The quest of the "İnternational Media Institute" conference, which was organized by Sakarya University, Faculty of Communication was the earlier director of CNN, Eli Daniel Flournoy. In the conference, which was held in SAU Congress and Culture Centre, the impact of technological improvements on the media, freedom of the press and the place of social media usage in people's lives were discussed.
Flournoy, who shared his experiences of journalism with students and touched on the journalism in the USA,stated,"Trust on the press is still questionable in all around the world. There should be freedom of press in order to overcome this phase, which can be attained by owning global press ethics