Dimitris Maris, President of 24MEDIA was accepted in a meeting today in New York by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America.
In the fruitful and vibrant discussion they focused among other issues to the actual ways and steps needed in order to bring the 1.5 – 2 million Greeks who live in the US closer to the homeland and the way Greek digital publishers can facilitate this process.
Dimitris Maris emphasized on the role of the Greek Orthodox Church as the true unifying element of the Greek diaspora.
Of course the current economical political and social challenges that Greece faces today were discussed, as well as the factors shaping the evolving new media landscape in Greece. His Eminence emphasized on the role of existing historic Greek community media in the US (such as national herald/εθνικός κήρυξ).