Media Matters: How Media, Connectivity, and an Open Internet are Changing the World

Join us for a timely discussion on the power of media, connectivity, and the internet in promoting global advancement.  The panel will bring together experts from government, civil society, and international media to discuss the changing nature of mass communication. The conversation will focus on the growing role of media and information in creating platforms for informed civic debate, and will assess the potential for empowered local media to drive social and economic progress.

Panelists:

Jeanne Bourgault
President, Internews

Ambassador Carlos Pascual
Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Ukraine

Masood Farivar
Chief of Afghanistan Service, Voice of America

Moderated by:

Daniel Runde
William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, CSIS