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[ecrea] Conference on Collaboration in Media: Sharing Experiences, Paving the way for the Future in Cyprus

Fri Jun 17 12:45:48 GMT 2011


Collaborative Media Initiative Conference 2011
"Collaboration in Media: Sharing Experiences, Paving the way for the Future in Cyprus"

23-24 June 2011
Home for Cooperation, UN Buffer Zone, Nicosia

Organised under the auspices of the Collaborative Media Initiative (CMI) Working Group, and with the support of the Cyprus Community Media Centre, the main aim of this conference is to strengthen dialogue on innovative approaches to media collaboration, and offer interim solutions for future actions. It will also provide an opportunity to re-evaluate and strengthen conflict resolution and policy contributions to interventions in the media environment in Cyprus. The conference will also highlight past and present experiences of successful media collaboration in Cyprus, shared alongside international best practice in the field. In addition, it will instigate an exchange of views and opinions within Cyprus on how media collaboration can best serve the interests of a future Cyprus.

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Thursday, 23 June 2011

08.30-09.00         Arrival of Participants

Opening Remarks Ms Lisa Buttenheim, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Cyprus


Welcome Message Dr Bekir Azgin & Mr Yiannakis Solomou, CMI Working Group


SESSION 1

09.30-13.00 What, How and Why? The role of media in merging audiences and addressing language differences

Introduction by Moderator Ms Ilke Dagli, CMI Working Group

The philosophy of bilingual media: Mr Jean-François Pellier Reflections on the history of ARTE ARTE TV

Cypriot Youth online: Dr Dimitra Milioni New Media Use and Digital Divides in Cyprus Cyprus University of Technology

11.00-11.30         Break

Open Discussion with Dr Salvatore Scifo

                                  Community Media Forum Europe


13.00-14.30          Lunch Break

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SESSION 2


14.30-17.00 Recognising challenges and building bridges: Journalists’ collaboration in conflict zones

Introduction by Moderator Mr Yiannakis Solomou, CMI Working Group

From Hate Speech to Cooperation, Capacity Building Ms Gordana Igric And Journalistic Networks: Cross-Border Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Reporting in the Balkans

15.45-16.15         Break

Open Discussion with Mr Michalis Simopoulos, CMI Coordinator

17.00                  Close

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SESSION 3

Friday, 24 June 2011

09.00-09.30        Arrival of Participants

09.30-13.00 Federal Media Governance in Europe: Examples from Germany, Belgium, and Bosnia Herzegovina

Introduction by Moderator Dr Christophoros Christophorou

                                      University of Nicosia

Broadcasting within the ‘Cultural TBC
                         Sovereignty’ of the German Lander
                         and the process of reunification

11.00-11.30         Break

The Great Divide: Media Policies Dr Nico Carpentier and Practices in the federal state of Belgium Loughborough University

Balancing Rights and Responsibilities in Public Mr Dusan Babic Broadcasting: The Case of 60 Minutes – FTV, a Sarajevo-based broadcaster

                         Open Discussion

13.00-14.30        Lunch Break

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14.30-17.30        Afternoon Workshops

Facilitator: Dr Holger Briel, University of Nicosia

                        - Media in a Federal Cyprus

- Journalistic Networking and Collaboration in Cyprus

17.30                End

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Conference proceedings will be in English, with simultaneous translation to Greek and Turkish.

For further information, or press inquiries, please contact Michalis Simopoulos, Project Coordinator, Collaborative Media Initiative, at (michalis /at/ cypruscommunitymedia.org), or on the phone at +357-99-573405/+357-22-662269.

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