Justyna Kurczabinska is leading the News Strategy and Development of Eurovision News at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) - the world’s leading alliance of public service media. Until recently she was also the Head of the Eurovision News Exchange providing EBU Members with round-the-clock access to live and edited news stories as well as eyewitness media, as they happen, across the globe through the unique network of over 70 Public Service Media newsrooms operating in over 50 countries and specialized verification team. The most recent initiative she has been championing as Project Owner aims at redefining digital news online collaboration among the PSM organizations with the objective of providing audiences across Europe with powerful and relevant Public Service Journalism through the project called A European Perspective embedded in the Monitoring News Intelligence Platform for PSM journalists developed by the EBU in 2020.

Since 2017 she has also been overseeing the Public Service Journalism Initiative aimed at strengthening and supporting independent trusted news. One of its core elements have become the annual News Report focusing on areas which matter most to public service journalism and building on sharing best practices, knowledge exchange and inspiring solutions. Discover the 2021/22 report What’s next for Public Service Media in the Age of Distraction, Opinion and Information Abundance.

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