Global Forum for Media Development
Budget
€856,228
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
3
1 FTE
EU Grants
€85,798
Mission & Goals
The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) is an international network of over 200 journalism support and media development organisations working in around 70 countries. Established in 2005 in Amman, Jordan, and based in Brussels, GFMD’s core value is to support the creation and strengthening of journalism and free, independent, sustainable, and pluralistic news ecosystems, as defined by the declarations of UNESCO at conferences in Windhoek, Almaty, Santiago de Chile, Sana’a, and Sofia. Its main focus is to ensure proper collaboration as well as an exchange of information and experience among its members to create a strong, independent, and pluralistic media environment, which contributes to the development of empowered societies. Its secretariat is based in Brussels. It has played a fundamental role in global advocacy initiatives aimed at including access to information in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or the UN Summit of the Future.
EU Legislative Interests
European Democracy Action Plan; Digital Services Act, Rule of Law Mechanism, Freedom of Expression and Media Plurality policies, Digital Markets Act, Transparency and targeting of political advertising, Artificial Intelligence Act, EU action against abusive litigation (SLAPPs), European Media Freedom Act, European Democracy Shield, Multiannual Financial Framework.
Communication Activities
GFMD exists as a knowledge platform for the global media development community, where we leverage multi-sectoral expertise to provide the most current and practical knowledge and experience to our network. Together with over 200 members and partners working across more than 70 countries, we act together to support journalism and media through collaboration, knowledge exchange, and advocacy and seek to foster viable and independent journalism, greater transparency, and more pluralistic media environments. Established in 2020 by GFMD, the EU Media Advocacy Working Group (WG) is an informal network for organisations within journalism support, media development, digital rights, media freedom, and wider democracy support communities conducting advocacy work within EU institutions on media-related issues. Examples of GFMD's EU communication activities are the following articles and initiatives: Open letter to EU policymakers to strengthen media freedom - https://gfmd.info/open-letter-to-mps-emfa/ Joint Statement on the Proposal for the European Media Freedom Act - https://gfmd.info/joint-statement-emfa/ The European Media Freedom Act: what’s at stake? - https://gfmd.info/emfa-whats-at-stake/ Briefing Breakfast on the European Media Freedom Acthttps://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/legislation-and-regulations/european-media-freedom-act-emfa/briefing-breakfast-on-the-european-media-freedom-act
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Christchurch Call Advisory Network-https://www.christchurchcall.com/advisory-network.html Dynamic Coalition on the Sustainability of Journalism and News Media (DC-Sustainability) at Internet Governance Forum: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynamic-coalition-on-the-sustainability-of-journalism-and-news-media-dc-sustainability Global Network Initiative (GNI) - https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/#home-menu Media Freedom Coalition - Consultative Network (MFC-CN) https://mediafreedomcoalition.org/who-is-involved/consultative-network/ Transparency, Accountability, and Participation (TAP) Network https://tapnetwork2030.org Team Europe Democracy (TED Network) working group 3 on digital and media: https://gfmd.info/partnerships/ UN Consultative Status - In July 2018, GFMD was formally granted special consultative status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). In June 2022, GFMD was granted observer status at UNESCO. GFMD is an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO (consultative status). https://gfmd.info/partnerships/
Organisation Members
GFMD's full list of members https://gfmd.info/members/ GFMD's full list of partners https://gfmd.info/partnerships/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.