[ecrea] Symposium on War Reporting

>REPORTING WAR: EXPLORING THE WAY FORWARD
>Media in conflict situations, with special focus on Iraq and Afghanistan
>
>A Centre for Journalism and Communication 
>Research Symposium Bournemouth University
>
>on
>
>Friday 2 July, 2010
>
>at
>
>The Executive Business Centre
>Bournemouth University
>89 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EB
>
>Reporting War: Exploring the Way Forward will 
>bring together academics, researchers, 
>journalists and bloggers to facilitate a debate 
>on improving conflict reportage, relating it to 
>the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
>
>Please submit an expression of interest to 
>contribute as a speaker (5 to 10-minute 
>presentation), or to attend the symposium, by 
>June 11 to Dr Chindu Sreedharan at 
>(csreedharan /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk), or register online at http://bit.ly/9jAb9p
>
>Below is an indicative list of questions that 
>may be discussed at the symposium. You are 
>welcome to suggest/contribute on other related topics as well:
>" How can war and conflict reporting be improved?
>" What can the analysis of the reporting of past 
>conflicts tell us about future ones?
>" What role should peace journalism have in the future media landscape?
>" In what ways does the training of journalists need to change?
>" How are citizen journalists challenging 
>traditional practices of war reporting?
>" What are the ethical issues posed by social media, such as Twitter?
>" How might media professionals and academics 
>help government, military and NGO institutions 
>redefine the priorities of war reporting?
>
>Schedule:
>
>The symposium will take place on Friday, 2 July, 
>2010 in Bournemouth, at the The Executive 
>Business Centre, Bournemouth University, 89 
>Holdenhurst Road, BH8 8EB. The venue is easily 
>accessible from the train and bus stations (and 
>close to the town centre and beach).
>
>The event is free, open to anyone interested in 
>exploring the topic. Please register your name 
>by emailing Chindu Sreedharan 
>((csreedharan /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)), or at http://bit.ly/bnxJiK by June 11.
>Lunch and beverages will be provided free of charge.
>
>Background:
>
>The last decade has seen a considerable 
>commitment of scholarly and journalistic 
>resources to consider the media-conflict 
>relation, which has produced a substantial body 
>of academic research and reflections on 
>professional practice in times of conflict.
>
>The resultant debates have been incisive: 
>reportorial significance in a mediatized 
>world, journalistic restrictions in the fog of 
>war, media influences over audiences, the 
>pressure of public opinion, the dangers of 
>militaintment ­ all have been deconstructed 
>and critiqued to provide insights into what is 
>wrong with the way the media have presented conflicts.
>
>In comparison to this focus on the limitations 
>of journalism during war, little energy has been 
>expended on exploring ways to overcome the 
>negatives. There appears to be a consensus 
>that a different mode of journalism is needed, 
>but opinion is divided on how best to go about 
>achieving it. Reporting War: Exploring the Way 
>Forward aims to facilitate a debate into this 
>question: how can conflict reportage be improved?
>
>Travel funding for postgraduate students:
>
>The Centre for Journalism and Communication 
>Research offers a limited number of travel 
>bursaries to Masters and PhD students who wish 
>to attend the symposium. To apply, please email 
>Chindu Sreedharan 
>((csreedharan /at/ bournemouth.ac.uk)) with a letter of interest by June 11.
>
>The Centre for Journalism and Communication Research:
>
>The symposium is organised by the CJCR 
>(www.bournemouth.ac.uk/imcr/cjcr/), which brings 
>together the Journalism Research Group and the 
>Narrative Research Group from within the Media 
>School, Bournemouth University. Launched in 
>2009, and directed by Professor Stuart Allan, 
>the CJCR represents an array of interests and 
>expertise, and is committed to engage in 
>real-world issues of pressing significance.
>
>Join Reporting War: Exploring the Way Forward on 
>Facebook (you need to be logged in): 
>www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129582183722738
>

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