Information and media

A media team was set up several months before the Forum. It took charge of contacts with the media, produced a newsletter and several press releases, and organized various activities related to the media and journalists during the Forum. Thanks to the help of several NGOs and international organizations, they were able to organize a five days' Training for Journalists just before the Forum. This was offered to a group of journalists who came from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. These journalists were invited to take part in the Forum, to contribute to the discussions, and to cover the Forum from their own point of view. They wrote various articles, which were then posted on the Forum’s Online News on the Internet.

The Online News is product of a cross-sectorial partnership uniting volunteer and professional efforts. The news offered summaries of sessions, thematic articles and interviews about the World Civil Society Forum on a daily basis. It gave organizations that were unable to attend the Forum an opportunity to follow the evolution of its major activities, as well a basis for the final executive summaries and forum report. The articles on the Online News reflect the opinions and analyses of the individual journalists and not the official view of the Forum secretariat. For more information about the online news, please click here.