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Designing online spaces for democratic debate

WHEN: 23 June 2026
The Public Media Alliance will be returning to Bonn in June this year for the DW Global Media Forum (GMF), where we will be running a session on the Public Spaces Incubator.
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The GMF is a global gathering of media, civil society, academia and others. This year’s theme is Journalism Out Loud.

About the panel

The online world isn’t built for democratic debate. But that’s because the responsibility to create those spaces has been outsourced to those who are more interested in maximizing their profits. While societies are re-learning the art of civil debate, they also need the right spaces to do so.

The Public Spaces Incubator (PSI), launched in 2022 by public media companies, seeks to provide such spaces. This session explores the PSI and spotlights some of the features already being rolled out across public media platforms to enable democratic discourse.

Moderator

Key details

When: 1400 CEST, 23 June 2026

Where: DW Global Media Forum, Bonn, Germany

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Kristian Porter

CEO, PMA

Speakers

Robert Amlung

Senior Innovation Advisor, ZDF

Samuel Profumo

Chief Data & AI Officer, RTBF

Chris Skinner

Senior Director, Business and Strategic Planning for Corporate Development, CBC/Radio-Canada

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