At TechChill 2022 in Latvia, we explored the roles of journalists and PR teams in promoting diversity and deciding which stories get told.
Why is diversity in media valuable and how can we go about implementing it? What part does storytelling play in this?
Moderator: Anda Asere, Journalist at Labs of Latvia
In conversation with:
Chris O'Brien, Editor at The French Tech Journal
Julija Jegorova, Founder & CEO at Black Unicorn PR
Moderator: Anda Asere, Journalist at Labs of Latvia
In conversation with:
Chris O'Brien, Editor at The French Tech Journal
Julija Jegorova, Founder & CEO at Black Unicorn PR
"What we want to do is help entrepreneurs have the best ecosystem to create, to scale, and to go abroad."
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