Women’s Voices Forum 2026 | Democracy and Media

Описание: Moderator: Errin Haines (The 19th)
Panelists: Jennifer Siebel Newsom (Miss Representation), Jennifer Robinson (Silenced), Dawn Porter (When a Witness Recants)

This panel is part of the Women’s Voices Forum 2026, hosted by SheMoney. The forum traces its origins back 15 years to a small gathering during the Sundance Film Festival, when women first came together to support one another, discuss funding, and elevate women’s voices in media and storytelling.

Errin Haines moderated a conversation with filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom, human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, and documentary director Dawn Porter about the role of media and storytelling in shaping democracy. The discussion explored how documentary film and investigative storytelling can challenge dominant narratives, expose systemic injustice, and bring attention to issues often overlooked by traditional institutions.

Panelists reflected on the ways silence is enforced through legal systems, online harassment, and cultural power dynamics, and how storytelling can counter these forces. Dawn Porter discussed the responsibility of documentary filmmakers to reveal injustice and humanize complex stories, including her film When a Witness Recants. Jennifer Robinson shared insights from her legal work and the documentary Silenced, which examines how defamation laws and non disclosure agreements are used to suppress women’s voices. Jennifer Siebel Newsom spoke about the intersection of media, culture, and policy, and how film can influence public dialogue and legislative change.

Together, the panel emphasized the importance of protecting truth telling, supporting journalists and filmmakers, and ensuring that women’s voices remain central to conversations about power, justice, and democracy.

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Jennifer Robinson IMDb
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Dawn Porter IMDb
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