The USAID Economic Governance Program, ISET Policy Institute, and Internews Georgia are holding a presentation of the MediaTOR platform on December 16 at 13:00.
MediaTOR is an innovative platform implemented by ISET Policy Institute in cooperation with Internews Georgia, with the support of the USAID Economic Governance Program. The platform aims to support fact-based economic journalism and increase the role of the media in economic reforms in Georgia.
The event will be opened by Tamar Sulukhia, Director of ISET and ISET Policy Institute, and Peter Wiebler, USAID Mission Director in Georgia. Giorgi Papava, MediaTOR project manager and a leading economist of ISET Policy Institute, and Tinatin Nachkebia, MediaTOR project training’s manager and director of Internews Georgia, will speak about the MediaTOR platform and planned activities.
Two panel discussions will be held at the event:
Panel 1: The role of media in the economic reforms agenda
• Peter A. Wiebler, Mission Director, USAID Georgia
• Koba Gvenetadze, Chairman of Board, President, National Bank of Georgia
• Georgie Walton, Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce
• Giorgi Isakadze, Chief Editor, Forbes Georgia; Managing Partner, BMG
Moderated by: Natalia Beruashvili, Chief of Party, The USAID Economic Governance Program
Panel 2: Prospects of data journalism in Georgia
• Maka Antidze, Trainer, Reporting on economic issues, MediaTOR; Lecturer, GIPA • Nino Bakradze, Trainer, Data journalism, MediaTOR; Founder, iFact
• Elene Kvanchilashvili, Trainer, New media, MediaTOR; Executive Director, Forbes Georgia Moderated by: Giorgi Papava, MediaTOR Project Manager, ISET Policy Institute.
