Ongoing challenge. For discussion from george Amanda Bennett is ceo of gt the u. S. Agency for global media. She talks about the importance of a free and independent press and highlights the rise of global disinformation as an ongoing challenge. This discussion is from George Washington university. [background noises] [background noises] good afternoon everyone. Good afternoon, everyone. Im joel fishman, president of the Public Diplomacy council of america. It is my privilege, on behalf of the George Washington University Institute for Public Diplomacy and global communication, the university of Southern California Annenberg Center on communication, leadership and policy. I did that without reason. And the pdc a to welcome you to the first monday of september 2023. Nevermind that this is the second monday. It always is in september. Today is september 11th, 9 11. Many of us in this room will always remember with clarity where we were and what we were doing on that day 22 years ago and
We began in germany, where Political Parties have their votershance to sway ahead of the general election. The latest poll gives german chancellor Angela Merkels conservative party the lead, but whether she will be up to form a coalition with the ftp is another matter altogether. With one third of voters saying they have not made up their mind, merkel still has something to sleep on. Candidate forion chancellor is giving everything up until the last minute. The social democrat reached out to voters in frankfurt, telling the crowd that germany needs more social justice. Something he and his party would offer. Im talking to everyone who has plans for this country, who wants to get out of this stagnation and get things moving again. Im talking to everyone who thinks this country should be politically shaped, not just administered, and i am asking for your trust. But steinberg is facing an uphill battle to get into power. A coalition with his preferred partner, the greens, is not likely to
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