Expert Pool

medienhilfe is working with external experts as consultants for its program development. medienhilfe therefore maintains a database with its experts by their field of thematic and geographic expertise. The following experts are working with medienhilfe:

• Sevda Alankus, Assoc. Prof. Eastern Mediterranean University (Northern Cyprus), Faculty of Communication and Media Studies
• Ioana Avadani, Director of the Center for Independent Journalism CIJ Bucharest
• Jean-Michel Berthoud, Journalist/Editor at swissinfo
• Roger Blum, Professor for Media and Communication Studies at Berne University
• Heinz Bonfadelli, Prof. Dr. at the IPMZ – Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich
• Rejane Claasen, Producer «Democracy Radio», Institute for Democracy in Cape Town
• Hassan Daoud, Journalist, Editor of Nawafez Cultural Supplement, Beirut
• Helen Darbishire, Media Consultant Madrid
• Marius Dragomir, Media Consultant for Central- and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
• Nancy Durham, TV & Radio correspondent out of the London Bureau of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Hassan Fawaz, Teacher and Trainer on Intercultural Education at Zentrum5, Berne
• Terry Fitzpatrick, Former news director of public radio station in Seattle, Washington; today independent consultant based in Cape Town
• Erich Gysling, Journalist, former. Editor in Chief of Swiss Public Broadcaster SF DRS, 1972 to 1982 Chief of Foreign Desk of the weekly «Weltwoche»
• Gwyneth Henderson, former Head BBC World Service Training and BBC World Service Training Trust
• Andreas Hoessli, journalist, movie director of documentary movies
• Remzi Lani, Executive Director Albanian Media Institute, Tirana
• Georg Lutz, PhD (Dr. rer. soc.) Senior Assistant at the Institute for Political Science, University of Berne. Consultant for the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation SDC and for the World Bank on Good Governance in Mozambique and Rwanda
• Dusan Masic, Broadcast Media Consultant
• Shepi Mati, Manager «Democracy Radio» with the Institute for Democracy IDASA in Cape Town
• Marta Mikic, Psycho-social services of the Asylum Organization Zurich
• Janis E. Overlock, Lead Trainer Independent Journalism Foundation Budapest, Bratislava, Bucharest, New York
• Milica Pesic, Executive Director Media Diversity Institute London
• Hannah Reich, Associate Researcher im Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management, Berlin
• Dusan Relic, German Institute for Politics and Security, Research Team West Balkan
• Charles Rice, Radio Advisor, Trainer, Consultant
• Enver Robelli, Journalist Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich
• Norbert Rütsche, Journalist
• Nenad Sebek, Executive Director CDRSEE Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe
• Bill Siemering, President Developing Radio Partners, Washington
• Vesna Sopar, Prof. Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research, Kyrill&Methodius University, Skopje
• Werner Van Gent, TV Journalist SF DRS
• Ljudmila von Berg, Administration of EU-media projects under Tacis, Phare, EU Human Rights and Democratisation Initiative
• Johannes von Dohnanyi, Journalist/editor of Sonntagsblick
• Sasa Vucinic, Managing Director Media Development Loan Fund MDLF
• Karin Waringo, Political Scientist, works as a journalist (EU-correspondent) and researcher / NGO-consultant. Former Political Adviser and Media Officer of the European Roma Information Office in Brussels.
• Michael Warshawski, Co-Director Alternative Information Center, Israel
• Martin Woker, Journalist/Editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ
• Saul Zadka, Head of Communications Department, Yezreel Vally College, Israel