Prima giornata del 9° Forum delle Giornaliste del Mediterraneo

On Monday, November 25, 2024, the 9th Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists opens in Bari. The first day features three panels at the University of Bari in Aula don Tonio Bello (via Crisanzio 42).

**PANEL 1 - Press care, life care. Liberating the truth, nurturing life**
Protecting freedom of information means defending every aspect of democratic life, civil rights, human rights, environmental justice, and ecological justice.
Speakers:
Stefano Bronzini – Rector, University of Bari
Loredana Capone – President of the Regional Council of Puglia
Loredana Perla – Director, Department of Educational, Psychological, Communication Studies at UniBa
Luigi Cazzato – Coordinator, Master's in Journalism at UniBa
Piero Ricci – President, Journalists' Association of Puglia
Vito Fatiguso – Secretary, Assostampa Puglia
Raffaele Lorusso – Executive Committee, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Lino Patruno – Director, Medi@terraneanews, Master's in Journalism UniBa
Trisha Thomas – Foreign Press Association, Associated Press Television
Rossella Matarrese – Regional Coordinator, GiULiA Journalists
Marilù Mastrogiovanni – Founder and Director, Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists

**PANEL 2 - Feminisms and freedom of the press in Sub-Saharan Africa, University of Bari - Aula don Tonio Bello, via Crisanzio 42 (12:00 – 14:00)**
In many African countries, feminisms in various forms and practices have been leading a non-violent struggle for several decades to achieve civil and human rights for all. However, the narrative about Africa and migration remains trapped in cages made of prejudices and stereotypes.
Speakers:
Alessandra Contino – Sociologist
Antonella Napoli – Journalist, Director of Focus on Africa
Leah Pattem – Journalist and Photographer, Madrid, Spain
Désirée Deneo – Secretary General, Ivorian Women's Rights League
Moderator:
Marisa Ingrosso – Journalist, Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno

**PANEL 3 - Decolonizing information: local journalism between news deserts and ghost papers (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM)**
The phenomenon of news deserts and ghost papers is beginning to be studied in the USA, but signs of its spread are also evident in Italy. Local journalism thus becomes a bastion of democracy, where the right to be informed is compromised, and the lives of citizens in some peripheral areas do not make the news. As always, minorities pay the price, and among them, women: the narrative concerning them is often laced with sexism. Female journalists, especially in peripheral areas, are preferred targets of haters.
Speakers:
Silvia Savoye – Journalist, Director of Aosta News, Vice President of ANSO
Alessia Melchiorre – Co-founder, Marea Media collective
Grazia Attolini – Journalist, Ossigeno per l’Informazione
Iliana Papangeli – Journalist, Managing Director of the investigative newspaper Solomon, Greece
Daniela Sala – Photojournalist, Co-founder of FADA collective
Moderator:
Marilù Mastrogiovanni – Founder and Director, Forum of Mediterranean Women Journalists
In collaboration with the National Association of Online Press (ANSO)
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