Media Development Foundation (MDF)
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Leading Georgian NGO in #MediaMonitoring, teaching #MediaLiteracy and #FactChecking.
Tbilisi, Georgia
Joined July 2014
@tamarMDF, Executive Director of @mdfgeo & Chief Editor of @MythDetector, joins the @OSCE_RFoM 25th Central Asia Media Conference 🇺🇿 (Nov 13–14, Tashkent). She’ll speak on Media Literacy as a Frontline Response to Disinformation. #MediaViability #OSCE #MediaLiteracy
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“The liars of this world have spent so much time and money attacking us precisely because what we are doing is working, because we represent a formidable challenge to their power and profit“ — Nina Jankowicz, CEO, American Sunlight Project @ #Unveilthetruth
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🗨️ "Moldovan🇲🇩 citizens chose democratic values and sent a clear message of support for the rule of law and for Moldova’s path towards European🇪🇺 integration." - H.E. Isabelle Rome, @francediplo_EN @ the opening of the #Unveilthetruth
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“Informational autocracy tries to mimic a democratic institution. They are trying to convince the majority of people that they are the most competent ones while attacking informed elites and fabricating cases against them“ — @tamarMDF of Myth Detector @ #Unveilthetruth
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“We live in a rapidly changing environment that poses new threats every day through disinformation & propaganda. I’m referring to🇬🇪, but also to🇲🇩...&even countries such as 🇩🇪,where disinformation and its effects are growing fast" - Katrin Wehry of @dw_akademie @ #Unveilthetruth
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🌟Two days of ideas and collaboration, and one shared mission: to #UnveilTheTruth! On Nov 7-8 #FIMI & #disinformation researchers, fact-checkers, journalists, and media experts from 13 countries gathered in Chișinău🇲🇩 for the Eastern Partnership Fact-Checkers Annual Conference.
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“We try to support all those who keep information reliable, so fact-checkers, journalists, researchers, and civil society actors... This conference perfectly reflects that spirit" — @AlanDreanic of @CFImedias @ #Unveilthetruth
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On Oct 9, MDF’s Executive Director @tamarMDF joined @CFImedias Rendez-vous de l’Expertise #MédiaDev in Paris - a forum dedicated to tackling #disinformation. Opened by Emmanuelle Talon, CFI’s CEO, the event underscored the power of free, #factbased journalism.
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On Oct 8, MDF Executive Director @tamarMDF spoke at “The Press Freedom Crisis in Georgia” side event by @pressfreedom & @media_coalition at #WarsawHDC2025. The discussion spotlighted growing threats to #MediaFreedom in #Georgia. #PressFreedom #OSCE
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At #WarsawHDC2025, MDF’s Executive Director @tamarMDF joined the side event “Information Under Attack” by @OSCE_RFoM & @NorwayOSCE. She shared #Georgia’s experience in fighting #disinformation and highlighted the power of #independentmedia & #factchecking in protecting democracy.
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In an online meeting with Georgian media and civil society representatives, I discussed recent #MediaFreedom developments. Media and journalists in #Georgia are working under constant pressure and I commend their dedication and resolve to independent journalism.
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📣 Myth Detector Lab is back! On Sept 27 we welcomed the 17th cohort to the #MediaLiteracy program by @dw_akademie & MDF. 🌍 Greeted by Katrin Wehry of @dw_akademie 📚 Intro to #MediaLiteracy 💬 Social media & info bubbles 📷 Spotting #VisualManipulation & #FactChecking photos
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Legal Response of the Media Development Foundation to the Anti-Corruption Bureau: Why Their Actions Are Unlawful. Read the letter here ➡️ https://t.co/xWfZyvnH0m
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Ivanishvili/Kuprashvili Bureau continues attack on #Georgian NGOs. Read our joint statement here👉 https://t.co/CC3zaLK0zR
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@pressfreedom @media_coalition Read the full 18-page report here 👉
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The @pressfreedom and the @media_coalition of #Georgia have submitted a report on the state of #pressfreedom and #journalistsafety in Georgia to the United Nations Human Rights Council ahead of January’s 51st Universal Periodic Review (#UPR) session. 👇 https://t.co/AcJYO8Rcd6
cpj.org
New York, July 31, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Media Advocacy Coalition of Georgia have submitted a report on the state of press freedom and journalist safety in Georgia to the...
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'Fighting for survival: the battle to protect hashtag#mediafreedom in Georgia' - MDF's Executive Director, @tamarMDF's interview with @MDI_UK
https://t.co/pUxO60S8mG
media-diversity.org
Tamar Kintsurashvili discusses the growing challenges faced by Georgia’s media landscape amid the Foreign Agents Law, disinformation campaigns, and the government’s increasing control over media....
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💭@tamarMDF, MDF's Executive Director, said in her acceptance speech after receiving @DeutscheWelle Freedom of Speech Award 2025 at @DW_GMF #GMF2025
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Congratulations @tamarMDF for receiving the @DeutscheWelle Freedom of Speech Award @dw_gmf. 👏 In times of increased disinformation and growing divisions, your role in promoting media freedom & literacy in #Georgia is vital. You can count on our support. 🇪🇺🇬🇪
"I am extremely honored and proud to be the recipient of the Freedom of Speech Award 2025," @tamarMDF said at the @dw_gmf. "Through our united efforts and consistent actions, we can safeguard democracy and resist the creeping authoritarianism that seeks to silence us."
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Day 1 of #GMF25 is officially in the books, and what a start it was! There's a lot to unpack, so check out our press release for key takeaways and highlights from today's sessions: https://t.co/bYVaBEYAxz
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