Promoting Peace and Tolerance Among Educated Youth

This project for Pakistan will connect visitors to Cleveland resources that will highlight the role of universities in either peace, tolerance, and messaging around anti-radicalization, intolerance, and extremism.  Visitors will meet with government, academic, faith-based, and secular organizations to discuss their role in combating violent extremism especially for vulnerable populations. International Visitor Leadership (IVLP) Program…

Managing Facts in the Age of Digital Media

Eight visitors from Thailand, highly respected reporters and leaders in journalism, will approach the issues facing media and news emerging in the digital age.  By meeting with Cleveland-based news outlets as well as other related organizations, the role of media in politics and in spreading information to the public will be examined. International Visitor Leadership (IVLP) Program Each…

Media Management & Leadership

Print, television, radio, and digital media journalists and news managers from Ethiopia will be in Cleveland to explore best practices in broadcast management and gain a deeper understanding of current journalism trends in the U.S. International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Each year, over 300 professionals from around the world visit Northeast Ohio through IVLP. Sponsored…

21st Century Changemakers: Media Business in the Disinformation Age

Media professionals and journalists from North Macedonia's public news agency will be in Northeast Ohio to address current trends and challenges in the television, radio, and print journalism environment. The impact of disinformation and "fake news" on journalism and politics will also be covered. International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Each year, over 300 professionals from…