone

Research Director, Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media

Jessica Mahone is the research director for the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media (CISLM) at the University of North Carolina. She is also co-director of the Local Journalism Researchers’ Workshop and an affiliate of the Center for Information, Technology... Read More →

Adamantia Lampouka

Sr. Project Officer Safety & Mental Health Support, Free Press Unlimited

AX Mina

Program Director, The Self-Investigation

AX Mina is part-time Program Director at The Self-Investigation. She is also a strategic consultant and leadership coach who’s supported news leaders and managers through programs with LION Publishers, The OpEd Project and the American Press Institute. She was a founding board member... Read More →

Anna Groenewegen

Programma Manager, Fred Foundation

Anna has a wide-ranging background. Fifteen years ago, while studying philosophy, she started an organic lunch café with a local art gallery, followed by numerous other projects. There was always a common denominator to these projects: making the world a better place. Anna is grateful... Read More →

Tuesday October 8, 2024 13:00 - 13:50 CEST
English

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