Experts gathered to discuss social media as a vehicle to empower people and movements in the APPG Media’s insightful webinar

The first in the APPG Media’s webinar series, ‘Create, communicate, connect: Social media as a tool to empower people and movements’, delivered in partnership with TikTok, was successful and well-attended, thanks to an expert panel of speakers and host Andy Carter MP, who came together to discuss a variety of different pertinent issues in the media industry.

The webinar featured Alexi Mostrous, Editor and Partner at news start-up and media disruptor Tortoise Media, Helen Milner OBE, Chief Executive of social and digital change charity The Good Things Foundation, and Fabio Thomas of BeetFreeks, a growing community of young creatives. They will be joined by TikTok’s Director of Global Policy Elizabeth Kanter, as the world's fastest growing social media platform and short-form video destination uses its scale to create positive change among its digital communities and youth following. 

In a truly fascinating conversation, The panel moved from discussing companies obligations to help people and communities stay connected online during Covid-19 and creating positive online communities and movements, to the most effective way of platforms can help users to  stay informed and how to foster greater digital literacy to empower users? 

For those who were not able to attend the webinar, please visit our Resources page for a full transcript of the session or get in touch to find out more or ask specific questions to our speakers.

The APPG Media will be running more virtual events throughout the year, reflecting on the dramatic ways in which the media sector has been affected by the pandemic. Stay in touch by following us on Twitter.

If you would like to be involved in a future webinar or have any other questions about the APPG Media Group, please contact hello@appgmedia.org.

The All-Party Parliamentary Media Group is a forum for discussion within Parliament on public policy as it affects the media sector. It is an impartial, efficiently-run organisation, which provides a useful interface between Parliament, the industry and other key stakeholders. It makes a valuable contribution to raising the quality of debate on media policy in Parliament and is greatly valued both by ministers and by industry.