2016 Jakarta World Forum on Media Development

Jeanne Bourgault, USA, is the President and CEO of Internews. She leads the strategic management of the organization and its programs around the world. She joined Internews in 2001 as Vice President for Programs and has also served as Internews’ Chief Operating Officer. She has overseen Internews’ growth in areas underserved by local media, such as Afghanistan and South Sudan. Under her leadership, Internews has led the sector in... Read More →

Jennifer Dunham, USA, is the director of research for ‘Freedom of the Press’ and ‘Freedom in the World’ at Freedom House, and oversees the research and methodological review process for both publications. She regularly briefs government officials, donors, and the media on the findings of Freedom House’s annual reports and on general trends in press freedom and democratic governance, and authors essays and blog posts on issues ranging... Read More →

Remzi Lani is the Executive Director of the Albanian Media Institute. He has a long carrier in journalism: "Zeri i Rinise" (Tirana),  "El Mundo" (Madrid),  “Zeri” (Pristina)  etc.  He is the author of  articles on Balkan affairs for different local and foreign newspapers and magazines. Remzi Lani was the first President of the South East Network of Media Centers and Media Institutes, which brings together... Read More →

Dr Inaya Rakhmani, Indonesia, is the Director of the Communication Research Centre, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia and an associate at the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Australia. She is a media sociologist with a particular interest in the cultural economy of knowledge, information and entertainment as well as the role of media in processes of democratisation. Her work has been published in the... Read More →