(Re)Contextualizing Gender-Related Public Discourse with Satire, Prague Media Point 2020

The increasingly popular genre of news satire has found its place in gender-related issues. Developed by comedians, it has been adopted by some news media and helps contextualize gender-related issues appearing in the public discourse. The Polish "Przy Kawie o Sprawie" turns stereotypes inside out. Single episodes have been viewed by more than 150,000 people on RUclips. And in Czechia, more than 50,000 follow the satirical current affairs commentaries of “Branky Body Kokoti“ on Facebook, and fans attend live tapings. The panelists will discuss how to use this genre as a tool to introduce new perspectives on current issues to the wider public.
This discussion was organized in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V.
Branky Body Kokoti (EN subtitles under the cogwheel): • BBK #57: Zeman ženy ig...
Przy Kawie o Sprawie (EN subtitles under cc): • PRZY KAWIE O SPRAWIE C...
Speakers:
Agata Diduszko-Zyglewska, Journalist and Commentator, Krytyka Polityczna, Poland
Brigita Zemen, Producer and Journalist, TV Nova, Czechia
Moderator:
Milica Pesic, Media Diversity Institute, Executive Director, United Kingdom
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Biographies:
Agata Diduszko-Zyglewska, Journalist and Commentator, Krytyka Polityczna, Poland
Agata is a commentator, journalist, social activist, and serves on the Warsaw City Council. She is the author and host of the feminist satirical program “Przy Kawie o Sprawie.” She is the author of several publications on women's rights, state-church relations, culture, education, and social issues. She has been a member of the Krytyka Polityczna editorial team since 2012. Her articles also have been published in Gazeta Wyborcza and Vogue.pl, and her political commentary appears on Tok FM, Polsat News, TVN24, Superstacja, and Radio Kapitał.
Brigita Zemen, Producer and Journalist, TV Nova, Czechia
Brigita, an online program producer for Czech TV Nova, has been working in media for 10 years. Positions have included serving as an editor and editor in chief for online women’s magazines in the Czech News Center media house. Brigita studied at the Theater Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) and is one of the script writers for the satirical feminist news show “Branky, Body, Kokoti.”
Milica Pesic, Media Diversity Institute, Executive Director, United Kingdom
Milica, executive director of the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) in London, has worked in the field for more than 20 years. She has designed and supervised a number of multinational programs and co-designed a Diversity and the Media course run jointly by the MDI and the University of Westminster. A journalist by profession, she has reported for the BBC, Radio Free Europe, the Times HES, TV Serbia, and other media. She holds a master’s degree in international journalism from City University, London. Prior to MDI, she worked for New York University, the IFJ (Brussels) and the Alternative Information Network (Paris). Her current interests are in MIL and CVE. MDI has branches in the United States, Western Balkans, Belgium, and South Caucasus.
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