Dunja Mijatovic and the OSCE

This past Thursday, Webster Vienna was proud to host Dunja Mijatovic, a press freedom advocate and the Representative on freedom of the media at the Organization For Security and Co-operation in Europe (the OSCE). She is a very accomplished and intelligent woman who, during her talk, spoke not only of The power the media has over it's audience, but also the power of those who own the media. Dunja speaks of difficult situations Where governments and politicians own more and more media avenues in order to censor and control information that gets to the public. This means that good, courageous, unbiased journalism is becoming harder to find, especially when sorting through a sea of false or misleading news reports.
The talk with Dunja, although interesting, seemed too short. The audience received a summary of the OSCE's duties and Dunja's opinions on the state of media ownership; however, neither were elaborated upon to the extent that the topics deserved. A very important call to arms was made, but it is a call that needs to be discussed at length. Dunja made some wonderful points and definitely deserved more time than was given.