*🎤 Public conversation with Georgiy Gongadze Prize finalists held at Media Center Ukraine* A public conversation featuring the finalists of the Georgiy Gongadze Prize took place at Media Center Ukraine, offering an open forum to explore themes such as truth, journalistic ethics, the challenges of reporting during wartime, and the broader responsibilities of the media. The event spotlighted reflections from the prize finalists: *Ivan Liubysh-Kirdei, photographer, cameraman, and war correspondent for Reuters:* 💬 _"The principles of journalism, for me, remain rooted at a subconscious level – to show what is really happening. Deep in my heart, I believe that information must be delivered promptly and truthfully, without alteration, without embellishment. As a cameraman, it's essential to me that people can witness events as they unfold."_ *Olha Rudenko, editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Kyiv Independent:* 💬 _"I remind myself and my team to remain grateful for the opportunity to carry out work that feels like a mission, one that contributes, albeit incomparably to the work of our defenders, to our shared victory. Not a day passes without me asking: Are we doing enough? Are we making the right choices? Can we do more?"_ *Mykhailo Tkach, investigative journalist at Ukrainska Pravda:* 💬 _"Journalism may well be the only institution that has continued to fulfill its role after martial law was introduced in the country, despite all legislative or other subjective limitations."_ The conversation was moderated by human rights advocate and writer Larysa Denysenko. The winner of the 2025 Georgiy Gongadze Prize will be announced on May 21, commemorating the birthday of Georgiy Gongadze. Media Center Ukraine is partnering on information coverage for the event.