More than 2,000 foreign journalists from across the globe were at the venue Saturday & Sunday morning. Some were glued to their laptop screens and rushing to send out their reports in time, others were speaking to the camera and their audience about the Summit.

17 Editors and journalists from G20 countries held an online meeting in India to discuss repression and censorship, fake news, media concentration, the power of tech platforms and AI, among other challenges faced by the press.Editors and journalists from most of the G20 countries came together in an online Media Freedom Summit called ‘M20’ on September 6 to discuss the challenges faced by the media in their respective countries and regions. The purpose of the M20 Media Freedom Summit was to raise the media’s shared concerns and send a message to the G20 leaders meeting in New Delhi for their annual summit on September 9-10 that freedom of the press matters.

The event was organised by the M20 organising committee, comprising 11 editors from India and a former judge of the Supreme Court.International Media Centre at the G20 summit global event serves as a platform to rekindle India's storied history and cultural heritage, offering insights into the various initiatives and discussions shaping the narrative.