[ecrea] Children and Young People's Media in Africa 12 March

> University of Westminster Conference, 12th March, London
>
> Children¹s and Young People¹s Media in Africa:  Evolving Markets, Producers
> and Audiences¹
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> Including panel on Young People¹s use of Social Media in the Egyptian and
> Tunisian Pro-Democracy protests
>
> The University of Westminster¹s Communication and Media Research Institute
> (CAMRI) through its media centres ­ the Africa Media Centre, Arab Media
> Centre and Media Policy Group - is organising an Africa media conference on
> Saturday 12 March which will debate how young people used Twitter and other
> media in the Tunisian and Egyptian pro-democracy protests in
> January/February 2011.
>
> The keynote speaker is Dr. Oluyinka Esan, University of Winchester. Author
> of Nigerian Television: Fifty Years of Television in Africa (2009).
>
> Roundtable 1:  Young People¹s use of Social Media in the Egyptian and
> Tunisian Pro-Democracy protests
> Roundtable 2:  Production and Broadcasting Perspectives
> Panel 1:  Young Audiences in Africa, Responses and Reactions
> Panel 2:  Storytelling and Narratives in Africa
> Panel 3:  Using Media to Educate Children and Youths in Africa
> Panel 4:  Children¹s Journalism and Identity in Africa
>
> The participants will include industry practitioners, educationists and
> policy-makers. Some sessions will be devoted to presentation of academic
> research.
>
> Conference fees
> Standard rate: £85
> Student rate:  £35
>
> Fees cover registration, conference pack, lunch, coffee/tea and wine
> reception.
> For more information, please visit the conference website:
>
> http://www.westminster.ac.uk/schools/media/camri/events/camri-events-calenda
> r/2011/childrens-and-young-peoples-media-in-africa-evolving-markets,-produce
> rs-and-audiences
>
> Contact: Helen Cohen, Short Courses and Events Administrator
> T: +44 (0) 20 7911 5000 ext 4298, F: +44 (0) 20 7911 5995,
> E: (H.Cohen02 /at/ westminster.ac.uk)

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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