The largest specialized media event in the country, International Novomedia Forum, with all types of journalism represented – printed press, radio, TV, Internet – took place on November 15–17 this year at the Ukrainian House in Kiev. The first forum in this format was held in 2011. Since then, the event has been gaining momentum, aiming to be not only bright and memorable but, above all, useful.

International non-governmental organization “Novomedia Journalists Association” declares its solidarity with all media workers who faithfully and competently perform their professional duties when covering protests in Kiev and other cities of Ukraine.

On November 15-17, 2013 the Ukrainian House in Kyiv will be hosting International Novomedia Forum, the major media platform in the nation.

The participants will be presented with a diverse and intensive program: over 40 speakers, panel discussions, exhibitions, roundtables, talk shows, presentations, and a brand new Novomedia project – Journalism Career Fair. The central priority of the forum is advocating for high professional standards and Christian values in journalism.

We recorded this interview with Ron Harris in March, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee. It was during NRB Convention. Mr. Harris well-known radio journalist for many years. Also he  occupied the position of vice-president National Religious Broadcasters and head of NRB International Committee. Mr. Harris began interesting in broadcasting as a young boy. Started working in the college radio in 1966. Since that time he has seen a lot of changes in the industry and the business. 

Marvin Olasky is editor-in-chief of WORLD Magazine, the author of more than 20 books, including The Tragedy of American Compassion, and Distinguished Chair in Journalism and Public Policy at Patrick Henry College. WORLD Magazine is a biweekly Christian news magazine, published in the United States of America by God's World Publications, a non-profit organization based in Asheville, North Carolina. WORLD differs from most other news magazines in that its declared perspective is one of conservative evangelical Protestantism.

Around 30 media professionals from 20 countries participated in the European Journalist’s Conference, in Kiev on September 27-29, 2012.  The event was organized by The Media Project. Dr. Paul Marshall – the Board’s member, and he was a speaker diring the event in Kiev. Also he serves  as a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom.  Marshall is the author and editor of over twenty books on religion and politics, especially religious freedom.  We asked him several questions during the coffee break. 

In late December 2012, Novomedia received the official confirmation of its status change from all-Ukrainian to international.

Novomedia has long been working outside Ukraine, with its membership cards issued to citizens of a number of countries. Throughout these years, journalists from neighboring and far-abroad states had continuously appealed to the Association’s office in Kyiv, suggesting to expand  the mission far beyond one country.

Dear Friends, Colleagues, Journalists!

Please accept my sincere greetings on the greatest Birthday of all – theday when we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ! Just liketwo thousand years ago, today thisnews rightly maintains top position in the ratings of in-demand information.

When an angel appeared to Mary, Joseph and the shepherds, first of all he said "Fear not," and then delivered the Good News. Let our joint work in the media bring peoplejoy, hope and positive attitude to life – as opposed tofear and anxiety.

On 2-4 November, hundreds of media experts from all over the globe assembled in “Dim Kino” (the Cinema House) in Kyiv to attend the annual International Novomedia Forum. The event’s central topic was “Professional leap and rapid development in a media profession”. The Forum’s traditional tagline is “New Media and Lasting Values”.

"The European conference in Kiev, Ukraine had four specific goals: First, to encourage the participants from almost 20 European countries to reflect on how new technologies, including Facebook and Twitter, challenges and changes the daily work of a journalist, and to consider how these challenges also shapes values and ethics in our societies. The German journalists Jochen Mai and Markus Spieker gave thought-provoking introductions on these subjects.