Oksana Brovko

Oksana Brovko is the CEO of the Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine. She has over 25 years of experience supporting independent regional media across Ukraine. Before the full-scale invasion into Ukraine, Oksana was engaged in the professional development of regional media, creating an environment and platforms for the formation of a democratic press in the country representing Association of Independent Press Publishers of Ukraine. Since February 24, 2022, has organized systematic support for more than 150 independent local media in Ukraine. Co-founder and coordinator of the International Insurance Fund for Journalists, member of the Association Directors Committee of WAN-IFRA, and member of the organizational committee of WexFo. In 2025, she accepted the Golden Pen of Freedom on behalf of Ukraine’s independent press. She also won INMA’s Global Media Award for “Best in the World” for organizing the campaign “Rescuing Freedom.”

Oksana advocates for press freedom, media sustainability, journalist safety, and editorial independence. Protecting press freedom in Ukraine is at the heart of her mission.